Dmitry Polyanskiy | Russia Has Lost Its Patience With Europe | May 20, 2026

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Dmitry Polyanskiy is the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE. Polyanskiy argues that Europe's escalation in the Ukraine proxy war has crossed all red lines, and in Russia the talk about using a tactical nuclear weapon against Europe is no longer taboo.

Ray McGovern | Ukraine to Hit Russia from Latvia Territory – Israel Strikes Aid Flotilla Again | May 20, 2026

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The Duran | Armando Mema | Drones Over Helsinki. Finland Dragged Into Conflic | May 20, 2026

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Ukrainian drones have been crossing into Finnish airspace for the fifth time, forcing 2 million Helsinki residents to seek emergency shelter and raising urgent questions about whether Finland is being quietly dragged into the Ukraine conflict. 

Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran are joined by Finnish analyst Armando Mema to examine why the Finnish government is not shooting down the drones, what Moscow really thinks about NATO member Finland allowing its territory to be used as a transit corridor, and how the country has gone from a model of peaceful neutrality to a front line of European insecurity. Is Finland paying the price for a NATO membership that offers far less protection than its leaders promised?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and guest welcome
00:00:44 Russian deputy FM Ryabkov warns of Baltic conflict risk
00:02:24 Should Russia's warnings be taken seriously?
00:02:57 Helsinki drone incident on May 15: 2 million told to shelter
00:05:14 Whose drones are they? Finnish authorities confirm Ukrainian origin
00:07:50 How deep into Finnish territory are the drones penetrating?
00:09:21 Finnish public reaction: fear and debate at the cafes
00:11:46 Is Ukraine deliberately trying to drag Finland into the conflict?
00:15:46 Finland as a potential EU mediator with Russia
00:19:24 Finland changing its nuclear weapons hosting law

Scott Ritter | Europe Attacked Russia - Retaliation Is Now Unavoidable | May 19, 2026

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Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter discusses how Europe has now crossed the line and made a Russian retaliation inevitable.

Max Otte | Germany's Decline & the Civilizational Crisis of the West | May 19, 2026

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Max Otte is an entrepreneur, political economist, investment manager, philanthropist and political activist. With 141 votes, he was the runner-up for the election of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany on 13 Februar 2022. Otte discusses the political crisis of Germany, Europe and the US.

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.

Scott Ritter | Lights out for Ukraine, lights out for Europe | May 17, 2026

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Ukraine is writing cheques the West can't pay, says Scott Ritter. The latest barrage of drones on Moscow threatens nuclear reprisal attacks, and not just on Ukraine. Russia is done playing games, as is Iran. All the orchestrator, the US, brings to the world is trouble

The Duran | Ukraine's Yermak Scandal and the Money Trail | May 17, 2026

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Ukraine's corruption crisis is back at full force as Andriy Yermak, the man widely seen as the true power behind Zelensky, is now under arrest and facing money laundering charges tied to the explosive Firepoint scandal.

Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down why this is not just about Ukrainian internal politics but about a deeper struggle between Zelensky's circle and Western power brokers in the EU and US who are fighting to control the flow of billions in Ukraine funding. Is the West finally cracking down on Ukraine corruption, or is this a carefully orchestrated move to remind Zelensky who really calls the shots in Kyiv?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: Yermak under arrest
00:00:46 The golden toilets and Firepoint scandal
00:01:33 Ukraine's military industrial complex exposed
00:02:28 Who benefits from the corruption revelations?
00:03:32 Why is this scandal resurfacing now?
00:04:35 NABU and SAPO: Western controlled agencies
00:05:28 Is this about Zelensky defying the West?
00:06:28 EU slams the door on Ukraine membership
00:07:45 Are they protecting or pressuring Zelensky?
00:09:20 Yermak as the man who knows everyone

Andrei Martyanov | Post Visit Summary | May 16, 2026

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Description: War in Europe.

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

Alexander Mercouris | The Political Legitimacy Crisis Across Europe | May 16, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris discusses the political legitimacy crisis among a discredited elite, which is leading Europe toward a pre-revolutionary moment.

The Duran | Post China Summit, will Trump escalate Iran war? | May 15, 2026

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Scott Ritter | Russia will Soon Expand War by Striking EUROPE | May 14, 2026

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Andrei Martyanov | Xi, Trump, Ben Wallace | May 14, 2026

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Remember Ursa Major.

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

The Duran | Putin confident in victory, project Ukraine failed and Europe failed | May 12, 2026

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Putin has made it official: Europe is Russia's true enemy, not America. In this latest breakdown from The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris unpack the seismic fallout from Putin's Victory Day press conference where the Russian president delivered his most scathing attack on European leadership ever recorded, revealing how he believes Macron and Boris Johnson conspired to sabotage the Istanbul peace deal.

The pair also reveal how a direct Trump-Putin phone call forced Zelensky to stand down from a planned May 9th strike on Moscow, marking the first time Washington has actively restrained Ukraine since the conflict began. With Russia now pivoting its energy future entirely toward China and the Power Siberia pipeline expansion, the economic divorce from Europe looks permanent. Is "Project Ukraine" the Western plan to break up Russia — truly finished, and what does Putin's new assertiveness mean for the next phase of this conflict?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: ceasefire ends, Victory Day recap
00:01:27 The Trump-Putin April 29 call that changed everything
00:02:12 Putin's ultimatum: attack the parade and Kiev gets hit
00:03:18 How America forced Zelensky to stand down
00:04:10 Putin's press conference: Europe declared the real enemy
00:05:38 Putin blames Europe, not America — why?
00:07:13 Clinton era parallels: plundering Russia in the 1990s
00:09:39 Is Putin's anti-Europe stance strategic or sincere?
00:11:42 Macron's phone call, Istanbul betrayal, and Putin's anger
00:18:54 Negotiations at a dead end — what happens next?
00:20:30 The TASS misquote: "the war is ending" debunked
00:22:10 Project Ukraine: what it was and why Putin says it failed
00:24:07 Russia-China energy mega-deal and Power Siberia pipeline
00:25:22 Putin's lawyer strategy: offers designed to be rejected
00:28:25 Russia-Europe relations: permanently over?
00:32:18 Medvedev positioning for a presidential run?
00:35:02 How Victory Day changed Putin's mood and posture

Alex Christoforou | I don't like it, Trump rejects Iran plan. Putin triggers EU Kallas and Fico asks, Are we idiots? | May 11, 2026

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Trump has flatly rejected Iran's counter proposal to US nuclear talks, declaring it "totally unacceptable" as oil prices surge and the Hormuz blockade tightens its grip on the global economy.

Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down a packed Monday news cycle spanning the Iran nuclear standoff, Trump's upcoming China visit with Xi Jinping, and the EU's deepening energy trap as Slovak Prime Minister Fico asks the question on everyone's mind: "Are we idiots?" 

 
Meanwhile, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas gets trolled by Putin over the Schroeder mediator proposal, Latvia fires its defense minister after Ukrainian drones violated its airspace, and the EU prepares to sanction the Russian Orthodox Church now that Orban's veto is gone. 

 
From Alexander Mercouris correcting the misreported Putin statement on Project Ukraine to Modi warning Indians to stop buying gold and avoid destination weddings, this is a news day that covers the full spectrum of global geopolitical realignment. How much longer can the West hold this line before the cracks become craters?

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