World Leaders Put Screws in Trump for Disaster in DC

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0:30Ben Meiselas:World leaders are absolutely furious at Donald Trump as he continues to show utter, utter weakness with Vladimir Putin and Viktor Orban. You have President Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron. You have Prime Minister Pierre Starmer of the United Kingdom, Anthony Albanese in Australia. You have Frederick Maers in Germany, Prime Minister Carney in Canada. You have Van der Leyen, the European Union Commission president. You have all of these world leaders saying, what the hell are you doing? You do realize, Donald, that an American factory in Western Ukraine, right next to the border where the EU is, was just hit and destroyed by Russia, intentionally targeted.

1:23Ben Meiselas:What was your response going to be? The world wanted to know, how were you going to respond when an American factory was hit by a ballistic Russian missile. Here's how Donald Trump responded. Trump proudly shows a photo with Putin and says to the head of FIFA, who's there from Italy and says, hey, look at this beautiful photo that Putin sent me of me and Putin in Alaska. I'm going to have Putin show up here for the World Cup. And Putin says he'll sign this for you. How great is that going to be? Also, you have Viktor Orban, the dictator in Hungary right now, sending Donald Trump a letter complaining that Ukraine is striking oil refineries in Russia, which supply oil to Hungary and other Soviet satellite areas.

2:21Ben Meiselas:And by the way, Orban's likely going to be losing the upcoming election next year or so when that election takes place in Hungary. But Hungary media, they posted Donald Trump's response to Orban whining about the U.S. striking or whining about the Ukraine striking Russian oil refineries. And Trump wrote, Victor, I do not like hearing. I am very angry about it. Tell Slovakia also. You're a great friend, Donald. And then you have the rest of Europe and the rest of the world, the group calling themselves the Coalition of the Willing, saying, what the hell is this guy doing? As Alex Cole writes, so Putin bombs an American factory in Ukraine and Trump shows everyone a picture of him and his buddy Putin and brags about wanting to invite him to the World Cup.

3:16Ben Meiselas:This is sick. This is absolutely sick stuff right here. And he's right. Here's what President Zelensky posted. Today marks the 1 ,276th day of full-scale war. Ukraine has been standing in the war against Russia for its independence longer than anyone in the world expected. This is the result of patriotism and effectiveness of our people, the result of our warriors who heroically fought for our state and destroy the occupier. I'm grateful to each and every one of you in all our defense and security forces for the strength you give Ukraine and for every result you deliver. Undoubtedly, a strong and capable Ukrainian army is the most reliable security for our people, but we also need strong security guarantees from all those who seek peace.

4:09Ben Meiselas:Every day together with the United States, Europe, and all our partners, we work to guarantee security. Ukraine must achieve its goals, and these goals are just to protect lives, to defend independence, and to secure a dignified peace for Ukraine. And I previously reported on this the day before. In Mukachevo, which again is in the Zakharpatia region or oblast in Ukraine, in Mukachevo, the Russians practically burned down the American company, Flex, producing electronics, home appliances, nothing military. The Russians knew what they were doing. They lobbed the missiles at the American factory to give Donald Trump the middle finger.

4:54Ben Meiselas:Essentially, we believe this was a deliberate attack against the American property and investments in Ukraine. And here's how Donald Trump responds. He goes, I was just sent a picture from somebody who wants to come to FIFA's World Cup in the United States very badly. Here, play this clip. And I just sent a picture from somebody that wants to be there very badly. He's been very respectful of me and of our country, but not so respectful of others. But he'll, I'm going to sign this for him, but I was sent one and I thought you'd all like to see it. That's a man named Vladimir Putin, who I believe will be coming, depending on what happens.

5:33He may be coming and he may not, depending on what happens. We have a lot of things happening over the next couple of weeks. But I thought it was a nice picture of him. OK, I've made, but nice of him. So that was very nice that it was sent to me.

5:48Ben Meiselas:And what the hell are we watching here? Let me show you just because American media doesn't really cover this. Here is what Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister for Russia, Putin's right hand. This was the guy who showed up in Alaska wearing the SSSR, the USSR shirt to make a statement about Imperial Russia as they stood on the United States territory in Alaska, which Russia still considers theirs in a lot of circles. And here he says he's pressed here and he basically says no ceasefire, no security guarantees were they allowed. And they don't want to even have a bilateral or trilateral conversation.

6:32Ben Meiselas:Russia's never agreed to have Putin meet with Zelensky. Zelensky's always agreed to ceasefire. Zelensky's always agreed to meet bilateral, trilateral. Putin's never agreed to that. And Zelensky says, OK, look, we should have some security guarantees. And Putin's never been agreeable. But for the whole week, our corporate news here was saying, oh, Donald Trump secured a deal. He secured a deal in Alaska. It's like, no, he didn't. He's made things 100 times worse. But here's Sergei Lavrov play this clip. President Putin said clearly that he is ready to meet, provided this meeting is really going to have an agenda.

7:12presidential agenda. So that's a big if. There's no meeting planned, Mr. Foreign Minister. That's a big if. You're saying there's no meeting planned right now. Kristen, I am awfully sorry you're not listening. There is no meeting planned and I'm not challenging this. But you cannot I think understand what I'm saying. Putin is ready to meet with Zelensky. When the agenda would be ready for a summit. And this agenda is not ready at all. President Trump suggested after Anchorage several points which we share. And on some of them, we agreed to show some flexibility. When President Trump brought those issues to the meeting in Washington with Zelensky present together with his European sponsors, he clearly indicated, it was very clear to everybody that there are several principles which Washington believes must be accepted.

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10:07Ben Meiselas:Now, I also previously reported what the United States Chamber of Commerce president for Ukraine had to say. He was there in Zaporozhia, in the obelisk, right by Mukachevo. And he says, I am at the site of a truly horrendous Russian missile attack. Overnight, one of the largest American investments in Ukraine, Flex, an active member of the American Chamber of Commerce, was hit by Russian missiles. This was not only an attack on Ukraine, it was an attack on American business. Two missiles struck the factory where 600 employees were working the nightship. Thanks to strict safety protocols, every life was saved.

10:46Ben Meiselas:Russia is not only devastating Ukraine, it's humiliating American business. It's humiliating American business. And by the way, When Trump was asked, have you asked Putin about him striking a U.S. factory? What does Donald Trump want to talk about? Donald Trump wants to lie about stopping seven wars or 10 wars. That's a guy. Stop 10 wars. I stopped 10 wars, everybody. You didn't stop 10 wars. What are you talking about? Here, play this clip right here. Mr. President, on that subject, have you talked to Vladimir Putin about the fact that yesterday a big U.S. factory was hit in a Russian airstrike in Ukraine?

11:23What's your reaction to that? I told them, I'm not happy about it. And I'm not happy about anything having to do with that war. I said, I settled not a seven wars. And actually, if you think about pre wars, add three more. So it would be 10. I thought this would be in the middle of the pack in terms of difficulty. Now, I'm not happy about anything about that war. Nothing, not happy at all. We'll see what happens. I think over the next two weeks, we're going to find out which way it's going to go.

11:52Ben Meiselas:Now, let me show you what's going on on Russian TV, because this is very telling. I'm going to show it to you. We've translated it from Russian into AI, so it's English. But I want you to hear specifically what they say on Russian TV, because you don't really hear this at all in America. Julia Davis runs Russian Media Monitor. She does a great job on it. And one of the things we have here is they're one of these Russian military experts. One of their hosts, a guy named Igor Kortachenko, said it was his idea that he was telling Trump for the FBI to go after Bolton, which he voiced months ago. He's also praised Trump, Vance and Hegsif for not criticizing Russian strikes against Ukraine.

12:40Ben Meiselas:You have Russian tanks right now rolling around Ukraine with American flags on it. And Russian propaganda has never been happier. Russian TV, state regime media has never been happier because they were handed this huge PR victory. And they've been handed the fact that Donald Trump's not pushing for a ceasefire, not sanctioning Russia, allowing Russia to do as it pleases. and and putting and instead Trump's using all Putin's talking points to attack Ukraine. Here's Russian media monitor showing what's going on on Russian state TV. And again, we've translated this via A.I. Here play this clip right now.

13:24U.S. federal agents are searching the home of former Trump National Security Advisor John Bolton. The operation is connected to a criminal investigation where the main piece of evidence is Bolton's memoir. The memoir allegedly contains top-secret information. The book, The Room Where It Happened, was published in 2020 and contains criticism of the Trump administration's work. At the time, Trump tried to block the publication, claiming that state secrets would become available to America's enemies and even called Bolton a scumbag. Bolton himself has not been arrested and no charges have been filed against him yet.

14:15But as they say in the U.S., nothing lasts forever. What else would I draw your attention to? Look, for several weeks now we've been carrying out massive strikes on Zelensky's infrastructure. At the same time, not a single critical word has been said against us from the White House. Personally, I believe that Trump understands it's necessary to allow Russia, by military means, to make Zelensky accept the current realities. And this will work in favor of Trump's peace plan. That's why the Americans are now extremely interested in Russian military successes. At the very least, Donald Trump, Vice President J.D.

15:05Vance, and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hexted, these are the conservative politicians in the United States who understand that our military successes bring a peace agreement on Ukraine closer and make Zelensky more willing to compromise and accept the realities on the ground. This is a very good sign. As for Bolton, the former National Security Advisor to President Trump during his first term, I want to remind you that right here, in the studio of the 60 Minutes program, about two and a half months ago, I clearly stated that the Federal Bureau of Investigation should carry out a comprehensive set of operational measures regarding Bolton.

15:50A dangerous man. And I urged President Trump to listen to these recommendations. Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's intentional, so to speak, but the fact is, Bolton is someone who is privy to the White House's key secrets, and he committed treason. It's quite obvious that the Federal Bureau of Investigation will indeed charge him specifically under this particular article, the serious crime of treason.

16:19Ben Meiselas:Now, it should be noted as John Bolton was, his home was raided, his business was raided based on a book that he wrote in 2020 about the Trump regime, which now in 2025, they're saying he used classified information to write the books, the definition of weaponization. But John Bolton wrote right before his house was raided, he wrote, Russia has not changed its goal. Drag Ukraine into a new Russian empire. Moscow has demanded that Ukraine see territory. It already holds in the remainder of Donetsk, which it has been unable to conquer. Zelensky will never do so. Meanwhile, meetings will continue because Trump wants a Nobel Peace Prize.

17:02Ben Meiselas:But I don't see these talks making any progress. Just true facts. And then also yesterday, Zelensky met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt. Today, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutt is in Ukraine. During our meeting, we discussed first and foremost, what next joint steps of ours can provide Ukraine and all of Europe with a greater security and bring the real end of the war closer. Most importantly, this includes our diplomacy, security guarantees, and weapons for our warriors, it goes on to say. And it says the PURL program is already operating, enabling the purchase of American weapons with partner funding.

17:45Ben Meiselas:We already have$1.5 billion from European countries. This is significant. I'm grateful to every partner. We're working to raise more. I think the important thing, though, is that they have to raise money to potentially buy military weapons from the United States, which the United States may not even be turning over to them at all. But the United States will hold them hostage for it. It's why they're looking elsewhere. And I know that Zelensky has to say that, you know, in order to just like kind of make it feel transactional with Donald. but it's obvious what's taking place here and how pissed off these world leaders are.

18:26Ben Meiselas:Like, you're holding this photo of Putin. Like, dude, what the hell are you doing? How upside down is that? And by the way, Putin said he would be able to take over Kiev in three days. He did it. Now we're in 2025. Putin was pushed back significantly from the land he had in 2022. He's picked up a little bit more land, but not much. It'll take years and years and years and years and 2 million casualties in Russia for them to even make any slight progress from where they are now based on all intelligence out there. Ukraine's defending itself valiantly as long as it just gets the support it needs.

19:05Ben Meiselas:But again, you have Trump showing utter weakness. Let me know what you think. Hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching.

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