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Send us Fan Mail Article by Adam Entous of the New York Times The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html We trace Ukraine’s war from early U.S.–Ukraine partnership to a fragile “separation,” where support is uneven, Europe scales up late, and a DMZ-style end state competes with continued attrition. Adam Entous of the New York Times lays out the battlefield, the backchannels, and the choices that could lock in peace—or prolong risk. • The shift from artillery dominance to drone warfare and frozen lines • Why Donetsk and Luhansk are strategic, not just symbolic • Security guarantees as deterrence architecture short of NATO • Sanctions and Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Russian refineries • U.S. policy splits: munitions for Ukraine vs Indo-Pacific stockpiles • The Whitkoff–Kushner channel and Russia’s “inevitability” narrative • Europe’s rearmament and the slow ramp of 155 mm production • Russian incompetence vs Ukrainian resilience on the ground • What a DMZ-style settlement might require to hold Please tell your friends about my show You can find out more about me at https://www.bookclues.com
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Send us Fan Mail Article by Adam Entous of the New York Times The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnershiphttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html We trace Ukraine’s war from early U.S.–Ukraine partnership to a fragile “separation,” where support is uneven, Europe scales up late, and a DMZ-style end state competes with continued attrition. Adam Entous of the New York Times lays out the battlefield, the backchannels, and the choic...
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- 0:00 New Year, Reading Plans, And Show Update
- 1:07 Introducing Adam Entous And His Reporting
- 2:20 From Partnership To “The Separation”
- 3:28 Battlefield Shift: Artillery To Drones
- 6:15 Frozen Fronts And Manpower Strain
- 8:15 U.S. Support Wobbles And Political Pressure
- 11:30 Security Guarantees And Ceasefire Scenarios
- 14:15 Why Donetsk And Luhansk Matter
- 17:40 DMZ Concept And Deterrence Architecture
- 20:40 Inside The Trump Team’s Divides
- 24:05 The Whitkoff–Kushner Backchannel
- 28:35 Competing Narratives: “Inevitable” Victory vs Ukrainian Resilience
- 33:10 Sanctions, Refineries, And The Drone Campaign
- 36:20 Munitions Shortages And Industrial Base Reality
- 40:25 Europe Steps Up, Lines Hold
- 43:20 Putin’s Incentives And Russian Performance
- 47:05 Misjudging Collapse And Learning Respect
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