In short
The episode alleges Russia carried out another drone assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while he was in Moldova en route to Norway, with drones spotted over Moldova and NATO-member Romania; it also discusses Ukraine’s retaliatory deep drone strikes in Russia, Russian missile/drone attacks on Ukrainian cities, and broader claims about Russia/Iran cooperation and U.S. politics.
Guests
No guests are mentioned in the provided transcript.
Guest backgrounds
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Key claims
Zelenskyy was a “close call” as one drone crashed near his plane stop; Romania’s NATO status is noted and Article 4/5 were not invoked. Ukraine struck Russian targets including Sochi port and Gazprom facilities up to ~3,000–3,300 km deep. Russia and Iran cooperate militarily/economically; Rubio says Iran “pays a price” via tanker losses. Lavrov’s comments are framed as WWI/Riechstag-style escalation.
Notable examples
Drone crash near Zelenskyy’s Moldova stop; strikes on Kyiv residential buildings; Shahid drone hitting a high-rise in Kyiv; Ukrainian strikes on Sochi port; alleged Russian targets in Germany, Poland factories, Belgium.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOZelenskyy's Assassination Attempt
0:00 to 1:20
Learn about the recent threats to President Zelenskyy amid rising tensions.
“All hell is breaking loose as Ukraine's President Zelenskyy appears to have been targeted by yet another assassination attempt from Putin.”
Ukrainian Offensive Actions
1:20 to 2:40
Discover Ukraine's recent offensive strikes deep into Russian territory.
“That really isn't getting a lot of attention, but we're calling it out here, of course, on the Midas Touch Network.”
Russian Strikes on Ukraine
2:40 to 4:04
Examine the impact of recent Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.
“We've seen massive strikes causing numerous casualties in Sumy and other cities.”
Russian Strikes on Ukraine
5:37 to 7:06
Examine the impact of recent Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.
“I did the math on how much I spent out eating this summer, and honestly, I don't want to talk about it.”
Russian Strikes on Ukraine
7:10 to 7:20
Examine the impact of recent Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian cities.
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In-Depth Look at Russian Targets
7:20 to 9:27
Analyze the recent Ukrainian drone strikes on Gazprom facilities in Russia.
“Now let's show you what was going on deep in Russia as noted before.”
Diplomatic Tensions and Statements
9:27 to 12:43
Explore the geopolitical implications of recent statements from Russian officials.
“And then we got another angle right here of what was taking place in Sochi.”
The Importance of Strong Leadership
14:00 to 14:33
Learn about the significance of serious leadership in today's global landscape.
“I hope we all see what's taking place here.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:00Ben Meiselas:All hell is breaking loose as Ukraine's President Zelenskyy appears to have been targeted by yet another assassination attempt from Putin. This time, it seems that Putin sent two drones when Zelenskyy was in Moldova en route to Norway this past week. Now, two drones were spotted over the airspace of Moldova and Romania. One drone went from Moldova, Romania back over Moldova and crashed somewhat near where Zelensky's plane stopped over in Moldova. And then there was another drone that was seen flying over Romania. Notably, Romania is a member of NATO. Article 4 has not been invoked. And of course, Article 5 has not been invoked.
0:50Ben Meiselas:Moldova is not a member of NATO. Ukrainian officials were saying this was a close call. The leader of Norway also said that this was a close call. But this has been part of a series of Russian actions that we've been talking about here on the Midas Touch network. Russia appears to have had 10 other targets in Germany, two factories in Poland and one in Belgium. That really isn't getting a lot of attention, but we're calling it out here, of course, on the Midas Touch Network. Now, Zelensky is going on the offense as well, believing the best defense, especially heading into a very difficult autumn and winter, is also going on the offense.
1:38Ben Meiselas:In the past 24 hours, we've seen Ukraine strike deep in Russia with drones going as far as 3 ,000 kilometers deep in Russia. We'll talk about that in a moment. But I want to show you right now some of the strikes by Zelensky in the Russian city of Sochi, which was under a massive Ukrainian attack yesterday. Let me show you what that looked like over here. You can see for yourself.
2:16Ben Meiselas:More images coming out from Sochi right here of the Ukrainian strikes there. Let's play it.
2:31Ben Meiselas:And I've got one more video here of those strikes. Let's play it.
2:39Ben Meiselas:Now, Putin has been launching massive strikes in Ukraine. We've seen massive strikes causing numerous casualties in Sumy and other cities. Also, Kiev was being hit very, very hard. Let me show you the moment yesterday where Kiev was struck really hard. You'll see this residential building was struck. And again, numerous casualties here as well. Let's play it.
3:22Ben Meiselas:The day before that, we saw another massive attack on Kyiv. Ballistic missile strikes against Zelensky is very low. or almost has no interceptors to stop these ballistics. And you contrast that with seeing, again, the U.S. dwindling stock of interceptors that we saw over Jordan, which were relatively ineffective against the Iranian strikes earlier this week. But take a look at this attack earlier this week that lasted several hours where Putin struck hard in Kiev with a barrage of ballistics. Here, play this clip.
4:07Ben Meiselas:I'll show you over here in Kyiv, the Russian ballistic missiles raining down on the capital. You can see this as well.
4:24Ben Meiselas:And then this was yesterday. you can see this Russian Shahid drone directly hitting a residential high rise in Kyiv. Take a look.
4:54Ben Meiselas:then you have zielinski striking back show you the port of novorisk take a look right here yesterday it was getting slammed by ukraine and zelinski play this clip
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7:21Ben Meiselas:Now let's show you what was going on deep in Russia as noted before. 3 ,300 kilometers deep. You have these FP drones. And also I think it's the FP5, Flamingo as they call it, going deep into Russia. This is a target that appeared to be one of the Gazprom facilities right there. Take a look at the strikes over here. Look how deep these strikes were. While all of this is taking place, Donald Trump said that Putin really wants to make a deal with me. He promises. So it's all on Zelensky. Putin told us he's ready to do a deal. I've been showing you the clips of Putin and Lavrov and all the people, whether it's what Kirill Dmitriev, or whether it's Yuri Yushikov.
8:17Ben Meiselas:I've been showing you all of them. And they said, the only deal we want basically is we get most of Eastern Ukraine. Russia's view is that's our land. That's us. They don't view Ukraine as a legitimate country and they want it off the map. That's what Russia said. Russia does not want to do a deal that's outside of what I just said. They've been saying that very clearly. And they invaded Ukraine. This is what Trump said. Here, Play this clip. About your conversation with President Putin? We had a great conversation. He is wanting to make a deal. And if Zelensky is wanting to make a deal, that'd be very nice.
8:56Ben Meiselas:And meanwhile, Donald Trump's envoy to Russia, Steve Whitcoff, we're learning he earned an additional$100 million from his crypto entity that he's in with Donald Trump. Very profitable endeavor that Whitcoff and Kushner are involved in in their own right. Let's show you this insane closeup footage right here of a Russian Shahi drone directly hitting that residential building. I think we've got another angle of it. Here, let's play this clip.
9:29Ben Meiselas:And then we got another angle right here of what was taking place in Sochi. You can see for yourself these powerful explosions. Take a look.
9:42Ben Meiselas:more footage overnight of ukrainian drones attacking in dagestan play this clip
9:56Ben Meiselas:and more footage here of the ukrainian drone boats and uavs attacking in sochi over here The main target appears to once again be the Sochi port where a fire subsequently broke out. Let's play it.
10:49Ben Meiselas:With all of this going on, Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, I believe that's still his title, although he didn't show up in Moscow or in Kiev, and he seems to only be dealing with harassing Cuba and his idea of dominating the Western Hemisphere and further weakening the United States with this ridiculous stuff. But anyway, Marco Rubio was asked, so seems that Russia is supporting Iran. I mean, they're pretty clear about it. We watched what happened at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. We saw Russian foreign minister and we saw Putin talking about it. Same thing with China. Xi Jinping, Wang Yi, the foreign minister of China, and making it pretty clear they're helping Iran.
11:33Ben Meiselas:They said economically, politically, militarily, no one's really hiding. I mean, it's kind of well known. They're allies, right? I mean, that's what they do. And, you know, Iran's part, you know, Iran's had a very big role at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. And it's going to have, I think, a prominent role at the BRICS meeting that's about to take place in a few days. So Rubio, what do you make of all of this? Watch what Rubio says. Let's play it. We don't believe anybody's giving Iran anything that's changing the dynamics or the parameters of what we're seeing. At the end of the day, they continue to fire our naval ships, and when they fire out our naval ships, they pay a price in tankers.
12:08They lose a lot of tankers. They don't hit our ships, but they lose five tankers. They lost five more last night. Four were damaged. One was sunk. So they'll continue to pay a price for that. In the meantime, we're going to continue to strangle them economically.
12:19Ben Meiselas:And this brings me to the following. After all I've shared with you thus far in this video, it makes me reflect upon the statements made earlier yesterday by Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov. Lavrov said the following, There is the possibility of repeating the kind of trigger that led to the First World War, Archduke Ferdinand and Sarajevo. Something similar could be arranged, given the Europeans' passion for intrigues and adventures, or something like the Reichstag fire. And when you hear Lavrov saying that when you take a look at what's going on internationally, you see all of these deeply serious developments.
13:04Ben Meiselas:And then you see how unserious the Trump regime is, how they behaved yesterday at that bizarre midterm convention in Dallas. When you saw Donald Trump's kind of top bootlicking sycophants like MAGA Republican Tim Scott behave like this. Here, play this clip. Extreme candidates won't rip that heart out of our chest. They hate our culture. They hate what it means to be American. Hear me, Dallas. Not on our watch. When you see that behavior, you ask yourself, how did the United States become this? What is our role internationally? Look at what the world is becoming when the United States has so beclowned itself, would be putting it nicely.
14:00Ben Meiselas:I hope we all see what's taking place here. I hope we recognize that it's important to have serious people running a country because all of this that's taking place, a lot of it stemming from the fact that the U.S. position in the world has not just been degraded but has been removed. It's done. It's over. And that's why I spend a lot of time focusing on these international events, why I spend a lot of time showing you videos like this. Anyway, let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 7 million subscribers. Thanks for watching, everybody. Breaking news right now. My brothers and I wrote a book.
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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the escalating war between Russia and Ukraine after a Russian drone nearly struck Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plane, as both sides intensify devastating long-range strikes.
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