Jeffrey Sachs BREAKS DOWN Trump Zelensky 'PEACE' Summit
Jeffrey Sachs came on the show to break down the Ukraine summit and Trump's comments.
Trump hinted at eliminating mail-in ballots and even floated the idea of suspending elections during wartime.
He also refused to rule out putting U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine under "Article 5 style" security guarantees.
Sachs argued Russia will never accept NATO troops or guarantees inside Ukraine.
He said Russia's baseline demands are a neutral Ukraine, permanent control of Crimea, and recognition of the four annexed territories.
Without that, Sachs thinks the war will keep grinding on and Ukraine will keep losing territory.
Sachs also emphasized that Ukraine has already lost more than a million lives and public opinion there favors ending the war.
German Chancellor Mertz insisted on a ceasefire before any summit involving Trump, Zelensky, and Putin.
Sachs dismissed Mertz's stance as unrealistic because Russia won't agree to a ceasefire without major concessions.
Zelensky, by contrast, sounded more positive toward Trump and stressed the importance of U.S. security guarantees.
Sachs criticized Zelensky's rule as martial law without real democracy, saying his legitimacy is questionable.
He also said Zelensky blew a chance for peace in April 2022 when he walked away from the Istanbul talks under U.S. pressure.
Trump seems to be dangling a big-stage meeting with Putin as leverage to get Zelensky to make concessions.
Meanwhile, the U.S. slapped tariffs on India over Russian oil purchases, which Sachs called a huge blunder.
Instead of isolating Russia, the tariffs pushed India closer to Russia and unified the BRICS bloc.
Sachs said this move destroyed years of U.S. diplomacy with India and proved America can't be trusted as a partner.
He singled out Lindsey Graham as the "worst senator" and Peter Navarro as incompetent for pushing these policies.
Breaking Points also reported new details on Israeli official Tom Alexandervich, who was caught in an FBI child sex sting.
Alexandervich identified himself as an Israeli government official and asked to be flown back to Israel right after arrest.
Despite being scheduled to meet with the FBI and NSA on cybersecurity, he was quietly allowed to return to Israel while others in the sting faced prosecution.