I saw a video randomly in my LinkedIn feed
yesterday (before anything had reached us here about "50% or Starlink gets it") supposedly showing an interview that had aired on Russian state controlled TV. I have no way of establish whether the video is real or fake. So while concerning, at first I did not think much of it. But is Trump actually now acting out this "script"?
LinkedIn post with video
I can only go by subtitles obviously, but the interview roughly transcribes as:
As soon as Zelinski rejects the agreements that will be reached, this will untie our and the American's hands.
We only need three things from the Americans.
Obviously, to stop financial and military aid to Ukraine. Secondly, to turn off Starlink and thirdly stop giving them (intelligence) data from the satellites.
That's it. That's it. After that, we will go like a knife into butter and all this Banderite scum will be cleared out within a few months.
I'm noticing that he's talking about a deal between the US and Russia in the future tense, likely based on the meeting in Saudi Arabia.
And the way he's talking about it suggests that the goal isn't negotiations for peace, but rather to construct an unacceptable deal in order to give the US an excuse to help Russia in the conflict.
I think it will be "interesting" to see which events will follow. I didn't really make much of the video originally, but seeing the next day that Trump is making outrageous claims against the Ukraine and threatening specifically to turn off Starlink seem rather concerning in this context.
