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Trump just scored his biggest diplomatic win yet brokering a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire on Victory Day 2026 that held through the entire Moscow parade, complete with a 1,000-prisoner swap from each side.
Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the full picture from Athens: how Putin's stark warning that Russia was fighting "the entire NATO block" set the stage, why the US quietly called off Ukraine's planned drone strikes, and what Zelensky's laughable spin about "granting permission for the parade" tells us about the information war being waged in real time.
Beyond Ukraine, Alex examines Iran's Foreign Minister Arachi defiantly claiming missile inventory is at 120% not the 75% cited by the CIA as US Patriot stockpiles are reportedly burned through, the Gulf states sign $17 billion in arms contracts that won't be delivered for years, and Washington sanctions Chinese companies just days before Trump's Beijing summit.
With Kier Starmer vowing to "break with the status quo" while promising more Ukraine funding and a deeper EU embrace, and the EU's "Europe Day" getting demolished in the comments for trying to upstage Victory Day, one question keeps rising to the surface: is the Western establishment so detached from reality that it can no longer see itself losing?
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Alex Christoforou | PUTIN calls out NATO. Trump scores Russia-Ukraine ceasefire WIN. Starmer ready to CRUSH Status Quo | May 9, 2026
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Alex Christoforou | Epic Fury Ends, Project Freedom on Pause. Zelensky Ceasefire Crumbles as SWEDEN Monitors Black Sea | May 6, 2026
The Duran | CHINA strikes back at US sanctions. Russia's oil revenues SURGE | May 5, 2026
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Russia's oil export volumes held firm in April and that's just the beginning of the story. In this episode of The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the latest Russian economic data, revealing that despite relentless Ukrainian drone strikes on oil infrastructure, Russia's energy revenues are not only surviving but rebounding.
The bigger geopolitical earthquake, however, is China's direct order to its state refineries to ignore US sanctions entirely and buy Russian oil without restriction a move that could unravel the entire Western sanctions architecture. As Russia simultaneously cuts off LNG exports to Europe and deepens energy ties with India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, a fundamental restructuring of global trade is now underway. Is the age of American-led economic sanctions officially coming to an end and is Europe the biggest loser in the world that's emerging?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Russia's Oil & Economy Under Pressure
00:01:08 Russian Oil Export Volumes Hold Steady in April
00:02:30 Budget Deficit Update: January, February, March
00:03:38 Drone Strikes on Oil Infrastructure: Real Impact?
00:04:54 Europe's LNG Imports from Russia — The Final Surge
00:06:07 Putin's Decision: Cut Europe Off Before 2027
00:07:38 Russia Ends Energy Partnership With Europe
00:08:25 China Orders Refineries to Ignore US Sanctions
00:09:38 Asia Steps In: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan
00:12:46 Russian GDP Revised: Economy Stabilizes in Q1
00:14:31 Can the West Block Russian Oil Tankers?
00:17:04 Trump White House: The Internal Oil Price Debate
00:21:28 CIA, Treasury, Commerce — Washington's Divided Factions
00:27:35 China's Sanctions Defiance: The Biggest Underreported Story
00:30:27 Why Doesn't Russia Issue the Same Warning as China?
00:35:24 Naval Convoys: Russia's Answer to Ship Seizures
00:38:22 The End of Globalist Trade — Great Powers Take Control
00:41:24 Europe's Navy Bluff Exposed: Britain Backs Down
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Russia's oil export volumes held firm in April and that's just the beginning of the story. In this episode of The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the latest Russian economic data, revealing that despite relentless Ukrainian drone strikes on oil infrastructure, Russia's energy revenues are not only surviving but rebounding.
The bigger geopolitical earthquake, however, is China's direct order to its state refineries to ignore US sanctions entirely and buy Russian oil without restriction a move that could unravel the entire Western sanctions architecture. As Russia simultaneously cuts off LNG exports to Europe and deepens energy ties with India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, a fundamental restructuring of global trade is now underway. Is the age of American-led economic sanctions officially coming to an end and is Europe the biggest loser in the world that's emerging?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Russia's Oil & Economy Under Pressure
00:01:08 Russian Oil Export Volumes Hold Steady in April
00:02:30 Budget Deficit Update: January, February, March
00:03:38 Drone Strikes on Oil Infrastructure: Real Impact?
00:04:54 Europe's LNG Imports from Russia — The Final Surge
00:06:07 Putin's Decision: Cut Europe Off Before 2027
00:07:38 Russia Ends Energy Partnership With Europe
00:08:25 China Orders Refineries to Ignore US Sanctions
00:09:38 Asia Steps In: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan
00:12:46 Russian GDP Revised: Economy Stabilizes in Q1
00:14:31 Can the West Block Russian Oil Tankers?
00:17:04 Trump White House: The Internal Oil Price Debate
00:21:28 CIA, Treasury, Commerce — Washington's Divided Factions
00:27:35 China's Sanctions Defiance: The Biggest Underreported Story
00:30:27 Why Doesn't Russia Issue the Same Warning as China?
00:35:24 Naval Convoys: Russia's Answer to Ship Seizures
00:38:22 The End of Globalist Trade — Great Powers Take Control
00:41:24 Europe's Navy Bluff Exposed: Britain Backs Down
Alex Christoforou | ZELENSKY MAY 9 threat. WARNING shots in Hormuz as US ships escape. GLOBALIST COOL KIDS in Armenia | May 4, 2026
Alex Christoforou | NAVAL drones smash tankers. Trump wants to punish Iran. KAMIKAZE Dolphins. NATO, THE MOVIE | May 3, 2026
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NAVAL drones smash tankers. Trump wants to punish Iran. KAMIKAZE Dolphins. NATO, THE MOVIE
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NAVAL drones smash tankers. Trump wants to punish Iran. KAMIKAZE Dolphins. NATO, THE MOVIE
The Duran | EU fantasy to weaken Russia. Energy strikes continue | May 2, 2026
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Europe's €90 billion loan to Ukraine is not what it appears — and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down exactly why. Germany is set to funnel €20 billion directly to Kyiv in what looks less like a loan and more like a financial sleight of hand, all while German citizens endure austerity cuts at home.
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Europe's €90 billion loan to Ukraine is not what it appears — and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down exactly why. Germany is set to funnel €20 billion directly to Kyiv in what looks less like a loan and more like a financial sleight of hand, all while German citizens endure austerity cuts at home.
Meanwhile, Ukraine's long-promised EU membership is hitting a wall of resistance from existing member states — raising a devastating question: was that promise ever real? The Duran traces this deception all the way back to 2013, when the EU dangled membership as bait to rupture the Ukraine-Russia relationship, not to genuinely integrate Ukraine into Europe. As the front lines grind on and drone strikes hit Russian infrastructure, one question remains: has Ukraine been fighting a decade-long conflict for a future it was never actually going to receive?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro – Ukraine's €90B EU loan & what's really going on
00:00:53 Germany's €20B direct transfer: a confidence trick?
00:02:32 Germany implementing austerity while funding Zelensky
00:04:09 Ukraine demands EU membership – the promise revisited
00:05:20 Maidan 2013: it was always about EU entry, not NATO
00:07:19 EU pushback: member states don't want Ukraine in
00:08:57 The EU bait: Moldova, Serbia – the same playbook
00:12:14 Ukraine was duped – hook, line and sinker
00:21:02 Drone attacks on Russia: Tuapse refinery explained
00:30:08 Putin's indecision? Kremlin leadership under scrutiny
Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro – Ukraine's €90B EU loan & what's really going on
00:00:53 Germany's €20B direct transfer: a confidence trick?
00:02:32 Germany implementing austerity while funding Zelensky
00:04:09 Ukraine demands EU membership – the promise revisited
00:05:20 Maidan 2013: it was always about EU entry, not NATO
00:07:19 EU pushback: member states don't want Ukraine in
00:08:57 The EU bait: Moldova, Serbia – the same playbook
00:12:14 Ukraine was duped – hook, line and sinker
00:21:02 Drone attacks on Russia: Tuapse refinery explained
00:30:08 Putin's indecision? Kremlin leadership under scrutiny
Alex Christoforou | UAE ditches OPEC. Ukraine drones smash Black Sea refinery. Trump claims Iran in State of Collapse | Apr. 29, 2026
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UAE ditches OPEC. Ukraine drones smash Black Sea refinery. Trump claims Iran in State of Collaps
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UAE ditches OPEC. Ukraine drones smash Black Sea refinery. Trump claims Iran in State of Collaps
The Duran | Zelensky vs. Budanov: Controlling Money Flow While the Front Lines Crumble | Apr. 29, 2026
Alex Christoforou | Merz says Daddy humiliated. King Charles in USA. Ukraine, EU and Israel fight over Russian grain | Apr. 28, 2026
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Merz says Daddy humiliated. King Charles in USA. Ukraine, EU and Israel fight over Russian grain
Alex Christoforou | Off-ramp Hormuz Iran deal. EU ramps up sanctions against China. Palantir farm deal. AfD first place | Apr. 27, 2026
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Off-ramp Hormuz Iran deal. EU ramps up sanctions against China. Palantir farm deal. AfD first place.
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Off-ramp Hormuz Iran deal. EU ramps up sanctions against China. Palantir farm deal. AfD first place.
Alex Christoforou | MACRON battle cry: US, Russia, China against Europe. US and Iran fail to meet. Spain NATO trouble | Apr. 25, 2026
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MACRON battle cry: US, Russia, China against Europe. US and Iran fail to meet. Spain NATO trouble
MACRON battle cry: US, Russia, China against Europe. US and Iran fail to meet. Spain NATO trouble
Alex Christoforou | Poland/France nuclear message to Russia. UK wants Kaliningrad. Trump's three military options Iran | Apr. 24, 2026
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Poland/France nuclear message to Russia. UK wants Kaliningrad. Trump's three military options Iran
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Poland/France nuclear message to Russia. UK wants Kaliningrad. Trump's three military options Iran
Alex Christoforou | Russia stops oil transit to Germany. Trump extends ceasefire, IRAN SOS!!! EU Jet Fuel crisis | Apr. 22, 2026
Alex Christoforou | Putin talks SMO goals. Trump returns to JCPOA, or just a bluff. Zelensky ready to get big EU gift | Apr. 21, 2026
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