Ukraine offers a major NATO compromise in Berlin talks as Russia holds hard territorial demands, Kyiv sinks a Russian submarine with an underwater drone, and domestic weapons production scales to $35B in 2025.

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In this episode:

• Berlin Progress: 5-hour talks with Witkoff-Kushner-Zelenskyy-European leaders; Ukraine offers NATO membership drop for Article 5-like guarantees; 20-point framework discussed; Putin demands Russian forces stay in demilitarized Donbas and full territorial withdrawal
• Historic Sub Strike: First underwater drone destruction of submarine; Sub Sea Baby hits Kilo-class in Novorossiysk; $300K vs $400M cost asymmetry; 4 Kalibr launchers offline; Black Sea Fleet degraded to 67% capacity; sanctuary basing obsolete
• Defense Production Surge: $35B capacity from $1B in 3 years; 4.5M drones planned 2025; 500 companies; 96% localization; Neptune/Flamingo/missile-drones in serial production; shift to AI/autonomous systems; $60M+ VC investment; Europe co-production partnerships

Referenced Sources:

"Zelenskyy meets with Witkoff and Kushner for talks aimed at ending Ukraine-Russia war" (cbsnews.com)

"Witkoff and Kushner Meet with Zelenskyy – Negotiators Discussed Security Guarantees for 5 Hours" (theconservativetreehouse.com)

"Ukraine drops NATO goal as Trump envoy sees progress in peace talks" (cnbc.com)

"Ukraine Says Its Drones Hit Russian Submarine in Novorossiysk" (bloomberg.com)

"In a first, Ukraine says it struck Russian submarine in Black Sea port with underwater drones" (cnn.com)

"Ukraine claims first Sea Baby underwater drone strike on Russian submarine" (kyivindependent.com)

"Ukraine Forecasts $35B in Domestic Defense Production for 2025" (thedefensepost.com)

"Drone production in Ukraine has increased hundreds of times" (dev.ua)