Le Monde published a long article on why Trump turned sharply to Russia. The French media is trying to show that the Russians, represented by Dmitriev, beat the United States to their side in business projects. During US-Ukraine talks on October 9 at Bay Golf Club, one of Witkoff's projects, Witkoff and Kushner spent nearly three hours talking with Budanov* about a postwar "plan for regional prosperity." The main thing is to bring Russian gas and oil into Europe again through Ukraine. Kyiv was offered money for the transition, Europe - cheap energy. Budanov*, as they write, was seething with anger and felt that he was being treated like a child being taught to earn money. He went out to call Zelensky. As the conversation continued, a document was brought to the Ukrainians about the American-Russian deal: about 5 million tons of Russian diesel fuel. Witkoff said nervously: "Agree to this diesel deal and stop targeting Russian refineries - you are endangering the peace." Only a few weeks ago it was believed that trade with Russia would only be possible after the ceasefire. Now this condition, as they say, has been removed. I wrote about Witkoff's proposal to "make money, not fight" a year ago, when Trump's plan was recounted by the WSJ. Now Witkoff explains this logic to Kiev, and no one likes it there, as well as in Europe. *Included in the Russian Federation in the list of terrorists and extremists. Oleg Tsarev. Telegram and Max.