Putin teme un golpe, Trump vola a Pechino, Xi Jinping punta Taiwan

The May 9th parade in Moscow lasted 45 minutes. No tanks, no missiles. North Korean soldiers replaced Russian ones. And a European intelligence document reveals: the Kremlin fears a coup. In this video, we analyze the week in which everything converges: the stalemate in Donbas (at the current rate, it would take 30 years to conquer it), the 352,000 Russian soldiers killed, the recruitment crisis, Putin's paranoia toward his own generals. And then Zelensky distancing himself from the United States, the Strait of Hormuz still closed, the Iranian counterproposal rejected by Trump, and the Beijing summit where Trump meets Xi Jinping amid open warfare and allies who no longer trust him. Three empires projecting strength externally while crumbling from within. Three leaders without heirs. A world without rules. 📌 Main sources: New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Politico, Il Post, Il Foglio, OCCRP/iStories Putin's Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield — New York Times, May 10, 2026 (Sonne, Vinograd, Mazaeva) What Middle Powers Fear About the Trump-Xi Summit — New York Times, May 11, 2026 (Cave) Trump Rejects Latest Iran Offer for Talks, Extending Limbo in Mideast War — New York Times, May 10, 2026 (Green, Boxerman, Sella) Ukrainians Who Don't Want to Go to War — Il Post, 2024 (De Luca) There's a New Estimate of Russian Soldiers Dead in Ukraine — Il Post, May 2026 The United States' Proposal to End the War Has Run aground — Il Post, May 2026 Photos of the parade in Moscow for the "Victory Day," subdued — Il Post, May 2026 As Trump Heads to Beijing, China Is 'Locked and Loaded' for a Fight — New York Times, May 11, 2026 (Stevenson, Zhao) Fed Up, Zelensky Takes Gloves Off With the Trump Administration — New York Times, May 11, 2026 (Barker, Méheut, Varenikova) Dialogue with Putin? The European Gamble — Il Foglio, May 11, 2026 (Carretta) The New Imperialism of Russia, China, and America Changes the Rules of the World — Il Foglio, May 11, 2026 (Cassese) From Moscow to Beijing: Tyrants Without Heirs — Il Foglio, May 11, 2026 (Ginzberg) Xi's China: Dazzling Technology, Military Muscle—and an Economic Mess — Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2026 (Spegele) The U.S. Tied Its Bank to Iran Proxies. Now He's Trump's Choice to Run Iraq — Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2026 (Cloud) Iran War Hangs Over China Summit — Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2026 (Linskey, Ward, Bade) Here's how Trump's meeting with Xi could spark a crisis over Taiwan — Politico, May 11, 2026 (Kine, Messerly) Trump dismisses Iran's response to peace plan, oil jumps as Hormuz closure persists — Reuters, May 11, 2026 Important Stories (iStories) / OCCRP — European intelligence report on Kremlin coup fears, May 2026 Janis Kluge (Institute for International Security Problems) — Data on Russian recruitment decline, first quarter 2026 Tax Foundation / Congress.gov — Tariff Tracker, updated May 2026 📌 Chapters: 00:00 Empty parade 03:09 The empire that empties 09:16 The front that doesn't move 17:33 Zelensky withdraws 23:57 The closed Strait 28:44 The Beijing table 40:35 Paper empires 🔔 Subscribe and activate the bell 👍 Leave a like if the video is useful to you 📩 Share with anyone who wants to understand what's happening Become a member of the channel: 🐙 Cuttlefish — €2.99/month ⚔️ Stannis La Rochelle — €5.99/month 🎬 René "Genius" Ferretti — €9.99/month 🎬 Analysis and Texts by: Simone Medas 🎤 Hosted by: Federica Peri 🎥 Directed by: Simone Medas ✂️ Editing: Simone Medas ✂️ Assistant Editor: Federica Peri 📧 To contact us: [email protected] 🤝 To propose collaborations: [email protected]