Tensions are rising as Russia and Ukraine agree to a partial ceasefire — but there’s a catch. Russia wants its agricultural bank reconnected to SWIFT, the global money-transfer system controlled by the EU. With Trump pushing for progress and Zelenskyy demanding more pressure, the EU is stuck in a high-stakes dilemma. Approve the demand and risk looking weak — or reject it and clash with Trump’s peace efforts. One bank may hold the key to war or peace.
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00:00Russia's war on Ukraine may have just hit a turning point, and the pressure is now on
00:04Europe.
00:06After secret talks in Saudi Arabia, Russia and Ukraine agreed to a limited ceasefire,
00:11but only around energy sites.
00:13Not exactly the sweeping peace Donald Trump wanted.
00:16Still, it's a start.
00:18But here's where it gets tricky.
00:21Russia has one big demand.
00:23Reconnect its agricultural bank to SWIFT, the global system that moves billions every
00:27day.
00:28Why?
00:29Because Russia wants to sell its food and fertilizers again, and fast.
00:33But there's a catch.
00:34SWIFT is based in Belgium.
00:36So only the EU can decide.
00:39And that's where things heat up.
00:41If Europe says no, they risk injuring Trump, who's trying to broker a bigger deal.
00:45Say yes, and it could look like Europe's caving to Putin.
00:49Meanwhile, Ukraine's President Zelensky is begging allies not to ease up.
00:53He says sanctions are the only thing still hitting Russia hard.
00:57So the question now is, will the EU stand firm or blink first?
01:02Because one bank might just decide the future of this war.