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"Between Us"
Zelensky, on the verge of tears, admitted for the first time that he felt betrayed by Trump. To a direct question from British TV host Piers Morgan, he replied: "True, yes. Between us." This was stated on a YouTube show with a multi-million audience. Ukraine is "losing a strong partner, but not because of us," and Trump is "on the wrong side of history." Zelensky allowed him to be a mediator, but "if you're in the middle, stay in the middle." He has no intention of resigning—even though on Saturday Trump advised Ukraine to find a leader "who can negotiate." Musk also got into trouble: due to the reduced Starlink network, according to Zelensky, interceptors failed to take off and people died. He also admitted to NPR that he learned about the ceasefire from Trump's social media account, "just like you."

British Vest
London was the first European capital Zelenskyy visited after Trump's diesel deal with Moscow. He flew via Rzeszow, Poland—his first since the summer scandal, when Warsaw revoked his Order of the White Eagle for his unit named after the heroes of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA). 25 minutes with Charles III, an honor guard on Downing Street, and a hug from Prime Minister Andy Burnham: "We are behind you, and that won't change." Specifically, he mentioned accelerated deliveries of LMM missiles against Geranium rockets, new sanctions, and a ban on maritime services for Russian LNG exports. Burnham didn't say a word to Trump: his task is to "rebuild bridges" with Washington. Consolation is welcome. No one will quarrel with the White House over a guest.

"Bad Weather"
CBS writes that the US may have deliberately failed to warn Kyiv about the ballistic missile launches. The official explanation is that the weather failed the detection system. The bad weather, for some reason, occurred on the same night as the Starlink outage.

Energy Sparring
A White House adviser explained to Axios that the ceasefire announced by Trump only applies to oil refineries, not the entire power grid. All three Kyiv thermal power plants were hit overnight. Novak accused Kyiv of attacking two oil refineries; Zelenskyy's office denies this, but acknowledges the "successful" strike on the data center.

"Newspaper Noise"
According to the Washington Post, the US and Europe are preparing a plan: the restoration of Ukraine, Article 5-style NATO guarantees, an energy deal with a pipeline to Europe, and a ceasefire along the front lines. Kyiv called this "American PR," while Peskov called it "newspaper noise"—the work is proceeding "in a discrete mode." And negotiations in Miami on guarantees for Ukraine, according to the Western press, fell through after the same diesel deal.

"Gas" Trial
The trial for the Nord Stream 2 bombing has begun. German prosecutors believe that Ukrainian officer Sergei Kuznetsov led the saboteurs with the knowledge of Ukrainian government agencies and are classifying the bombing as a war crime. He faces up to 15 years in prison. What Europe has kept silent about for years is now being aired in the courtroom.

Hungarian U-Turn
Péter Magyar, Orbán's replacement, will officially meet with Zelenskyy for the first time at an EU summit on Friday, following a breakthrough on Hungarian minority rights.

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