Vladimir Putin addresses Donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025

EA-Times Radio VideoCast: Witkoff and Kushner Confer with the Kremlin

EA on RTE and Pakistan TV: Real Estate Developer and Trump’s Son-in-Law Visit Putin

I begin with the Trump faction working with the Kremlin on an ultimatum to Ukraine, with real estate developer Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law hosted by Vladimir Putin. Can the Administration faction opposed to the collusion, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, maintain support for Kyiv?

I review the backing of the international community, notably Europe, for Ukraine as I dissect the myth of “Russia is winning” — including an examination of Moscow’s growing economic problems — and hail the resistance of the Ukrainian people.

And I explain why those people hailing an imminent “peace deal” are probably mistaken:

The first person who could stop this invasion is Vladimir Putin. He’s the one that is going to continue the attacks.

If Putin was serious about a ceasefire, he would have put it in the proposal he crafted with the Americans.

He didn’t. Why not?