Scott Ritter & Ray McGovern | LURING RUSSIA INTO WAR | Consortium News | May 30, 2026

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Is NATO provoking a direct war with Russia? The ultimate aim of Project Ukraine has always been to weaken Russia and overthrow Vladimir Putin. To launch the economic, information and ground proxy war on Moscow, NATO needed Russia to invade Ukraine. Now it needs Russia to attack a NATO country to justify direct war on Putin.

Ray McGovern | Iron Dome HUMILIATED Again – Ukrainian UAV Hits Zaporozhye NPP | May 30, 2026

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Alex Christoforou | NATO freak out Romania drone CRISIS. Armenia looks West, Lavrov mocks Kaja. Ursula targets CHINA | May 29, 2026

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NATO and the EU are in full freakout mode after a drone came down in Romania, with Ursula von der Leyen rushing to announce a 21st sanctions package and European leaders demanding more money for the eastern flank, while Russia's Sergei Lavrov flatly refused to engage with Kallas's demands that Moscow disarm its nuclear arsenal before any talks can begin.

Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the Romania drone incident, Lavrov's blunt response to EU diplomacy, Ursula's push to block Chinese imports, Trump's endorsement of Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan, and Iran's parliament ruling out any uranium transfer to a third country. 

With Europe escalating on every front while its own economy crumbles and its demands go unacknowledged in Moscow, is the EU's foreign policy producing any results at all?

Alexander Mercouris | Zelensky Leaves Kiev After Russian Strike Warnings; Oreshnik Capabilities; Konstantinovka Collapsing | May 29, 2026

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Russian forces are closing in on Konstantinovka as Ukrainian resistance in southern Donbass collapses, while new insider intelligence shared with Alexander Mercouris on The Duran reveals the full Oreshnik missile family including bunker busting variants more capable than any weapon the United States has fielded.

As Zelensky slips out of Kiev ahead of a looming Russian strike campaign, Europe's foreign policy establishment led by figures like Kaja Kallas continues to block all negotiation with Moscow, doubling down on military buildups they cannot deliver while the front lines deteriorate by the day. Is Europe sleepwalking toward a direct confrontation with Russia at the very moment Ukraine is running out of time? 

Timeline:

00:00:00 Introduction and channel reminders
00:00:43 Western embassies remain in Kiev despite Russian warnings
00:01:53 Zelensky leaves Kiev amid strike threat signals
00:02:28 Sweden and Gripen jets for Ukraine
00:05:12 Drone activity and the pace of Russian planning
00:06:35 Insider source on the Oreshnik weapons system
00:08:04 Oreshnik origins: the siege of Azovstal
00:09:26 Oreshnik variants: kinetic, penetrating, thermobaric, nuclear
00:14:25 Development speed and legacy RSD-10 technology
00:16:57 Battle of Konstantinovka: situation overview
00:18:55 Southern Konstantinovka collapses under Russian advance
00:21:28 Ukrainian drone operators withdrawn, final days signal
00:26:16 Zaporizhzhia and Dnipropetrovsk advances, Orikhiv bombing
00:30:41 Ukrainian drone campaign on the Mariupol to Crimea highway
00:38:02 The collapsing stalemate narrative and western panic ahead
00:39:54 Europe frozen out of Russia negotiations: a timeline
00:46:55 Kallas blocks talks, demands Russian capitulation
00:50:25 Gordon Hahn analysis: Europe's war faction
00:58:11 Romanian drone incident and European escalation rhetoric
01:02:27 Baltic and Scandinavian drone incursions: Finland's Stubb speaks
01:05:53 Explosive devices on Russian tankers and western complicity
01:10:34 UK surveillance aircraft over Black Sea, Britain Poland treaty
01:14:20 What happens when the front collapses: European troop deployments
01:17:29 US Iran nuclear deal deadlocked
01:18:41 Cuba: Russian oil tanker and invasion talk
01:24:25 Veterans Intelligence Professionals warn against Cuba attack
01:25:50 Closing remarks and channel links

The Duran | Mats Nilsson | From Peace Nation to Battlefield, Sweden's NATO Transformation | May 28, 2026

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Sweden has quietly ended 200 years of neutrality and is now officially designated as a NATO staging area against Russia, a transformation driven not by public debate but by the behind-the-scenes influence of the powerful Wallenberg banking dynasty and their stakes in Ericsson and Saab.

Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris are joined on The Duran by Swedish dissident journalist Mats Nilsson, who reveals how a series of agreements including the DCA deal, PAX Sinica membership, and a new US technology prosperity pact have locked Sweden into Washington's military-industrial agenda, sidelining the European Union and stripping Sweden of meaningful sovereignty. Did Swedish citizens ever get a vote on becoming a frontline battlefield, and is it already too late to reverse course?

Timeline: 

00:00:00 Introduction and welcome to Mats Nilsson
00:01:18 NATO foreign ministers summit hosted in Sweden
00:02:39 Sweden's dual strategy: aligning with Europe while binding to the US
00:03:56 PAX Sinica and the technology prosperity deal explained
00:05:13 The Wallenberg family: who they are and how they run Sweden
00:08:26 Wallenbergs during World War II: banking both sides
00:09:43 Nordic compass industrial alliance and Arctic militarization
00:12:03 Was it the US or internal forces that pushed Sweden into NATO?
00:15:51 Swedish media fails to question escalation against Russia
00:18:13 Public opinion: do Swedes understand what NATO membership means?
00:20:51 Sweden declared NATO staging area for a potential conflict
00:23:14 Summary: from functioning democracy to potential battlefield

Andrei Martyanov | Controlled Escalation | May 27, 2026

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It will escalate greatly. India undecided.

Jeffrey Sachs | The Baltic States Are Now the “Most Dangerous Place” in the World | May 23, 2026

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses why NATO's escalation in the Baltic region has made it the most likely staging ground for a great war between NATO and Russia.

Douglas Macgregor | NATO Attacked Russia; U.S. Being Pushed Out of the Middle East | May 21, 2026

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Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel, combat veteran and former senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Defense. Col. Macgregor argues that the US peace negotiations are as fraudulent as the previous negotiations, and the US is preparing for total war with Iran.

Alex Christoforou | Putin-Xi, Multipolar World. Massie 2028? NATO fighter jets DESTROY drone. UK LOVES Russian oil | May 20, 2026

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Thomas Massie has been defeated in the Kentucky primary by a candidate who refused to debate and barely campaigned, raising uncomfortable questions about money, power, and whether American elections can simply be purchased by the establishment. 

Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the Massie loss and the 2028 speculation, then covers Putin's Beijing summit with Xi Jinping where 40 bilateral agreements are being signed, the NATO fighter jet that shot down a Ukrainian drone over Estonia, the UK quietly importing fuel refined from Russian oil as Western sanctions continue to collapse, and the US bond market flashing its most alarming signals since 2007. Is the global order reshaping itself faster than Western leaders are willing to admit?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Belgrade
00:01:43 Thomas Massie loses Kentucky primary: can elections be bought?
00:05:03 Massie hints at 2028 presidential run
00:07:00 Putin arrives in Beijing for Xi summit
00:08:14 Protocol watch: how China greeted Putin vs Trump
00:09:50 Financial Times caught trying to sabotage Putin Xi meeting
00:10:52 Russian ruble becomes world's best performing currency
00:12:36 UK quietly allows imports of Russian oil refined fuel
00:14:31 NATO fighter jet shoots down Ukraine drone over Estonia
00:20:57 AFD leader Alice Weidel outlines Germany foreign policy vision
00:22:41 US bond market flashing red: 30 year yield hits 2007 high
00:25:00 Trump gives Iran one week deadline
00:25:29 NATO plans to open Strait of Hormuz by July
00:25:55 Clown world roundup and wrap from Belgrade

The Duran | Europe's Drone Escalation Gamble Is Spinning Out of Control | May 19, 2026

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Ukraine just launched its biggest ever drone strike on Moscow, and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down what this unprecedented escalation really means: not a military breakthrough, but a desperate signal from Kyiv and European capitals that they are still in the fight even as the frontlines deteriorate and NATO rearmament continues to fall short. 

With the US pulling back, Tomahawk missile deals cancelled, and Europe unable to produce weapons at scale, the drone offensive is less a strategy and more a gamble that could spiral dangerously out of control. Is Russia holding back its deterrence for a reason, or is this the moment that changes the entire trajectory of the conflict in Europe?

Scott Ritter & Ray Mc Govern | Russia Debate | May 18, 2026

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Scott Ritter says Russia has no choice but to strike command centers in Kiev and German and English munition factories after Ukrainian attacks inside Russia have cut Russia's oil exports by 20 percent. Ray McGovern disagrees, saying Russia will continue to cautiously avoid hitting Germany or England to prevent a NATO-Russia war.

The Duran | Peak drone warfare. Putin's next terms and Zelensky's Kiev panic | May 17, 2026

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The so called stalemate on the Ukraine front line is a myth, and the collapse of Donbas may be closer than Western media is letting on. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down the latest Ukraine front line update, covering Russia's massive escalating drone offensive, the near total destruction of Ukraine's air defenses, a worsening recruitment crisis, and the domino fall of key Donbas cities pointing toward a Russian ultimatum by autumn. Could Kyiv itself be Putin's next target, and what would Russia's final terms for Ukraine actually look like?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Ukraine frontline reality check
00:00:26 Ukraine air defenses badly depleted
00:00:47 The stalemate narrative is false
00:01:10 Financial Times: Russia targets Donbas by autumn
00:01:38 Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia assessed
00:03:18 Russia's drone offensive: scale and sophistication
00:04:58 Fuel shortages and the personnel crisis
00:06:34 Forced recruitment reaching extreme levels
00:07:40 Frontline collapse: Zaporizhzhia, Kostiantynivka, Sloviansk
00:09:10 The domino effect: how cities fall in sequence
00:10:55 Pattern of Russian offensives: spring to autumn
00:11:58 Putin's terms: Odessa, Kyiv and federalisation
00:13:45 Zelensky must go: Russia's political demands
00:14:49 Is a march on Kyiv being prepared?
00:16:52 Financial Times sources and closing analysis

Alex Christoforou | LAVROV, US wants to buy Nord Stream on the cheap. YERMAK betrayed. Macron, 'I find you very pretty' | May 14, 2026

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Trump and Xi Jinping just held a two-hour summit in Beijing and what was said about Taiwan, Iran, and the future of US-China relations could reshape global diplomacy. Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the meeting's real meaning, including why the absence of weeks-long diplomatic preparation signals this was more of a business summit than a geopolitical breakthrough.

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking at the BRICS meeting in India, laid out Moscow's claim that the United States is engineering full-spectrum energy dominance including a plan to purchase the Nord Stream pipeline company at a fraction of its value and resell Russian gas to Europe under an American label. 

 
Meanwhile, Russia launched one of its largest drone and missile barrages in months, Ukraine's air defense intercepted under 30% of incoming fire, Zelensky's former chief of staff Yermak is now facing money laundering charges, and NATO chief Rutte is quietly pushing to triple financial support for Kiev. Is the West's Ukraine strategy finally cracking under the weight of its own contradictions?

Alex Christoforou | JUICY interview of former Zelensky secretary, Yermak in trouble. Neocons want IRAN ground invasion | May 12, 2026

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Zelensky's former press secretary just gave one of the most explosive interviews of the Ukraine conflict and Alex Christoforou breaks down everything she revealed. 

In a bombshell Tucker Carlson sit-down, Julia Mendel painted a damning portrait of Zelensky as a paranoid leader, promised Putin Ukraine would never join NATO, and has no interest in ending the conflict because he profits from it. 

Meanwhile, Zelensky's former top aide Yermak has been charged in a money laundering scheme raising questions about whether he's being thrown under the bus as the Mendel interview drops. 

Alex also covers Kagan's chilling Atlantic piece calling for a ground invasion of Iran, Trump declaring the ceasefire on "life support," and Keir Starmer's stunning move to push the UK back into the European Union orbit. If everything you thought you knew about the Zelensky regime is about to be

Jeffrey Sachs | New European Military Bloc for War Against Russia | May 12, 2026

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Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses the Europeans developing a new military bloc as an alternative to NATO. Beneath the empty rhetoric of deterrence and peace, Europe is preparing for war with Russia.

The Duran | Stanislav Krapivnik | Three Wars: Russia, Iran and Mali Are Reshaping the World | May 10, 2026

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Russia doesn't wage war the way the West does and that difference may be deciding the outcome in Ukraine, the Middle East, and now Africa.

In this deep-dive episode, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris are joined by military analyst Stanislav Krapyvnik, fresh from a visit to the Donbas front, for a sweeping breakdown of three simultaneous conflicts and the radically different military doctrines driving them.

From Russia's systematic, science-based approach to warfare versus America's personality-driven "art of war," to the reorganization of Russian drone battalions, the gamification of Ukrainian drone kills, and the depletion of US Patriot missile stockpiles in the Iran campaign every thread points to a single uncomfortable conclusion.

With Kupyansk fallen, Konstantinovka more than half-captured, and Russian forces just 10 kilometers from Sumy, the question isn't whether the front is moving it's how fast, and what comes after. Watch The Duran's full analysis to understand what the mainstream media isn't telling you.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction Stanislav Krapyvnik joins The Duran
00:01:10 Not two wars but three: Ukraine, Iran, and Africa
00:04:30 Russia in Mali: African Corps, Wagner successor operations
00:06:00 Russian military philosophy: science of war vs. art of war
00:08:27 How US military doctrine differs flexibility vs. systematic learning
00:09:35 Repeating mistakes: Tora Bora and the limits of personality-driven war
00:12:13 Russian drone adaptation NYT report and real battlefield context
00:20:20 Front-line drone labs: 3D printing and rapid technology cycles
00:30:46 NATO kill tables and inflated Russian casualty counts
00:41:37 Sumy offensive: Russian forces 10km from the city
00:46:41 Iran-US campaign: PAC-3 depletion and what has actually been achieved
00:53:20 Ukraine front update: Konstantinovka, Chasiv Yar, Kupyansk fallen
01:00:37 Northeastern Kharkiv encirclement the coming Russian breakout
01:04:41 Anti-drone microwave systems: China's area-effect solution

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

Andrei Martyanov & Stanislav Krapivnik | The NATO clown show is in town | Apr. 28, 2026

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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

Press For Truth | Bilderberg 2026 Wraps Up With NATO Rep, AI Tech Leaders And Media Insiders Confronted!! | Apr. 13, 2026

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The 2026 Bilderberg conference has come to its end in Washington DC!
Thank you to everyone who supported the efforts of Dan Dicks of Press For Truth to expose wickedness in high places!
And to the globalist insiders trying to run the world, see you next year 👋.