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[00:00:01] Unexpected details from the talks. [00:00:03] Budanov bent Putin to his will and [00:00:05] Moscow is already discussing a ceasefire [00:00:07] with Ukraine. [00:00:08] >> As you know, the talks lasted two days. [00:00:10] They were tough but productive. [00:00:12] >> Bombshell statement from Vladimir [00:00:14] Zalinski. Ukraine may be willing to [00:00:16] leave Donbass to end the war, but on one [00:00:18] condition. [00:00:19] >> Zalinski named the condition under which [00:00:21] Ukraine would discuss withdrawing troops [00:00:23] from Donbas. [00:00:24] >> Territory no longer matters. Moscow [00:00:26] shifts its rhetoric and prepares [00:00:27] Russians for the end of the so-called [00:00:29] special military operation. [00:00:31] >> If we didn't manage to push forward in [00:00:33] parts of Ukraine and couldn't bring [00:00:35] certain territories back to their [00:00:36] historic homeland, then we should [00:00:38] instead bring the people back to that [00:00:40] homeland on a much larger scale. Thanks [00:00:43] for the likes and comments, everyone. [00:00:45] Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss [00:00:48] our upcoming videos. It's clear we had [00:00:50] to come to these talks at the request of [00:00:52] the American side. It was our gesture of [00:00:54] goodwill. But in my opinion, the [00:00:56] Europeans showed open contempt by making [00:00:59] our delegation fly 8 hours to Geneva, [00:01:02] having to go around all those countries [00:01:03] just to enter through Italy. What [00:01:05] exactly are those pathetic European [00:01:07] beggars trying to prove? And I really [00:01:09] liked the furious hysteria in the West [00:01:12] over the fact that Vladimir Madinsky is [00:01:14] leading the Russian delegation. They're [00:01:16] afraid of every word he says. [00:01:18] >> Any step that helps move things toward a [00:01:20] peace settlement is important. Seeing [00:01:23] that both sides are fatigued by the [00:01:25] conflict and understanding that a reset [00:01:26] is needed, anything is possible. That's [00:01:28] why these talks shouldn't be dismissed. [00:01:30] They could lead to an unexpected peace. [00:01:32] The talks between Russia, Ukraine, and [00:01:34] the United States and Switzerland have [00:01:36] ended, but sensational new details are [00:01:38] only now beginning to emerge. [00:01:40] Significant progress is already being [00:01:42] reported on the military track of the [00:01:44] settlement process. Something that is [00:01:45] hard not to welcome. As we've just heard [00:01:47] from various representatives of Putin's [00:01:49] regime, even they admit the negotiations [00:01:52] marked an important step toward peace. [00:01:54] At first, however, Russians were [00:01:55] apparently upset that their delegation [00:01:57] had to fly a full 8 or 9 hours to Geneva [00:02:00] instead of the usual three or four since [00:02:02] most countries in the civilized world [00:02:04] simply didn't want to see the [00:02:05] Russianricolor in their airspace. Yet, [00:02:07] despite what they saw as humiliation, [00:02:09] the dialogue between the sides turned [00:02:11] out to be quite constructive. After 2 [00:02:13] days of discussions, the head of the [00:02:15] Russian delegation and part-time clown [00:02:17] and pseudo historian Madinsky addressed [00:02:19] the press. This time he was brief with a [00:02:21] somber look on his face. He simply said [00:02:23] the talks were tough but professional. [00:02:25] As you know, the talks lasted 2 days, [00:02:27] long sessions yesterday in different [00:02:29] formats and about 2 hours again today. [00:02:31] They were tough but professional. The [00:02:33] next meeting will take place soon. [00:02:35] That's all we have to say. Thank you. [00:02:37] >> Vladimir Rostlavich, could you tell us [00:02:40] what issues were discussed? security, [00:02:42] territories, humanitarian matters. [00:02:44] >> Were any historical lessons brought up [00:02:46] at all? [00:02:47] >> Even Russian propagandists themselves [00:02:49] mock this character for the [00:02:50] pseudoistorical nonsense he delivers [00:02:52] instead of anything constructive, which [00:02:54] shows he isn't taken seriously there. [00:02:56] So, it's hardly surprising that the head [00:02:58] of the Ukrainian president's office, [00:03:00] Kiril Budan, reportedly put him in his [00:03:02] place during the talks. Essentially, [00:03:04] every claim Madinsky tried to push was [00:03:06] dismantled point by point, which [00:03:08] according to insiders familiar with the [00:03:10] negotiations, infuriated the head of the [00:03:12] Russian delegation. Judging by Madinsk's [00:03:14] unusually brief press conference and his [00:03:16] expression, that leak seems close to the [00:03:18] truth. Budanov himself also officially [00:03:20] stated that the talks were extremely [00:03:22] important for ending the war. That's not [00:03:24] surprising since the sides discussed [00:03:26] there a ceasefire in concrete terms and [00:03:28] ways to monitor it, and they reportedly [00:03:30] reached agreement on almost everything. [00:03:32] Zalinski personally confirmed this. [00:03:36] >> Our negotiating team has briefed me. As [00:03:38] for the substance of the talks, there [00:03:40] are two main tracks, military and [00:03:42] political. I want to emphasize that all [00:03:45] three sides were very constructive on [00:03:47] the military track. The military [00:03:49] understands how to monitor a ceasefire [00:03:51] and the end of the war, provided there [00:03:53] is political will. They have reached [00:03:55] agreement on almost everything there. [00:03:57] Monitoring will definitely involve the [00:03:59] American side. I see this as a [00:04:01] constructive signal. All other details, [00:04:03] the technical aspects of monitoring, [00:04:05] General Hanatov will report to me in [00:04:07] greater detail after his return. As for [00:04:09] the political component, these are [00:04:11] sensitive issues you already know about. [00:04:13] Eastern Ukraine and the Zaparisia [00:04:15] nuclear plant. We see there is [00:04:17] groundwork, but the positions still [00:04:19] differ. The negotiations themselves were [00:04:21] not easy. The negotiating team will also [00:04:23] present all these nuances to me. In [00:04:26] other words, I heard progress on the [00:04:28] military track. On the political track, [00:04:30] there was dialogue. They agreed to [00:04:32] continue. I did not hear the same level [00:04:34] of progress as on the military side, but [00:04:36] again, the negotiating team said they [00:04:38] could not report everything to me over [00:04:40] the phone. So, we expect a detailed [00:04:42] briefing once our delegation returns. [00:04:44] >> And that means Budanov essentially [00:04:46] pushed Russia into agreeing to a [00:04:48] ceasefire. They didn't start discussing [00:04:50] this out of goodwill, especially [00:04:52] considering that just 6 months ago, they [00:04:54] wouldn't even think about it. And since [00:04:55] these were negotiations, Kiev also said [00:04:58] it was ready to make concessions on the [00:05:00] territorial issue. The president of [00:05:01] Ukraine stated that Kiev could consider [00:05:04] withdrawing Ukrainian troops from [00:05:05] Donbas, but only on one condition, that [00:05:08] Russia take fully mirror steps in [00:05:10] return. Ukrainian President Wimir [00:05:12] Zalinski said he is ready to discuss [00:05:14] withdrawing Ukrainian forces from part [00:05:16] of the Donetsk region, but urged Moscow [00:05:18] to pull its troops back by an equivalent [00:05:20] distance. He said this in an interview [00:05:22] with Axios. Zalinski rejected Moscow's [00:05:25] sovereignty claims over the region and [00:05:27] stressed that a unilateral Ukrainian [00:05:29] withdrawal from Donbass would not be [00:05:31] accepted by Ukrainian society. At the [00:05:33] same time, he suggested that if an [00:05:35] agreement formalizes the current line of [00:05:37] contact, Ukrainians could support such [00:05:39] an option in a referendum. I think that [00:05:41] if the document states that we remain [00:05:43] where we are along the line of contact, [00:05:45] people will support it in a referendum. [00:05:47] That's my opinion, the Ukrainian [00:05:49] president said. This was also discussed [00:05:51] in Geneva where cautious progress was [00:05:53] made. Moscow has generally grown more [00:05:55] accommodating amid the end of winter and [00:05:57] setbacks on the front line. Its public [00:05:59] rhetoric is changing before our eyes. [00:06:01] Just on days, Russian State Duma Deputy [00:06:04] Constantin Zatulin, essentially a [00:06:06] representative of Putin's regime, openly [00:06:08] said Russia may fail to capture all the [00:06:10] territories it wants in Ukraine and [00:06:12] should now focus on what comes after, [00:06:14] the so-called special military operation [00:06:16] rather than trying to seize yet another [00:06:18] foresters hut in eastern Ukraine at the [00:06:20] cost of thousands of its soldiers. What [00:06:22] will happen? And what kind of Ukraine [00:06:24] will remain on the political map [00:06:26] afterward? Can we really imagine a [00:06:28] Ukraine where the Russian people, the [00:06:30] Russian language, and the Russian [00:06:32] Orthodox Church are still being [00:06:34] repressed? If that's the case, then [00:06:36] those are questions that, in my view, [00:06:38] matter far more, and ones that concern [00:06:41] us as well. If in certain parts of [00:06:43] Ukraine, we didn't manage to advance and [00:06:46] didn't manage to bring those territories [00:06:48] back to their historic homeland, then we [00:06:50] should instead bring people from Ukraine [00:06:53] back to that historic homeland on an [00:06:55] ever larger scale. and we need to review [00:06:57] our own procedures to make that [00:06:59] possible. The more people from Ukraine [00:07:01] come to us rather than to the west, the [00:07:04] more they will take part in our future [00:07:06] life. We know that today the route to [00:07:08] the west for Ukrainians is relatively [00:07:11] open despite all of Zalinsk's measures. [00:07:14] While the route to Russia runs only [00:07:15] through Sherivo airport, of course, [00:07:18] during wartime, security must come [00:07:20] first, but it must not become an [00:07:22] obstacle. We must not miss the forest [00:07:24] for the trees and it should not prevent [00:07:26] more and more people from crossing over [00:07:28] to our side. After all, these are our [00:07:31] people. And if for a time they have [00:07:33] fallen under someone else's influence or [00:07:35] found themselves in a country that is [00:07:37] foreign in its very foundations, then we [00:07:39] should do everything possible to help as [00:07:41] many of them as we can return. Such [00:07:43] remarks from an official representative [00:07:45] of Putin's regime suggest Russia's [00:07:47] economic crisis is worsening while [00:07:49] social tensions are also rising with [00:07:51] people now openly speaking on camera [00:07:53] about how hard life has become as Putin [00:07:56] continues the war against Ukraine. [00:07:58] >> Everything is rising. Inflation problems [00:08:00] hardship. We all need to understand [00:08:01] what's happening. [00:08:03] >> Who's to blame? The authorities, of [00:08:04] course. Who's responsible for [00:08:06] everything? The authorities. The [00:08:08] government and the president. Even [00:08:09] though our country produces so much and [00:08:11] is supposed to be a leading nation, we [00:08:14] export our resources, yet you can see [00:08:16] the hole we've ended up in. [00:08:19] >> Corruption, corruption, and corruption [00:08:21] again. Our country's always been famous [00:08:24] for fools and bad roads. The roads have [00:08:26] been fixed. Now it's time to deal with [00:08:28] the fools. Who do we have to thank for [00:08:31] utility bills shooting up like this? [00:08:34] >> Who do we thank? Who's responsible? [00:08:36] Who's running all this? That's it. And [00:08:39] it's not just utilities. It's food, too. [00:08:41] Even bread, forgive me, has gone up. Not [00:08:43] to mention vodka, fruit, vegetables. [00:08:46] Everything's gotten more expensive. [00:08:49] >> Have you noticed utility rates going up? [00:08:51] >> This has been going on for years. [00:08:53] >> More than noticed. [00:08:55] >> How much have they gone up? [00:08:56] >> Definitely above official inflation. [00:08:58] Around 15% or more. [00:09:00] >> What do you think caused such a jump in [00:09:02] prices? [00:09:03] >> Probably because of the tense [00:09:05] international situation and sanctions. I [00:09:07] also think there are internal problems. [00:09:09] Rising fuel prices and likely some [00:09:11] corruption in the utility sector as [00:09:12] well. [00:09:15] >> It's just a hand-to-mouth existence. [00:09:18] >> Who do you think we have to thank for [00:09:20] this? I think you already know the [00:09:22] answer. And that's it for today. Thanks [00:09:25] for watching everyone. Let me know what [00:09:27] you think in the comments. And don't [00:09:28] forget to like and subscribe if you [00:09:31] haven't already.