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Over coffee and tea, Lev Parnas and Dean Blundell pull back the curtain on how the war in Ukraine really looks from the inside — from the first chaotic days of Russia’s full-scale invasion to the quiet deals Trump’s circle is chasing behind the scenes.
Lev shares the untold story of how a phone call from the Poland–Ukraine border helped launch a humanitarian lifeline with Global Empowerment Mission and Howard Buffett, even while Lev was on house arrest. They also unpack the Wall Street Journal piece that finally echoes what Lev has been reporting for months about Trump, Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Putin and the money behind their so-called “peace plan.”
Along the way: family hustle, independent journalism, and yes — Jair Bolsonaro’s disastrous ankle-monitor escape plan and Trump’s curious phone call.
Timestamps & Chapters
0:00 – Coffee, tea & Thanksgiving weekend banter
Casual open, American snacks, cold brew vs. hot coffee, welcoming viewers into the live stream.
1:21 – Wall Street Journal arrives 10 months late
Lev reacts to the WSJ article on Trump’s Ukraine “peace” plan, explains why he’s not surprised and how his Substack work was ignored for months.
3:55 – Howard Buffett, Ali Velshi & the Ukraine connection
How Lev’s network ties together Ali Velshi, Howard Buffett and Alexander in Ukraine, and why private donors became so important.
4:55 – Story time: the first week of the full-scale invasion
Lev takes us back to February 2022 — panic in Ukraine, fear Russia would take the country in a week, and the total breakdown of logistics at the Poland–Ukraine border.
7:30 – Birth of a lifeline: Global Empowerment Mission on the border
The call from Michael Capponi in a small tent on the Polish border, handing out prepaid cards to refugees, and getting pushed around with no official support or connections.
9:30 – Beating corruption & chaos at the border
How Lev leveraged contacts with Poland’s former president and a major relief fund to legitimize the operation, move containers of food, and start pushing trucks into Ukraine.
11:21 – Military escorts & the first aid convoys into Ukraine
Coordinating with Alexander and Ukrainian military leaders to escort trucks from Poland to Odessa, Kharkiv and the front lines — literally truck by truck in the early days.
12:07 – Scaling up: warehouses, families cooking & Howard Buffett partnership
How Alexander took the baton when Lev went to prison, built warehouses, partnered with Howard Buffett and grew Global Empowerment Mission into a force bigger than the Red Cross on the ground.
14:35 – Fundraising, family effort & why support still matters
Lev talks about ongoing fundraising, Alexander’s fund, and how his family (including his son) works nonstop on Ukraine coverage and aid.
16:39 – Life on house arrest & becoming a whistleblower
Dean and Lev reflect on Lev’s transition from Trumpworld “fixer” with an ankle bracelet to independent journalist and whistleblower focused on Ukraine.
17:01 – Bolsonaro’s ankle monitor disaster & Trump’s phone call
Comic but telling detour: Jair Bolsonaro’s attempt to burn through his ankle monitor with a soldering iron, the failed escape plan, and Trump bragging about talking to him the night before his arrest.
19:25 – “Bad News Bears” of global politics
Lev laughs at how reckless and amateurish these schemes are — even compared to small-time criminals — and how wild it is that he used to be part of that world.
20:12 – Back to Ukraine: why the WSJ article really matters
Dean calls out mainstream media’s “dereliction of duty,” and Lev talks about the 10 months of independent reporting by him, his son, and others that finally pushed this story into the spotlight.
22:00 – It’s not policy. It’s business.
Lev explains why he believes Trump’s circle sees Ukraine not as a war to end, but as a money-making opportunity: oil, gas, crypto, rare earth minerals and power.
23:30 – The Whitkoff–Kushner–Putin triangle
How Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner fit into a shadow diplomacy loop with Russian players like Kirill Dmitriev, what they bring to the table, and why they operate outside official government roles.
25:10 – How Trump is “managed” and why that’s dangerous
Lev describes Trump as a micromanager who knows what’s going on, how allies coach Putin’s people on playing to Trump’s ego, and why he believes this isn’t about American policy at all.
27:40 – Russia’s economic desperation & Trump as the “light switch”
Discussion of Russia’s financial strain under war and sanctions, and Lev’s warning that Putin needs Trump back in power to quickly normalize Russia on global markets.
29:52 – (Continue…)
Conversation moves deeper into deals, oligarchs and what’s really at stake if this “peace” plan goes forward.
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