The Bigger Story No One Saw in the Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks - Pyotr Kurzin - Geopolitics

The latest Russia–Ukraine “peace talks” weren’t really peace talks — and once you understand who was in the room, the whole picture changes.

Trump-aligned envoy Steve Witkoff spent nearly five hours with Vladimir Putin… but the real story wasn’t the U.S. delegation or the proposal they carried. It was China’s quiet presence — a signal that Beijing is now effectively vetting every conversation about how this war might end.

In this video, I break down what actually happened, why diplomacy keeps failing, and why these talks were more about performance than peace. From Russia’s long-term strategy and Ukraine’s unshakeable red lines, to China’s expanding influence and America’s internal divisions — this is the political theatre shaping the next phase of the war.