All Hell Breaks Loose as Zelensky Puts Trump on Notice…
The MeidasTouch Podcast
The episode details President Zelensky's defiant response to U.S. pressure and Russian winter offensives, highlighting Ukraine's deployment of newly developed FP-9 ballistic missiles and long-range drones capable of striking deep into Russia. Host Ben
Key takeaways
- Zelensky declared Ukraine will strike Russian energy infrastructure and cities in retaliation for Moscow's winter offensive, stating 'we don't need you' regarding U.S. weapons restrictions.
- Ukraine is deploying newly developed FP-9 ballistic missiles capable of reaching 800–1,000 kilometers, alongside long-range drones already hitting targets as deep as Siberia.
Main topics
- Ukraine-Russia winter escalation
- Zelensky's defiant military strategy
Notable quotes
"Pursuing compromises with Russia is a waste of time because Putin constantly invents new conditions to exploit U.S. politics"
Conclusion
The episode underscores a dangerous trajectory toward intensified winter
Transcript preview
Speaker 2 (0:00) All hell is breaking loose as Ukraine's President Zelensky just gave Donald Trump the answer that Donald Trump didn't want to hear. Ukraine is not surrendering the Trump regime, depriving Zelensky and Ukraine of interceptors, of interceptor licenses, of critical weapons to strike Russia's ballistic missile launchers. What does Zelensky do? He says, you know what, we don't need you. We've created our own FP. nine Ukrainian ballistic missiles. We'll make it all here. It's going to be a difficult winter. But as Russia is clearly prepared to destroy civilian infrastructure here over the summer and destroy the bridges in Kiev and destroy the power grid in Kiev, Zelensky announced, we will be striking the same types of infrastructure all across Russia. And we will not let the people in Moscow, we will not let the people in St. Petersburg, and in all the various cities that thought they were immune and that they were protected. We will not make them feel comfortable if we can feel comfortable this winter. That's what Zelensky said in an interview that was just released. Let me show you what went down. First, let me show you what took place as Russia struck the Northern Bridge in Kiev, one of the main bridges. I'll show you as this Garin 4, this jet fuel drone struck the bridge. Look as this was captured on tape. Play it. Speaker 2 (1:37) We have some other angles of the bridge and key being struck. Let's play this clip. Speaker 2 (1:48) Let me show you one more video of what that looked like from just another angle. Let's play it. Speaker 2 (1:56) Now, Zelensky gave an interview and here's what he announced. Pursuing compromises with Russia is a waste of time because Putin constantly invents new conditions to exploit U.S. politics, Zelensky warned. He stressed that America is 100 times stronger than Russia and should remember its own strength. In other words, Donald, you are weak, you are not helping us, you are easily manipulated, and Putin can exploit you, and he is exploiting you, and you should recognize what the United States could do if you actually fought back. Zelensky also saying, we've got these FP-9 ballistic missiles and we will use them this autumn. These are the first of its kind. We could definitely hit 800, 1,000 kilometers with these FP-9s. The drones, the FP-1 and 2 long-range drones can already hit. 3,000 kilometers they can reach deep into even like areas like Siberia. In the past 24, 48 hours, we saw refineries in Samara burning deep in Russia. I'll show you the B-roll of that right there. And last night, Ukraine launched a drone swarm consisting of 400 to 500 drones. striking Russia. And it's just notable too, because as Zelensky engages in these strikes, we learn more stories about how now that Donald Trump's like, all right, there's no way we're going to be able to ever do a deal, which obviously Trump is so weak and pathetic, he can never do one to begin with. So Trump's