[Lude Press | Dr. Yan Talks] U.S. “Aligning with Russia” Advances! Trump and Putin to Reunite — Will Xi Dare Meet Trump in South Korea? U.S. Intelligence Reveals China and North Korea Are Swallowing Russia’s Far East — What Does That Mean? 10/16/2025

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/live/6wx7Fz1tiFo

01｜Hamas Faces Total Annihilation.
◉ President Trump on Truth Social said: “If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115385030312911724)
Trump’s TS post signals that the first phase’s timing has arrived; the phrase “Thank you for your attention to this matter!” is a dig at the Chinese Communist Party.

◉ Israel’s chief of staff ordered the Israel Defense Forces to prepare a plan: once Hamas rejects the conditions proposed by President Trump, decisive strikes will be carried out. (https://ludepress.com/featured/40410/)
[Comment] Hamas now no longer holds any surviving hostages, so Hamas has lost its bargaining chips.
Regarding returned bodies, Hamas has only returned nine hostage remains and even tried to mix in other people’s remains, which Israel discovered; by Israeli counts there are still 19 bodies not returned.
The first phase’s time has come. If Hamas can’t return more remains and refuses to disarm, then it should expect to be wiped out.

◉ Indonesia, Azerbaijan, and Pakistan are negotiating about sending troops to the proposed “Gaza Stabilization Force,” and are “expressing great interest.” (https://ludepress.com/featured/40418/)
[Comment] These are mainly Muslim countries and not Middle Eastern states, which also signals an expansion of the “Abraham Accords.” Everyone understands where the real interests lie. Xi Jinping’s “SCO summit” is a joke.

◉ Rafah, located between Israel and Gaza, has long been a Hamas stronghold and the most chaotic area. Trump says he wants to make “Rafah” into a model city first, to show the other areas in Gaza an example.

02｜Trump and Putin Spoke; the Two Are About to Meet Again.
◉ Background: Recent reports show Russia stirring trouble in NATO territories and deploying troops near the Estonian border; European nations are strengthening responses; Russian submarines were forced to surface and were driven away by six European nations; the U.S. Secretary of War clarified the U.S. stance at a NATO meeting; restrictions on Tomahawk missiles were loosened. All of the above are preparations for deterring Russia.

◉ Today it suddenly broke that Trump and Putin had a phone call.
President Trump on Truth Social:
“I am speaking to President Putin now. The conversation is ongoing, a lengthy one, and I will report the contents, as will President Putin, at its conclusion. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”(https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115384523296720119)
“At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio … President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary … I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.” (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115384956858741387)

[Comment] Putin is sending a flirtatious signal to Trump — Putin’s emotional intelligence is many streets ahead of Xi.
The end of the Ukraine war can happen if Russia follows the plan laid out by the U.S., which could then yield better, longer-term, and more civilized benefits.
Trump and Putin’s talks are substantive negotiations. But every time Trump talks with Xi, it feels like two different species were talking.
They have already begun discussing the “day four” after the Russia–Ukraine war, indicating that Xi and the CCP have long been put on the chopping block and “the diners” are discussing how to eat.
“A Middle East peace would help the Russia–Ukraine negotiations” — i.e., Russia is wise enough to understand what it would mean if the Fordow nuclear facility were annihilated.
Russia’s call aims both to preserve its image of toughness and to win a ceasefire agreement that could lead to sanctions relief and a recovery of trade.
U.S.–Russia ties getting closer also means Russia will be harsher toward the CCP when dealing with China, because a two-headed eagle needs to feed both heads.

◉ Next week U.S. and Russian “senior advisers” will meet; afterward Trump and Putin will meet in Budapest, Hungary.
A senior-adviser meeting actually implies the private groundwork has already been done; this is just the public signing and announcement.
Hungarian President Viktor Orbán quickly tweeted that he had spoken with President Trump and preparations for the U.S.–Russia peace summit are underway; Hungary is a “peace island.”
Two phone calls settled it instantly; this means everything had been ready — it was only a matter of timing to present to the public. The U.S. is advancing on its own schedule.
Why Budapest? Hungary is in NATO but pro-Russian, symbolically at the contact point between Ukraine, the EU, and Russia. The U.S. choosing it reshapes Central European diplomatic hubs, tests the EU’s political reaction, and signals to the CCP that its influence in Central Europe has failed.

◉ The Russia–Ukraine war has entered a stage of political ceasefire.
On the battlefield, Russia has been on the defensive and is eager to shift out of passivity to regain some initiative and secure its interests.
For the U.S., this is a process of redefining U.S.–Russia relations and bringing matters onto a controllable track and into the “day four” economic development phase.
This is a diplomatic channel actively engineered by the United States.

03｜What Does the U.S. Supplying Tomahawk Missiles to Ukraine Mean?
The U.S. plan for Tomahawk missiles supplied to Ukraine: they will be operated and maintained by U.S. contractors. (https://ludepress.com/featured/40405/)
This means the U.S. and its allies are simultaneously placating Russia with the prospect of benefit via “Aligning with Russia,” while applying pressure and disciplining this “two-headed eagle.” When Tomahawks were at their hottest point of escalation and Putin called Trump, that cooled things down.
Providing Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine is a calibrated deterrent — it pressures Putin without driving Russia into desperation, while keeping a persistent sense of risk for him. The two sides reach a delicate balance.
❶ The Tomahawk system is operated by the U.S. side, so it won’t be used recklessly.
❷ Missile numbers are limited — only a few dozen — and can strike only some precise high-value targets; they can’t perform saturation attacks, only cause short-term paralysis.
❸ The missile range is 2,500 kilometers, covering Russia’s interior.
❹ Putin will worry about becoming a target, and if there is internal cooperation (in Russia) or if the U.S. has other secret weapons, Putin may decide the risk isn’t worth taking.

04 | Secondary Sanctions Against the Chinese Communist Regime for Purchasing Russian Oil Imminent

Basent’s prelude: China now purchases 60% of Russia’s energy exports, effectively fueling Russia’s war machine. Ukraine’s government is soon expected to release photographs showing that a large number of Chinese-made components are present in Russian drones. (https://ludepress.com/featured/40407/)
[Commentary] Evidence provided by Ukraine is considered more convincing.

President Trump: “Prime Minister Modi of India has assured me that India will no longer purchase oil from Russia.” (https://ludepress.com/featured/40332/)

Beijing absolutely does not dare stop buying Russian oil, nor does it dare to clearly distance itself from Moscow—because if it did, Russia would turn around and devour Xi and the Chinese Communist Party.

05 | Russia’s “There was no 300 taels of silver buried here.” Moment—Likely to Settle Scores with Beijing Later
(Note: “There was no 300 taels of silver buried here” is a Chinese idiom meaning “The truth was exposed in the clumsy lie.”)

◉ Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, in a “nothing to see here” tone, stated: “Russia will not unite with any country to oppose China.” (https://ludepress.com/featured/40376/)
[Commentary] Lavrov’s statements are always wind-driven—ready to shift direction at any moment.

◉ Ukrainian intelligence claims: China and North Korea are taking over Russia’s Far East. (https://ludepress.com/featured/40519/)
The interests of Russia’s Far East are being swallowed by China and North Korea. China is conducting economic and demographic expansion, while North Korea is establishing labor dependence to consolidate its foothold inside Russian territory. In the long term, Russia faces the risk of losing control over nearly 40% of its land.
[Commentary] Kim Jong Un clings tightly to Russia’s thigh, but North Korea isn’t even in the same weight class. So Russia can clearly see who its greatest threat really is.
This is Ukraine handing Russia the handle to deal with Beijing.
After the Fordow nuclear facility was bombed, Russia realized there was no path left westward—but eastward, there still is—so it began actively redeploying toward the east, coordinating its moves with North Korea.

06 | Kim Jong Un and Beijing: Friendly Faces, Hostile Hearts—Ignoring Li Qiang

◉ The two sides made very different statements. Li Qiang said many flattering words, but Kim Jong Un made no mention of the “One China principle” or of opposing Taiwan independence.
China’s People’s Daily claimed Kim expressed such positions, but North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency made no such mention.

Kim Jong Un is clearly only pretending friendship with Beijing. When seeing Li Qiang off, he kept both hands in his pockets—didn’t shake hands, didn’t even wave. (https://ludepress.com/featured/40221/)

◉ Military interaction between North Korea and Russia is now growing rapidly. In recent years, they have established direct channels for intelligence and weapons, deepening the Russia–North Korea technological chain.