Overview

• ZDF aired the episode on September 18 at 22:15 with the theme “Putins Drohnen, Trumps Spielchen – Europa nicht gerüstet?”.
• Guests included Norbert Röttgen, Ralf Stegner, economist Rüdiger Bachmann, defense executive Susanne Wiegand, and ZDF author Johannes Hano.
• Reports of roughly 20 Russian drones entering the airspace of Poland and Romania framed the discussion of NATO readiness.
• The show examined whether President Trump remains interested in a Ukraine peace and how far Europe can count on U.S. backing, including his stated demands on Russian oil purchases and tariffs on China.
• The broadcast is available in the ZDF‑Mediathek, with a repeat scheduled on phoenix on September 19 at 16:00.