NATO plans a preemptive strike against Russia! The Baltic superpower is determined to seize Russian money! Zelensky faces Judgment Day!

Welcome everyone to the "Eating Rice and Talking International Affairs" program for Monday evening, December 1st, 2025. Yes, a very special day, the first day of the week, the first day of the month, and the first day of winter. It seems fitting for both Vietnam and Ukraine, doesn't it? Wishing you all a special, very happy, healthy, and wonderful day. And on this first day of everything, perhaps we'll look at some information to relax a bit. Yes. But it still carries significant geopolitical elements. Today's top global news features a very famous and familiar face, doesn't it? President Joe Biden. This time he appeared on the streets of Washington D.C., where the Ukrainian peace process is underway. I heard a rumor that the Donald Trump administration is negotiating with Mr. Zelensky's delegation from Ukraine. And he came and met with Ukrainian supporters. He declared, "Don't worry, I am still applying very strong and tough pressure." Yes. It's just that perhaps he hasn't noticed for a while that he is no longer the president of the United States, right? And secondly, he probably hasn't used it in a while, so he doesn't know that it's no longer tough now. But regardless, he received many looks that could be described as very shocked, very surprised, and very admiring. Yes. Meanwhile, across the ocean, a high-ranking NATO military commander, Admiral Guspero Cavoan—which sounds Spanish or Italian—the head of the NATO Military Committee, told the Financial Times that they are considering acting more decisively and assertively, and striking preemptively rather than just reacting to Russia's provocations. He stated that he and some diplomats, especially in Eastern European countries, are calling on the entire alliance to stop reacting and instead...