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Alex Christoforou | Angry Musk Calls Out Warmongers; Trump, Putin, Xi Confirmed; Brazil, Serbia Vote | Oct. 25, 2026

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Description: 
Elon Musk says Ukraine's military broke Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes, and he has nothing but contempt for those pushing endless conflict. Alex explains the Starlink versus Starshield distinction, why Musk fears SpaceX satellites could become fair game, and what Ushakov's confirmation of a Trump, Putin and Xi summit in China means, as protests spread across Europe and Brazil and Serbia head to the polls. Is Musk protecting Starlink, or signaling that the West's patience with Project Ukraine is running out?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Obama and Trump clash over Iran
00:01:57 Brazil runoff between Bolsonaro and Lula
00:03:33 Serbia snap elections and Vucic's next move
00:05:23 Musk explains the Ukraine Starlink dispute
00:07:55 Musk's post on terms of service
00:10:32 Starlink and Starshield share the same hardware
00:13:49 Why Musk fears Starlink becomes a target
00:16:34 France protests and a thousand arrests
00:17:38 Albania protests target Edi Rama
00:20:32 Why Brussels won't invest in Europe's youth
00:22:44 Trump, Putin and Xi to meet in China
00:23:54 Kuleba, Trump and Rubio on ending the conflict
00:27:00 Clown World: Eagle's Nest fire and fake Zelensky bunker
00:29:51 Britain told to be ready by 2030

Alex Christoforou | CIA Fights Russia; Musk Slams Laundry Machine; Rubio Targets Cuba | Oct. 24, 2026

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Description: 
Melania secured the ceasefire in Oleshky that diplomats have chased for months, but The Atlantic reveals CIA Director Ratcliffe has been quietly escalating the fight against Russia with Trump's full knowledge. Alex unpacks Musk's laundry machine post on Ukraine aid, the first Russian diesel tankers bound for the United States, the Storm Shadow strike on Orel, Trump's Iran midterm messaging, Rubio's CIA appeal to Cuba, and Ireland scrapping its triple lock as Europe prepares troops for Ukraine.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Athens
00:00:18 Melania Trump secures Aleshki ceasefire
00:03:35 First Russian diesel tankers head to the US
00:05:19 Elon Musk's laundry machine post on Ukraine
00:08:43 Starlink speeds restored and the terms of service story
00:10:20 The Atlantic on Ratcliffe
00:16:57 Rubio, Hegseth and the hawks
00:19:27 Ratcliffe's Moscow trip and Putin's snub
00:20:44 Biden's plan versus Trump's plan for Russia
00:25:46 Storm Shadow missiles strike Orel
00:27:24 Oil prices, Iran and operation epic fury
00:29:16 Rubio's CIA message to Cuba
00:30:24 Clown world: Black Sea ships and Romania
00:32:34 Sikorski's Nobel Prize offer and Ireland's triple lock
00:36:37 UK arrests teen over rabbit meme; France protests

Alex Christoforou | Putin Called a 'Player'; Zelensky NATO Jedi Trick; Oil Surge, Bonds Spike; Serbia Rally | Oct. 23, 2026

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Description: 
Washington has reportedly handed Russia yet another peace plan for Ukraine, complete with a Donbas demilitarized zone, sanctions relief and a single reopened Nord Stream pipeline, and Alex explains why it is the same old offer in new packaging. Alex breaks down Europe auditioning Meloni, Stubb and Frederiksen to negotiate with Putin, Zelensky's media blitz, the Abu Dhabi talks, Trump and Musk on Starlink, oil at $113 and Macron's move to ban protests as French bond yields soar. Is the West finally negotiating, or just hoping to wear down the Kremlin?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Localized ceasefire
00:00:56 Economist reports new US deal offered to Russia
00:02:36 Why the terms ignore Russia's root causes
00:06:18 Repackaged terms and the one Nord Stream pipeline
00:07:09 Zelensky says Russia needs Ukraine in NATO
00:08:08 Telegraph: Europe auditions a Putin negotiator
00:11:44 Zelensky on Diary of a CEO and CNN Amanpour
00:14:43 Putin to Zarubin on Europe and Abu Dhabi talks
00:18:44 Bennett contradicts Zelensky's Kiev story
00:20:32 Fallen soldier exchange and the 10 to 1 ratio
00:24:43 Drone strikes across western Ukraine
00:26:47 Trump, Musk and the Starlink reversal
00:29:01 Oil hits $113 despite Hormuz claims
00:31:55 Airline CEOs warn of higher fares
00:34:05 Trump blames Iran for fuel prices
00:36:19 Macron moves to ban French protests
00:37:56 French bond yields pass US Treasuries
00:40:11 Serbia snap election and Belgrade student rally
00:42:12 Clown World: Ireland hugging consent ad
00:43:11 Clown World: Telegraph Russian fishing trawlers

Alex Christoforou | EU Hunts for a Putin Whisperer; Ursula Blames Migrants on Russia; Macron Trashes Trump | Oct. 22, 2026

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Description: 
The EU now wants a negotiator in chief to talk to Vladimir Putin, and Alexander Stubb is the frontrunner. Alex unpacks Petr Pavel's claim that Trump's diesel deal rescued Russia, Lviv's year of the UPA angering Poland, Ursula von der Leyen's energy union push, the Putin Witkoff meeting and growing signs of a major US strike on Iran. If Brussels is so confident of victory, why does it suddenly need someone to call the Kremlin?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Von der Leyen links Ceuta migration to Russia
00:00:25 EU seeks a negotiator in chief for Putin
00:01:43 Why Stubb is the likely EU envoy
00:02:37 Pavel blames Trump's diesel deal
00:04:42 Oslo hot mic video with Zelensky, Stubb and Store
00:07:03 Lviv declares 2027 the year of the UPA
00:09:58 Poland demands answers over drones in Lithuania
00:11:46 Von der Leyen on migration and energy sanctions
00:15:10 Russian bombs target Kiev bridges
00:16:41 Putin and Witkoff meet in St Petersburg
00:18:54 Abu Dhabi trilateral talks set for November 10
00:21:33 Two meanings of the end is near
00:22:30 US and Israel prepare a major Iran strike
00:28:10 Macron in Qatar and student marches in Greece
00:30:57 Clown world with Trump and the American Ocean

Alex Christoforou | Putin's Two Options; Witkoff Oslo Ukraine Plan; Zelensky Has No Clue | Oct. 20, 2026

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Description: 
Europe is finally ready to talk to Russia, but the two option offer reported by the Financial Times looks designed to be rejected. Alex walks through the Witkoff Oslo meeting with the E4, Zelensky lobbying US senators against Trump, Elon Musk distancing Starlink from Star Shield, plus curfews in France, Albania blaming Russia for its protests, the Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Christiane Amanpour leaving CNN. Why would Putin pick either door when Russia is already winning?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Europe ready to talk to Russia
00:01:13 FT reveals Europe's two options for Putin
00:03:47 Why Russia will reject a ceasefire and the NATO trade
00:06:26 Setting Russia up to say no and the next escalation
00:07:29 Starlink, Starshield and Musk distancing
00:09:33 Witkoff heads to Oslo to meet the E4 and Ukraine
00:12:43 Kushner joins virtually as US and Europe coordinate
00:14:52 Trump lashes out at Zelensky over leadership
00:17:04 Trump floats a Trump Xi Putin denuclearization meeting
00:20:43 Zelensky lobbies US senators against Trump
00:26:21 Republicans tie Pentagon funding to a tougher Russia stance
00:27:18 France curfews, Macron in the UAE and Italy deploys troops
00:29:31 Hegseth in Israel and talk of another Iran strike
00:30:48 Clown World: Albania protests and Rama blames Russia
00:34:28 Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Amanpour leaves CNN

Alex Christoforou | Xi, Putin, Trump Meeting; Macron Blames Trump, Then Flees France | Oct. 19, 2026

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Description: 
In the video I reference the Putin-Trump call on October 9th. I said "December 9th" multiple times. This is my mistake. I meant to say October 9th. My apologies for the error.

Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump may meet at the APEC summit in China to discuss Ukraine, and Zelensky is not invited. Alex breaks down the Wall Street Journal report, Trump's blunt Truth Social message to Zelensky after pausing Graham's sanctions, Russia's Rasvet guided strikes on western Ukraine, and Macron's speech blaming Trump for fuel prices before flying off to the Gulf. Is Europe's leadership running out of excuses as protests spread from Paris to Milan?


Timeline:
00:00:00 Xi, Putin and Trump to meet at APEC in China
00:04:05 Why Zelensky is not invited
00:06:48 Trump defends pausing Graham's sanctions bill
00:09:10 Trump on Iran and his blunt message to Zelensky
00:11:14 Witkoff and Kushner call and what Putin may propose
00:13:12 Zelensky blames the US in NBC interview
00:15:40 Russia hits western Ukraine using Rasvet
00:17:56 Kyiv strikes and the US warning claims
00:21:19 St Petersburg drone flight path via Lithuania
00:25:18 Macron's speech and the Celine Dion concert
00:29:38 Macron blames Trump and the Middle East
00:33:12 Macron leaves France for the Gulf
00:35:06 Italy's Crosetto dismisses public opinion
00:36:54 Trump endorses Netanyahu
00:38:49 Clown World: Zelensky's NBC interview

Alex Christoforou | Limoges Tower Burns; Petersburg Drone Attack; Drones Fly Over Baltics? | Oct. 18, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou on protests in France, a drone attack toward St. Petersburg, and drones reported over Latvian and Estonian airspace.

The episode covers the Limoges tower and Marseille town hall fires, Macron staying out of sight, more EU money for Ukraine, Rubio's Starlink and Starshield denials, a Witkoff and Kushner plan to bring Russian gas back to Europe, and a Financial Times push to split Euroclear over Russian frozen assets.

Episode 2211


Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky on US intel sharing and Starlink limits
00:00:29 Violent protests sweep France
00:01:58 Limoges tower burns, Marseille town hall set ablaze
00:03:13 Macron in hiding ahead of national address
00:07:40 Nicusor Dan on EU migration talks and Ukraine money
00:11:22 Over 1,000 drones launched at Russia
00:14:15 Drones over Latvian and Estonian airspace
00:18:09 Rubio denies Starshield access for Ukraine
00:20:49 Witkoff and Kushner Russian gas deal for Europe
00:24:45 Deadly explosion at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
00:26:48 FT plan to split Euroclear over Russian frozen assets

Alex Christoforou | Putin, Strikes Will Continue; Trump, Sanctions on Hold; Zelensky, 20M Refugees | Oct. 17, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2210. Putin has ordered Gerasimov to keep the strikes coming after the capture of Dobropillia, putting Kramatorsk and Sloviansk next in line in Donbass. Alex, walking the streets of Athens, breaks down why Trump put Lindsey Graham's bone crushing Russia sanctions on hold, the Patriot interceptor shortage that could last until 2030, and Zelensky's demand in Brussels for 155 billion along with a warning of 20 million refugees heading to Europe. How long can Ursula von der Leyen and the EU keep paying for Project Ukraine?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Dobropillia captured, Gerasimov frontline update
00:02:28 Putin orders strikes to continue
00:04:57 Kyiv blackouts and Ukraine out of Patriots
00:06:14 CBS: Patriot stocks not restored until 2030
00:08:40 Trump puts Graham sanctions bill on hold
00:11:23 Warren and Blumenthal react
00:13:02 What the sanctions bill would have done to oil prices
00:14:25 Trump: I'll release the details
00:15:41 Zelensky in Brussels asks for 155 billion
00:20:02 Zelensky praises EU leaders, Ursula's reaction
00:20:55 Zelensky's 20 million refugee warning
00:23:09 Piers Morgan reacts
00:24:13 Press secretary out after five days
00:26:21 Albania protests against Edi Rama
00:29:54 Clown World: Politico's EU briefing room mystery

Alex Christoforou | Russia Strikes, Kiev Goes Dark; Intel Cut Off?; Starlink Capped; Guilfoyle Resigns | Oct. 14, 2026

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Description: 
Did Ukraine's partners really go silent before Russia's latest missile strikes on Kiev? Alex breaks down Zelensky's claim that intelligence warnings were withheld, Trump's denial, the new Starlink speed cap, the Russian diesel deal angering Senator Blumenthal, Houthi strikes on Saudi Aramco, Kimberly Guilfoyle's exit as US ambassador to Greece, and the Nord Stream trial opening in Hamburg. Is Washington quietly tightening the screws on Kiev, or is this just good cop, bad cop?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Rutte on Russia and NATO
00:00:41 Zelensky heads to London to meet Burnham
00:01:53 Zelensky claims partners withheld missile warnings
00:03:42 Trump denies cutting off intel to Ukraine
00:06:16 Medvedev mocks Zelensky over intel
00:07:11 Starlink speed cap hits Ukraine's front line
00:09:24 Senators slam Trump's Russian diesel deal
00:10:49 Massive Russian strikes leave Kiev in blackout
00:13:25 Ukraine runs out of interceptors
00:14:13 Houthis strike Saudi Aramco
00:15:32 Iran's new tactics in the Strait of Hormuz
00:19:34 Guilfoyle asked to resign as ambassador to Greece
00:22:14 New press secretary's rocky first briefing
00:26:01 Nord Stream trial begins in Hamburg
00:28:21 Clown World: Rutte on hybrid threats

Alex Christoforou | No Ceasefire, Zelensky Panics; Burnham Blames Russia for Brexit; MBS in Bunkers | Oct. 12, 2026

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Description: 
Andy Burnham now says Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, a convenient claim for a prime minister whose government is built around reversing Brexit. Alex breaks down why Trump's energy ceasefire is really a lopsided refinery deal, as Russian strikes black out Kiev, the Houthis squeeze MBS from Riyadh to Aden, Iran tightens control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the AfD and BSW demand Germany resume trade with Russia. Is the Russia blame game Europe's last card as its leaders run out of answers?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Europe's Russian energy hypocrisy
00:00:22 Trump's Truth Social energy ceasefire post
00:01:59 Axios reveals a lopsided refinery for refinery deal
00:07:48 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip on hold
00:08:32 Zelensky's 60 day ceasefire and elections demand
00:10:51 Russian strikes hit Kiev and Kharkov power grid
00:12:51 Burnham claims Russia interfered in Brexit
00:16:28 Burnham and Merz push Russian meddling claims
00:17:28 MBS in trouble as Houthis strike Riyadh airport
00:21:00 MBS faces two bad options in Yemen
00:23:40 Iran enforces its approved Hormuz route
00:24:38 AfD and BSW call to resume trade with Russia
00:28:18 Mystery Ukrainian van crosses Austria
00:30:20 Trump may fire Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle
00:31:27 Clown World with Kamala Harris and Stunning and Brave

Alex Christoforou | Trump Wants To Replace Zelensky. EU Intel Claims Putin Targets Weapons CEOs | Oct. 11, 2026

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Description: 
Trump just said it out loud: Ukraine needs a new leader. Alex breaks down how Zelensky calling Trump weak over the Putin diesel deal backfired, why Elon Musk is piling on, and how the EU is answering with new Russia sanctions and Financial Times claims that Putin is targeting European defense CEOs, a storyline that echoes what Alexander Mercouris has long said about Project Ukraine. Is Zelensky about to be recast, and can Trump finally find his way out?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader
00:00:55 Trump blames Zelensky for refinery strikes
00:02:07 Who green lit the drone campaign
00:03:36 Can Trump get the CIA to walk away
00:05:00 Europe's emotional meltdown over the diesel deal
00:07:40 Zelensky called Trump weak
00:09:30 Recasting the role of Ukraine's president
00:11:02 Elon Musk and Alice Weidel pile on
00:12:36 Oval Office clash and Trump's big mistake
00:15:00 Financial Times claims Russia targets defense CEOs
00:16:52 Poland reports plot against Tusk
00:19:28 Houthi strike on Riyadh airport
00:22:55 Trump says the US may get involved
00:23:35 New press secretary and the Guilfoyle recordings
00:27:32 Clown World: Kallas, Sikorski, Johnson, Estonia

The Duran | Kiev, Iran, Midterms: Neocon Empire Is Crashing with Garland Nixon | Oct. 11, 2026

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Description: 
The neocon project is crashing into the wall, and Garland Nixon joins Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou to explain why the collective West has hit the limits of its power. From Russia's air campaign over Kiev and the standoff with Iran in the Strait of Hormuz to the Houthis, Saudi Arabia, German elections and the US midterms, they trace how elites who can no longer win and refuse to negotiate are losing the trust of their own people. Will the breaking point come abroad, or at home first?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Garland Nixon
00:00:46 Neocon project crashing into the wall
00:01:55 Limits of US power: China and Iran
00:03:38 Elites vs the people at home
00:05:50 Russia's air campaign shocks the West
00:07:36 West cannot match long range strike capacity
00:10:25 Iran after the midterms, Houthis and Hormuz
00:12:05 Nuclear option against Iran
00:13:56 Europe's escalation talk on Russia
00:17:34 Elites ignore cost of living anger
00:21:11 German elections and youth pushback
00:23:48 Kiev under strikes, Merz and NATO generals arrive empty handed
00:27:03 MBS, Saudi Arabia and the Houthis
00:30:12 The April US Iran deal that was abandoned
00:33:22 Green eggs and ham diplomacy
00:35:57 Are neocons protecting liberal democracy
00:41:00 German GDP sleight of hand, elections ahead
00:43:36 Internal or external smashup
00:45:37 America's mood before the midterms
00:49:13 Will the US leave Europe

Alex Christoforou | Putin-Trump Diesel Deal; Zelensky Calls Trump 'Weak'; Merz Rages at Schroeder | Oct. 10, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2203. Trump and Putin have struck a surprise diesel deal, and Zelensky is furious, calling the US president weak. Alex breaks down the 90 minute Trump Putin phone call, the Russian diesel sanctions waiver running until April, what each side really gets out of it and why Europe was left out of the room, plus Merz versus Schroeder, Trump's Nobel Peace Prize snub and new US sanctions on the ICC. Is this the first real crack in the collective West sanctions wall, or just a midterm talking point?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky calls Trump weak
00:01:25 How big is the diesel deal really
00:03:14 Trump's Truth Social announcement
00:04:35 The 90 minute Trump Putin phone call
00:05:50 What Trump gets from the deal
00:07:30 What Putin gets, sanctions waiver until April
00:12:39 Refinery strikes send a message to Russia
00:15:10 Witkoff and Kushner brief Ukraine in Miami
00:19:20 Putin on resuming negotiations
00:21:59 Russia offers Iran uranium solution
00:23:14 Zelensky meltdown and Europe's anger
00:26:54 Zelensky vs Klitschko
00:28:53 Merz angry at Schroeder over Putin visit
00:31:24 Brussels protests, Nobel Prize snub, ICC sanctions
00:36:40 Clown World

Alex Christoforou | Putin & Schroeder in Moscow; Surovikin Returns; Klitschko: Kiev Survival Mode | Oct. 9, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2202. Putin hosts Schroeder in Moscow on his birthday, and Alex asks whether he was sent to pitch a winter ceasefire. Surovikin is back, with Kiev's bridges as the target, and Klitschko says the city is in survival mode. Kushner and Witkoff meet the Ukraine team in Miami while Rubio and Peskov describe a diplomatic stalemate. Trump says there will be no Iran strike before the midterms. Also Hormuz oil and tanker strikes, Jolani weighing troops for Yemen, and Burnham answering a fuel crisis with Google Maps.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump on Clinton, Biden and Obama
00:00:50 Putin hosts Schroeder on his birthday
00:02:45 Was Schroeder sent to pitch a winter ceasefire
00:04:10 Kushner and Witkoff meet Ukraine team in Miami
00:09:40 Rubio and Peskov see a diplomatic stalemate
00:11:03 Surovikin returns to target Kiev bridges
00:14:30 Klitschko says Kiev is in survival mode
00:16:20 Trump says no Iran strike before midterms
00:18:45 Hormuz oil flows and tanker strikes
00:22:08 Jolani weighs sending troops to Yemen
00:24:10 Burnham answers fuel crisis with Google Maps
00:27:20 Pentagon may livestream Hasan execution
00:28:50 Clown World: superintelligence post and EU Trump statue
00:31:50 WSJ on Guilfoyle Amex request

Alex Christoforou | Military Panic Meeting in Kiev as NATO Plans to Defeat Russia on Eastern Flank | Oct. 8, 2026

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Description: 
All 32 NATO military chiefs just made a rushed trip to Kiev, and Alex explains why that signals panic as Operation Vivaldi fizzles near Lyman and the front line keeps slipping. Alex breaks down the reported Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev plan for the United States to run Russian gas through Nord Stream to Germany, Russia's new Rassvet rival to Starlink, the Houthis closing in on Taiz while blasts hit Riyadh, and Marco Rubio's Acropolis speech in Athens. With Trump weighing strikes on Iran, how much longer can the collective West hold all of this together?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:18 NATO military chiefs make rushed trip to Kiev
00:03:15 All 32 NATO representatives meet Syrskyi
00:06:12 Operation Vivaldi fizzles near Lyman
00:08:29 NATO drone and AI plan for the eastern flank
00:10:15 Ukraine drone strike on Yandex data center
00:12:09 US plan to run Russian gas through Nord Stream
00:15:39 Trump and Putin birthday call does not happen
00:16:04 Rassvet, Russia's rival to Starlink
00:18:56 Houthis close in on Taiz as Riyadh is hit
00:21:48 Trump weighs strikes on Iran
00:24:14 US 10 year yield tops 5.35 percent
00:24:49 Rubio's Acropolis speech and Greece deals
00:28:55 South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine
00:29:51 Clown World: Lithuania sends 100 soldiers to Kaliningrad border

Alex Christoforou | Trump: "Let Them Take Out LA"; Germany Warns of Russia "Shadow War" | Oct. 6, 2026

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Description: 
Trump tells a Nebraska crowd that losing Los Angeles or San Diego would be a small price to pay to stop Iran getting nuclear weapons, and Alex breaks down the remark alongside a bleak Financial Times report on Odessa and Project Ukraine. From 650 drones launched toward Moscow and Ukraine's vanishing locomotives to Germany's talk of conscription, a Merz and Macron trade kill switch for Brussels, and the so called Muslim NATO activating against the Houthis, the collective West looks increasingly rattled.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump: Let them take out Los Angeles
00:03:10 Ukraine launches 650 drones toward Moscow
00:05:06 Financial Times bleak report from Odessa
00:06:45 Ukraine running out of locomotives
00:08:10 Kiev data center goes offline
00:08:58 Pompeo and the Siberia outbreak narrative
00:10:55 Rada to remove NATO from Ukraine constitution
00:12:35 Wadephul on conscription and Lavrov meeting
00:15:30 German spy chief warns of conflict with Russia
00:18:30 Merz and Macron want EU trade kill switch
00:21:15 Muslim NATO activated against Houthis
00:23:40 Protests in France spread to Belgium
00:24:50 US trade deficit hits 17 month high
00:25:45 Clown World: Telegraph on Russian spies in Finland
00:29:45 Stubb blames Russia for Spain migrant crisis

Alex Christoforou | Russia MOD: "Blame Zelensky"; Saudi Offensive Begins, Taiz Encircled | Oct. 5, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2198. Saudi Arabia's offensive in Yemen has begun, yet the Houthis are encircling Taiz and closing in on Aden, and Alex explains why MBS is now asking the Trump administration to step in. Alex also covers the US pulling its bombers out of RAF Fairford, Iran's 7 day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the Russian Ministry of Defense telling Ukraine to blame Zelensky, Medvedev's Starlink warning, and Flavio Bolsonaro beating Lula in the first round in Brazil. With Sanchez calling snap elections in Spain, is the Zelensky curse about to strike again?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Saudi backed Yemen offensive begins
00:02:11 Houthis encircle Taiz with Aden next
00:04:33 US bombers leave RAF Fairford
00:08:29 Iran 7 day proposal to reopen Hormuz
00:09:57 Russian MOD says blame Zelensky
00:14:20 Peskov says Russia will fight with full force
00:15:56 Kiev bridges and the Crimean Bridge double standard
00:21:42 Trump team pushes trilateral meeting
00:23:20 Medvedev warns on Rassvet and Starlink
00:26:05 Merz in Kiev on German Unity Day
00:30:40 Flavio Bolsonaro wins first round in Brazil
00:33:15 Sanchez calls snap elections in Spain
00:34:50 Siberia lab incident
00:35:50 Romania protests over Georgescu
00:36:40 Clown world: Estonia moves troops to Russian border

Alex Christoforou | Surprise, Merz in Kiev; Taurus Missile Rebrand? Trump-Putin Lukoil Deal? | Oct. 4, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2197. Merz makes a surprise train trip to Kiev with his CDU polling at a historic low, and Alex asks whether the real purpose is a Taurus missile rebranded as a Ukrainian long range weapon. As Russia hits Kiev's bridges again, a strategy Alexander flagged months ago, Zelensky promises retaliation on Russian refineries while the New York Times reports Putin raised a 20 billion dollar Lukoil asset sale with Witkoff and Kushner involving investors tied to Trump allies. Is this escalation, a business deal, or both at once?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Merz surprise train trip to Kiev
00:04:47 Taurus missiles rebranded as FP9?
00:06:06 Russia warns diplomats, Kiev bridges hit again
00:07:45 Pontoon bridge and tunnel plans
00:10:27 Zelensky tells Reuters retaliation is coming
00:15:30 Trump allies and the Lukoil assets deal
00:22:36 EU natural gas prices surge
00:23:20 Zelensky and the EU 90 billion loan
00:26:07 Houthis claim Aramco refinery strike in Riyadh
00:27:40 G7 releases 100 million barrels
00:30:20 Spain housing protests
00:32:45 Brazil election first round
00:33:50 Bosnia and Latvia elections
00:35:35 Clown World: Sandu warns Finland
00:38:10 FlyDubai co pilot crash axe update

Alexander Mercouris | Kiev Chaos; Russia Smashes Bridges; Tells West Quit Kiev; West Embassies Plan To Go; Kharkov Crisis | Oct. 3, 2026

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Description: 
Episode 2038. Alexander examines Russia's Geran drone strikes on the Dnieper bridges in Kiev and the new Russian Foreign Ministry statement telling Western diplomats and foreign nationals they are in mortal danger if they stay in Ukraine. 

He explains why Ukraine's air defenses are failing, why Patriot PAC 3 supplies will not arrive in time, and how the quiet Russian offensive in Kharkov, Dobropillia and Zaporozhye connects to the campaign against the capital. If the West and the Zelensky government are pushed out of Kiev, will Europe keep sending billions, a question Mercouris and Alex Christoforou have been asking for months?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro: Russia wants the West out of Kiev
00:01:51 Strikes on the Dnieper bridges
00:06:55 Gridlock and panic in Kiev
00:10:59 Rail, power and Gostomel targets
00:14:50 Klitschko and the 1,000 missile stockpile
00:16:43 Ukraine's air defenses failing
00:19:24 Guardian: embassies plan to relocate
00:22:15 Russian Foreign Ministry statement
00:29:34 Russia was not bluffing
00:35:20 Putin inspects Geran 4 and Geran 5
00:39:37 Patriot PAC 3 shortage
00:45:18 Zelensky, Trump and the Rassvet system
00:49:32 Front lines and the British MoD briefing
00:52:25 Dobropillia, Orikhiv and Zaporozhye
00:59:36 Operation Vivaldi and Lyman
01:03:25 The quiet Kharkov offensive
01:10:08 What happens if Kiev is abandoned
01:16:40 Will Europe keep funding Ukraine

Alex Christoforou | Russia Hits Bridges, Embassies Plan Exit; France on Fire, Macron MIA? | Oct. 3, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Episode 2196. Russia is hitting the bridges of Kiev and Western embassies are quietly preparing plans to relocate to Lviv or Poland, as Alex breaks down the reports from Klitschko and the Guardian. Alex also covers the secret Camp David meeting on Iran and Yemen, the G7 diesel release, violent student protests across France with Macron nowhere to be seen, and Tucker Carlson's interview with Jacob Rees Mogg on the Budapest Memorandum. Is Kiev about to be isolated as winter approaches, and what does it mean for Zelensky, Trump and Europe?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:20 Russia strikes Kiev bridges
00:01:27 Klitschko warning and Guardian embassy report
00:03:57 Russia's embassy warning and Kiev's choice
00:06:02 Zelensky asks Trump to sanction Rassvet
00:08:20 Secret Camp David meeting on Iran and Yemen
00:10:30 Saudi plan against the Houthis
00:12:48 G7 diesel release and Trump ultimatum
00:16:15 France student protests, where is Macron
00:19:03 Tucker Carlson interviews Jacob Rees Mogg
00:23:49 Budapest Memorandum debate
00:27:20 Clown world: Rutte and Merz peace prize
00:29:05 Trump $5,000 dividend
00:30:54 Baltic States prepare without the US

Krapivnik & Christoforou | Please Sign Minsk 3! | Oct. 1, 2026

Source: Stanislav Krapivnik youtube, The Duran youtube



Description: 
Stanislav Krapivnik and Alex Christoforou on why Russia would refuse Minsk 3, Europe pressing for a ceasefire and troops in Odessa, and a West short of missiles, diesel, and time.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Why Russia would sign Minsk 3
00:01:20 EU migration, Brussels grift, and power in Brussels
00:02:40 Germany's foreign minister goes to Lavrov
00:04:00 The US trade offer, Nord Stream, and seized assets
00:08:00 A losing side that still thinks it is winning
00:09:20 The Foreign Policy drone essay
00:11:20 A G8 seat until Ukraine rearms
00:12:00 Plan B: false-flag drones
00:14:00 Macron and Italy say the CIA did not brief them
00:14:40 Leaders who want a fight, publics who do not
00:16:40 French and British troops for Odessa
00:18:00 Foreign flags in Ukraine as enemy combatants
00:19:20 Article 5, and how to bait Trump
00:21:20 No US troops; money, Tomahawks, ships, Starlink
00:24:00 Greece, Patriots, and Greek tankers
00:26:00 Ukraine ahead of drought relief at home
00:28:00 Red lines, long-range strikes, and the Sea of Azov
00:30:40 Once Russia acts: logistics, steel, ports, locomotives
00:32:00 Glide bombs on Odessa
00:32:40 Netanyahu at the UN, walkouts, and sanctions
00:36:00 Iran, empty US magazines, and a deal nobody allows
00:38:40 A long siege
00:40:40 The debt bubble and two-week Treasury bills
00:42:40 Diesel and tariffs on Russian oil
00:45:20 How historians will read this era
00:48:40 Failing upwards, and where to find The Duran

Alex Christoforou | Russian warning, NATO retreat; Burnham flips on petrol thieves; Rubio boots Iran team | Oct. 1, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
Russia warned NATO to keep its hands off Kaliningrad, and Mark Rutte and the alliance appear to have blinked. Alex breaks down the NATO retreat, UK PM Andy Burnham suddenly floating an Iran link to the RAF air base incident, Marco Rubio sending the Iranian delegation home, Trump teasing something big on Iran, Ukraine's F16 crisis in Belgium, and the push to grab Russian frozen assets. With Brexit reversal on the table and Kiev facing blackouts, is the West running out of options?

Episode 2194
00:00:00 Trump tells the Flydubai plumber story
00:01:13 Burnham floats Iran link to RAF air base incident
00:03:49 Trump declares Iraq operation over
00:04:44 Trump claims near total control of Hormuz
00:06:04 Rubio ejects Iranian delegation as talks collapse
00:09:10 Russia warns NATO: hands off Kaliningrad
00:10:08 Rutte urges calm while talking tough
00:11:58 Lithuanian PM says no intel on Russian threat
00:13:42 Politico: Ukraine running out of money
00:16:18 Kiev needs cash to buy long range drones
00:17:17 Zakharova warns European arms factories
00:18:56 WSJ: half of Ukraine's F16s stuck in Belgium
00:22:34 Strikes shift to Kiev power transmission
00:24:37 Brexit reversal: Macron and Sanchez welcome UK
00:27:51 Russia extends diesel export ban
00:28:16 Clown World: Hegseth's Office of Religious Affairs 

Alex Christoforou | Germany Runs to Lavrov; Putin G20 Trap; Swiss Neutral No More | Sep. 27, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Episode 2190. Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul just sat down with Sergey Lavrov at the UN for the first German Russian foreign minister talks since the special military operation began, and the ceasefire push looks a lot like Merkel's Minsk playbook from Debaltseve. Alex breaks down who really asked for the meeting, why the Putin G20 Miami invite smells like a trap, Trump rejecting Iran's Strait of Hormuz offer, Russian strikes on Kiev, the Swiss neutrality referendum and the Trump Xi tariff deal. Is Europe's panic over the front lines the real story behind this sudden outreach to Moscow?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky, Trump and Iran's supreme leader
00:01:07 Lavrov meets German FM Wadephul at the UN
00:02:42 Debaltseve flashback: Merkel, Minsk and the ceasefire play
00:05:27 Who really asked for the meeting?
00:09:06 Wadephul backs Putin at G20 Miami: a trap?
00:12:07 Lavrov at the UNGA: Europe prepares for conflict by 2030
00:14:08 Russian strikes hit Kiev Vodafone data center
00:15:59 Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz offer
00:20:32 Swiss neutrality referendum
00:23:42 Trump Xi tariff deal and Clown World

Alex Christoforou | Putin Mocks West "Clownery" as Trump Tells Zelensky To Go To Moscow | Sep. 26, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Episode 2189. Putin says the circus has left town but the clowns stayed behind, mocking Estonia's defense minister as Bloomberg reports that Trump told Zelensky to go to Moscow and meet Putin himself. Alex breaks down the EU's €6.6 billion European Peace Facility package, the scramble over the €90 billion loan, the Dobropillia encirclement Alexander Mercouris compares to Mariupol, CBS reports on Cuba, and Trump rejecting Iran's ceasefire offer over the Strait of Hormuz. Is the collective West now in full panic mode as Ukraine's economy and front lines give way?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Putin mocks Estonia's "clownery" at the United Cultures Forum
00:02:36 Putin on retaliation for the Wildberries and Ozon strikes
00:03:25 Putin on peace talks and claims of a threat to Europe
00:05:05 Trump's $400 million package and the EU's €6.6 billion
00:08:25 Bloomberg: Trump tells Zelensky to go to Moscow
00:10:34 Trump's handshake gesture at the UN
00:12:13 EU scrambles to frontload the €90 billion loan
00:14:45 Ukraine steel, locomotives, internet and Dobropillia
00:18:10 Cuba plans, Trump Xi talks and the Iran ceasefire rejection
00:22:51 Clown World: Amanpour, von der Leyen and multilateralism

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Near To Dobropilia Capture; Ukraine Economy Implodes Zelensky Begs Talks Truce EU Hunts Funds | Sep. 25, 2026

Source: Alexander Mercouris youtube



Description: 
Alexander reports that Russia has tightly encircled Dobropillia, and explains why its fall could open the road to Sloviansk and the rest of western Donbass. At the same time Ukraine's economy is imploding, with steel production halted for the first time in a century, Russian strikes knocking out Kiev's data centers and internet, and the EU scrambling to fast track €45 billion from its €90 billion loan while Zelensky chases a ceasefire after a meeting with CIA director John Ratcliffe that Alex Christoforou flags as the one that really mattered. With Europe's own budgets under strain and elections looming, how much longer can Brussels keep kicking the Ukrainian can down the road?


Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Western urgency to halt the Russian offensive
00:00:46 Black Sea blockade and failed land routes
00:02:06 Ukraine steel production stops for the first time in a century
00:04:05 Russian strikes on Kiev data centers and internet blackouts
00:07:28 Agriculture crisis and a spiraling Ukrainian economy
00:09:57 Making Kiev unworkable: could ministries relocate west?
00:16:36 Zelensky pushes for a Putin Trump meeting at the G20
00:18:34 Dmitriev in New York and the fake tripartite meeting
00:20:33 Zelensky asks Trump to lean on Xi Jinping
00:26:22 Germany's token Patriot interceptor pledge
00:30:35 Europe's budget stress and rising bond yields
00:35:34 Euroclear plan dropped and the €90 billion loan scramble
00:41:57 Zelensky's real meeting with CIA director Ratcliffe
00:43:51 Ukrainian drone strikes and hardened Russian refineries
00:46:06 CIA shadow fleet drone claims in the Mediterranean
00:52:29 Dobropillia surrounded: the Russian MoD map and siege
00:59:14 Russian MoD signals goals beyond Donbass
01:04:02 Sloviansk outflanking, Orikhiv and Dnieper crossings
01:10:48 Biletsky's Lyman offensive and the Readovka account
01:16:47 Kharkiv cauldron and closing remarks

Alex Christoforou | Europe Diesel Panic as West Pressures Putin for Meeting; Netanyahu UN Walkout | Sept. 25, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
Donald Trump welcomed Xi Jinping to the White House for a full day of talks on trade, Taiwan, Iran and Ukraine, while Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a nearly empty UN General Assembly with pagers and a Starlink in hand. Alex breaks down Iran's new deal offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Europe's alarm over a possible US diesel export ban, Macron's move to guard a Saudi pipeline, and the Witkoff and Kushner push for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky. Is Europe about to learn what diversification really means?

Episode 2188
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:57 Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House
00:03:47 Netanyahu addresses a near empty UN hall
00:08:40 Araghchi stays in New York for Iran deal
00:09:50 Europe alarmed over US diesel export ban
00:14:10 Macron sends French forces to Saudi pipeline
00:14:48 Russian strikes knock out Ukraine internet
00:16:56 CNN and Politico return to the White House
00:18:18 Clown World: Kallas angry over Putin G20 invite
00:19:53 Trilateral meeting push and CIA drone claims

Alex Christoforou | Lavrov, No More Trickery. CIA Warns Russia Plans to Hit Spain, Italy, France | Sept. 24, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
Lavrov told the UN Security Council there will be no ceasefire trickery this time, reminding the world that Merkel, Hollande and Poroshenko admitted the Minsk agreements were only about buying time to arm Ukraine. Alex breaks down Xi Jinping's rare red carpet welcome from Trump, Zelensky's patient zero speech at the UN, and a CIA claim reported by El Mundo that Russia plans ship launched drone strikes on Spain, Italy and France. Is Ratcliffe's CIA now openly scripting Project Ukraine, and what happens to Europe when the US diesel export ban arrives?

Episode 2187
00:00:00 Zelensky calls Putin patient zero
00:00:36 Xi Jinping gets a rare airport welcome from Trump
00:02:39 WSJ story on Chinese drone parts for Iran
00:05:14 Lavrov blasts Europe over Maidan and Minsk
00:08:52 Lavrov says no ceasefire trickery
00:10:23 Zelensky patient zero speech at the UN
00:11:49 EU ministers stage a We Are the World moment
00:13:56 CIA claims Russia plans drone strikes on Spain, Italy, France
00:15:34 Danish intelligence false flag warning
00:18:27 CIA takes over Project Ukraine
00:20:04 Daytime strikes on Kiev as interceptors run out
00:22:16 US and Japan bond yields surge
00:23:10 US diesel export ban hits Europe
00:25:38 Putin G20 Miami invite and Venezuela elections
00:28:13 Clown world with Zelensky and Albanese

Alex Christoforou | Macron Calls Putin a Liar; Burnham Ministry of Truth; Trump-Zelensky Diesel Skit | Sep. 23, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou, episode 2186, on Macron calling Putin a liar, Andy Burnham's Ministry of Truth, the Trump-Zelensky diesel skit, and the EU plan to seize frozen Russian assets.

Timeline:
00:00:00 UN General Assembly roundup
00:01:40 Trump meets Delcy Rodriguez
00:02:30 Andy Burnham's Ministry of Truth
00:04:45 Kallas meets Araghchi on Hormuz
00:06:20 Trump and Zelensky diesel skit
00:10:00 Macron calls Putin a liar
00:13:10 Witkoff, Kushner, Kremlin and Lavrov
00:14:35 EU scheme to seize Russian assets
00:18:56 Al Jolani at the Atlantic Council
00:21:20 Clown World: Machado and Merz

Alex Christoforou & Glenn Diesen | Massive Attack on Moscow | EU Prepares for War | Sep. 21, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou discusses the huge attack on Moscow, PM Fico’s warning about the EU provoking a war with Russia, the Russian parliamentary election, developments on the frontline, the collapse of NATO’s war narratives, and the Greenland deal.

Alex Christoforou | Massive Moscow Attack. US Strike Options to Hit Houthis, Save MBS | Sep. 20, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Ukraine's 1,600-drone and missile strike on Moscow on Russia's Duma election day, Zelensky flying to Washington, Houthi strikes on Riyadh, and Iran sending new terms through Qatar.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump says big decisions coming on Iran
00:00:20 Ukraine launches massive drone and missile strike on Moscow
00:01:13 New Pelican missile debuts as Kapotnya refinery is hit
00:03:27 Strike lands on Russia's Duma election day
00:04:00 Zelensky heads to Washington to meet Trump
00:06:18 Strike may be designed to bait Russia into hitting Europe
00:08:03 Macron warns the French elite Russia's war has arrived
00:10:41 France's fuel shortage deepens as EU weighs windfall tax
00:17:31 Houthis strike Riyadh airport and advance on Taiz
00:19:47 US issues Middle East travel warning after Riyadh strike
00:20:11 Trump huddles at Camp David over Yemen strike options
00:23:16 Iran sends new terms to Washington through Qatar
00:25:25 Pentagon reveals 43.6 billion dollar cost of Iran war so far
00:26:02 Clown world: Ed Sheeran's scripted apology tour
00:28:23 Clown world: Hegseth's war drums video

Alex Christoforou | Saudi Blocks Oil, Zelensky Escapes Drone Strikes as Canada Enters EU | Sept. 16, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description:
Europe is cracking down hard as Ursula von der Leyen unveils a sweeping new Act to police social media, right as Saudi Arabia abruptly cuts oil shipments and leaves the EU scrambling for energy. Alex breaks down Zelensky's latest drone claims, Denmark's tense standoff with a Russian warship and why Germany is secretly funding Ukraine's arsenal behind closed doors. Is Brussels really stronger than ever, or is the whole union quietly falling apart?

Episode 2179
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:25 Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the Union
00:04:08 EU adopts a NATO style Article Four
00:04:32 Kids Act details and social media restrictions
00:06:00 Canada offered associate EU membership
00:07:43 Saudi Arabia halts oil shipments to Europe
00:10:01 Libya shuts down three major oil fields
00:11:18 United States may ban diesel exports
00:14:57 UK weighs joining the fight against the Houthis
00:15:34 CBS photos reveal Iran strike damage on US bases
00:17:48 CBS interviews Zelensky on alleged drone attacks
00:20:07 Zelensky explains why Ukraine avoids elections
00:24:26 Ukraine foreign minister requests locomotives
00:25:20 Denmark and Russia clash over a helicopter incident
00:27:44 Sikorski claims and Russia's response on Poland
00:29:38 Merz cancels his New York trip and Kissinger Award
00:31:02 Germany's secret unit funding Ukraine weapons revealed
00:34:41 Ed Sheeran loses his band and opening acts
00:37:49 Clown world Stubb Merz axe photo and Yermak's bracelet
00:43:04 Clown world Kallas fields a Putin phone call question

Alex Christoforou | Russia Smashes Petrol Stations. Putin, 'You Got What You Asked For' | Sep. 13, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Russia's 800-drone strike on Ukraine petrol stations and rail, Putin's warning that European gas could hit $1500 this winter, Zelensky's Patriot pitch, and Jared Kushner's claim that a Donbas peace deal is already agreed.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Putin's old gas price warning to Europe replayed
00:00:52 Russia launches a massive 800 drone strike on Ukraine
00:01:25 Drones hit petrol stations and rail infrastructure across Ukraine
00:05:04 Reuters reports Ukraine going broke ahead of a harsh winter
00:06:56 Ukraine faces a 40 billion Black Sea blockade
00:09:59 Ukraine seeks 90 billion dollars to repair energy infrastructure
00:11:36 Zelensky posts Patriot interceptor math on X
00:15:01 EU pressures member states to hand over Patriot systems
00:16:11 BRICS Pay expands as India joins the system
00:17:39 Putin warns European gas prices could hit 1500 dollars this winter
00:22:11 Kushner says a Donbass peace deal is largely agreed
00:26:04 Houthis seize Mocha and the Bab el Mandeb Strait
00:30:54 Carney pushes to make Canada an associate EU member
00:36:35 Sweden holds elections between globalist left and right
00:39:00 Clown World

Alex Christoforou | Putin Draws a Line With NATO Troops in Ukraine. Saudi Pipeline Offline | Sep. 12, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Putin warning NATO against troops in Ukraine, Houthis taking Perim Island, and a drone strike knocking Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline offline.

He also covers the reported cost to Germany of cutting off Russian gas, Budanov's corruption trouble, and Trump's five-thousand-dollar dividend promise.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Russian strikes hit Kryvyi Rih metallurgical facilities
00:00:39 Trump's Ukraine resources deal tied to the destroyed plants
00:01:28 Houthis capture Perim Island and the Bab el Mandeb Strait
00:02:58 Saudi East West pipeline knocked offline by a drone strike
00:03:31 Mapping Saudi Arabia's closed off energy chokepoints
00:05:08 Saudi military missing as US support fails to arrive
00:08:51 Trump and Hegseth tie Iran to the 911 memorial
00:10:07 Hegseth claims control of straits Washington no longer holds
00:13:26 Putin on the globalist elite and Ukraine's NATO red line
00:15:26 Putin warns NATO that troops in Ukraine means war with Russia
00:16:57 German media tallies the cost of cutting off Russian gas
00:20:18 Lithuania's foreign minister meets Budanov over nuclear talk
00:21:38 Medvedev warns Lithuania against hosting nuclear weapons
00:23:23 Russia joins the G20 energy meeting as Zelensky seeks Putin
00:26:38 Clown world roundup from Budanov to Trump's dividend and Finnair

Alex Christoforou | West Scrambles to Prevent Russian Victory | Sep. 9, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou on a Putin-Trump phone call on ending the Ukraine war, Zelensky's Washington trip for Patriots and money, and the UK Spectator saying Kiev is losing — plus Witkoff and Kushner peace terms, German weapons shipments, the US-Iran Hormuz standoff, and a Haaretz report that Netanyahu ignored an October 7 warning.

Timeline:
00:00:00 NATO officials press allies to fund Ukraine
00:00:59 Putin Trump phone call breakdown
00:07:41 Zelensky heads to US, unveils Freya air defense claim
00:10:01 MP claims Witkoff Kushner brought harsh peace terms
00:11:51 UK Spectator declares Ukraine is losing
00:14:33 Germany presses on with Ukraine support after Merz AfD loss
00:15:24 Germany sends Patriot interceptors from its own stock
00:18:11 Germany's Wadephul frustrated over Ukraine buying US weapons
00:21:41 US Iran conflict update and gas prices
00:23:12 Iran retaliates, strikes hit Jordan
00:26:03 Netanyahu Haaretz report

Alex Christoforou | Germany AfD Win Stuns EU Elite. Zelensky's Bizarre Media Circus | Sep. 7, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Germany's AfD has completed a stunning election win in Saxony Anhalt and Germany's political firewall may finally be cracking. Alex covers the chaotic Witkoff and Kushner trip to Kiev, Zelensky's bizarre media circus, and a New York Times report exposing massive fraud in Ukraine's weapons contracts. Is the German establishment losing control, and is Zelensky's own team mocking the war they claim to be fighting?

Outline:
00:00:04 AfD's Big Win in Saxony Anhalt
00:02:02 Why This Result Beats a Majority for AfD
00:04:16 Firewall Against AfD in Danger of Collapsing
00:05:05 Donald Tusk's Reaction to the AfD Win
00:06:14 Von der Leyen Skips Germany for Greenland
00:09:00 Witkoff and Kushner Fly to Kiev After Moscow Talks
00:10:25 Zelensky Turns Meeting Into a Media Circus
00:14:03 Zelensky Says Ukraine Will Not Leave Donbas
00:17:48 Negotiator Mocks Putin With Kiev Regime Shirts
00:21:11 New York Times Exposes Ukraine Weapons Fraud
00:24:04 Rumors of a New US Peace Proposal
00:27:25 ISW's Fake Deadline Claims About Putin Debunked
00:30:36 Clown World Trump's New Brown Hair
00:32:58 Trump's Meme Storm and New Mexico Renamed

Alex Christoforou | Ukraine Intel Agency Feud Escalates as Ceasefire Trap Delivered to Putin | Sep. 5, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on a drone strike at Kiev's SBU headquarters, a turf war inside Ukraine's intelligence services, and Witkoff and Kushner landing in Moscow with a ceasefire proposal for Putin — plus Zelensky's unilateral truce, a Leipzig drone incident, and a post-war Middle East plan taking shape in Washington.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump on ending eight wars and the Nobel Prize snub
00:00:52 SBU headquarters hit by drone in Kiev, two theories examined
00:03:29 SBU vs GUR internal war, scam call centers and turf battles
00:06:17 Witkoff and Kushner head to Moscow with a ceasefire proposal
00:09:24 Putin welcomes Witkoff and Kushner ahead of the meeting
00:10:15 Zelensky's sudden unilateral ceasefire, why it looks like a trap
00:12:39 Ukraine reportedly preparing retaliation despite ceasefire talk
00:13:16 Leipzig drone incident and Germany's false flag narrative
00:16:26 Russian embassy warns Germany over long range missile plants
00:18:24 Zelensky renews push to seize Russia's frozen assets
00:21:16 NABU detains Ukraine cyber crime chief over scam call centers
00:22:55 Trump and Vance downplay the Iran conflict as small potatoes
00:24:07 Operation Economic Outcast and the China problem
00:25:45 Trump's post war Middle East plan and new regional alliances
00:29:55 Clown World, Leipzig visa fallout and Berlin protests erupt

Alex Christoforou | Zelensky Threatens Airports and Germany Blames Russia | Sep. 2, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Zelensky warning civilian airliners away from Russian airports, Ukraine's planned drone assault, the Leipzig drone incident Germany blames on Russia, and Putin's meeting with Armenia. Episode 2166.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:37 Zelensky warns airliners to avoid Russian airports
00:01:59 Operation MMs and the plan to hit Russian airports
00:04:25 Ukraine strikes on oil refineries called sanctions
00:04:46 Strikes on Wildberries, Ozon and grain ships in the Sea of Azov
00:07:12 Ratcliffe's Moscow trip and new drone threats
00:08:36 Reading Zelensky's mafia style statement on X
00:10:10 Putin calls the airport threat state terrorism
00:12:51 Putin warns of massive Russian retaliation
00:14:44 Leipzig drone incident hits Ukrainian cargo plane
00:19:10 NATO and EU leaders back Germany with hybrid attack claims
00:26:18 Medvedev responds with a hardline warning
00:29:26 US Iran conflict escalates with new strikes
00:32:04 Putin meets Pashinyan over Armenia's EU choice
00:37:44 Fedorov launches defense venture with Palantir's Alex Karp

Jeffrey Sachs & The Duran | Geopolitical Lies Fuel Financial Bubble | Sep. 1, 2026

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Description: 
Jeffrey Sachs joins Alexander Mercouris and Alex Christoforou on why the collapse of American and European hegemony is a crisis for the Western political class, not the world. Sachs on Scott Bessent’s economic D-Day, 1914 parallels, and why Iran, China and Russia are stronger than Western leaders admit.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro: Jeffrey Sachs joins The Duran
00:00:59 Alexander’s overview of crises in Ukraine, Iran, China and the economy
00:02:01 Sachs frames it as a crisis of Western hegemony, not the world
00:04:27 Why Europe’s behavior is even stranger than America’s
00:06:18 Multipolarity is good for living standards, not a disaster
00:08:34 Grandiosity, denial and the collapse of truthful government narratives
00:10:30 How the geopolitical bubble is fueling a financial bubble
00:12:22 The public already senses something is deeply wrong
00:14:46 Reading Foreign Affairs: the establishment’s five scenarios for world order
00:20:28 Scott Bessent’s economic D Day and the backlash it triggered
00:23:05 Alexander on Britain’s decline and the origins of World War One
00:27:48 Parallels and differences between 1914 and today
00:32:54 Why China is not the new Kaiser Wilhelm
00:36:22 Inside the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS
00:41:43 The truth about Iran’s civilization, resilience and economy
00:44:18 How the US weaponized the dollar, and why it is failing
00:48:01 Can the West face reality before the reckoning arrives
00:52:09 Why ordinary people, not elites, may be the last hope

Alex Christoforou | Odessa Fate Sealed. Russian First, Guided Weapons Hit Port | Sep. 1, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Russian guided bombs hitting Odessa port for the first time, strikes on Kiev, the G20 finance meeting over Russia's return, and a hundred-year Venezuela oil deal.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro: Bessent on the collapsing Iranian regime
00:00:59 Massive Russian strikes hit Kiev and Odessa
00:02:34 Russia uses KAB guided bombs on Odessa port for the first time
00:04:24 Polish weapons facility fire blamed on foreign sabotage
00:07:40 G20 finance ministers meet in North Carolina, Russia attends
00:11:12 EU officials boycott the group photo over Russia's presence
00:13:17 Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill stalls in Congress
00:14:39 Army Secretary Driscoll resigns amid Pentagon infighting
00:17:11 Putin's Kyrgyzstan summit with Xi, Erdogan and Modi
00:18:17 Witkoff and Kushner plan Kiev trip for a September ceasefire
00:21:05 EU pressures Greece and Spain to hand over Patriot missiles
00:23:16 Trump claims tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz
00:26:51 Venezuela oil deal details: US locks in a hundred year stake
00:32:00 Clown world: Merz booed, Starmer quits as MP, Kallas the bookworm

Alex Christoforou | Russia Smashes Kiev as Zelensky Plans 1,000 Drones a Day into Russia | Aug. 29, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Russian strikes on Kiev warehouses, Zelensky's plan for 1,000 drones a day into Russia, Ratcliffe's Moscow trip, and Trump's Venezuelan oil deal. Topic 2163.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Space Force intel and reporting from Larnaca, Cyprus
00:00:24 Patriot missiles destroyed in a Kiev warehouse hours after arriving
00:02:41 Russia escalates strikes, over 15 warehouses hit in two days
00:04:48 Zelensky's goal: ramping Ukraine's drone strikes to 1,000 a day
00:07:13 Ballistic missile claims and Western escalation plans
00:08:48 New York Times doubles down on the Ratcliffe to Moscow narrative
00:12:11 Trump announces deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
00:15:22 Details of the US Venezuela joint venture and its risks
00:19:07 Iceland votes on holding a referendum to join the EU

Alex Christoforou | Lavrov Rejects Vatican 'Deception' Diplomacy as CIA Informs Putin. Sinking EU Targets Frozen Assets | Aug. 28, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Lavrov rejecting Vatican diplomacy as deception, reports that CIA director Ratcliffe briefed Putin, and the EU again targeting frozen Russian assets.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Friday update from Limassol, Cyprus
00:02:20 New York Times says Ratcliffe secretly briefed Putin
00:08:31 Lavrov calls Vatican diplomacy deception
00:10:08 Lavrov says the end has come for negotiations
00:12:06 Trump denies Russia plans to strike NATO
00:14:43 Kramatorsk and Slovyansk decision facing Ukraine
00:16:10 Azov units sent to reinforce the Donetsk front
00:17:20 Russia destroys eight warehouses in the Kiev region
00:19:02 Grain tankers stranded in the Black Sea blockade
00:21:04 EU pushes to seize frozen Russian assets again
00:26:06 Von der Leyen tells French elites Europe is struggling
00:28:50 Von der Leyen calls European savings lazy
00:33:33 Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America

Alex Christoforou | Tide is Turning Against Zelensky, Pence claims Ukraine Winning. Burnham in Kiev, Merz BOOED | Aug. 24, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou on Zelensky's slipping support, Mike Pence claiming Ukraine is winning, Andy Burnham in Kiev, and Friedrich Merz booed as AfD support surges.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:40 Trumps economic D-Day against Iran set to be detailed by Bessent
00:02:10 400 percent Hormuz traffic claim
00:03:37 The new US territory meme takes a clever new twist
00:05:03 Ukraine Independence Day continues with no senior US officials
00:06:56 Andy Burnham arrives in Kiev and hands over Storm Shadow missile data
00:12:02 Pence tells CNN Ukraine is winning the war
00:13:27 The math on Patriot interceptors lasting Ukraine about one hour
00:14:37 Pence hints at the real reason behind the North Korea headlines
00:19:48 Ukraine reveals $27 billion shortfall for the military
00:22:53 The Russian ambassador to the UK post remains unfilled
00:25:44 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip gets delayed again
00:27:39 Merz gets booed while AfD support surges ahead of elections
00:32:53 Zelensky denies Ukraine had anything to do with Nord Stream

Alex Christoforou | Lavrov Puts Britain on Notice. Forrest Gump Scandal Rocks Ukraine. US Aims to Strangle Iran | Aug. 19, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Lavrov warning Britain, a Ukraine corruption scandal, and the US squeeze on Iran.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction from Larnaca Cyprus
00:01:07 Lavrov warns Britain over UK drone strikes on Russia
00:03:47 Nabu corruption investigation exposed in Ukraine
00:06:32 Operation Forest Gump wiretaps and stolen funds revealed
00:09:04 Fedorov calls for Ukraine elections amid corruption claims
00:12:15 Ukraine parliament votes on new defense minister
00:13:15 Second Greek ship struck by Ukraine in the Black Sea
00:14:26 Economist admits Ukraine losing the aerial war
00:17:17 Patriot interceptor shortages and fears of a China conflict
00:18:47 Belgium signs drone deal with Ukraine defense funds
00:21:11 Trump White House shifts to long term Iran strategy
00:22:56 UAE cuts financial cooperation with Iran
00:25:36 Comparing the Iran strategy to the Syria regime change model
00:27:03 Pentagon reviews US military presence in the Middle East
00:29:00 Iran reportedly eyes retaliation targets in Europe
00:31:56 Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic collapses
00:35:56 United States sanctions two ICC judges
00:40:19 Trump pushes for early meeting with Kim Jong un
00:42:27 Clown world Estonia fines woman over sanctioned frying pan
00:43:33 Clown world German defense CEO hiding in bunkers and closing thoughts

Alex Christoforou | Ukraine War on Wildberries, Russia Smashes Steel Industry. Ballistic Missile Escalation | Aug. 17, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Ukraine drone strikes hitting Moscow and Wildberries, Russian strikes on Ukrainian steel and bridges, and ballistic missile escalation.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and Trump's Oman threat
00:00:31 Trump praises North Korea and Kim Jong Un
00:02:09 Trump slams South Korea and scales down military drills
00:04:28 Middle East NATO Mecca defense agreement
00:07:02 Oman excluded as Trump threatens Oman over Iran talks
00:08:13 USS Lincoln relieved by USS Washington in the region
00:11:06 MTG claims White House discussing nuclear strike on Iran
00:12:44 Kushner disarmament plan
00:15:54 Massive drone strike hits Moscow and Wildberries
00:17:30 Wildberries repeatedly targeted by Ukraine strikes
00:18:33 Russia strikes Ukrainian bridges and steel plant
00:20:52 Fedorov says Ukraine nearing ballistic missile strikes
00:23:52 Leaked messages reveal US troops frustration in Gulf
00:26:39 Spain downs drone as Latvia demands EU billions
00:29:29 Kallas unveils new EU sanctions package

Alex Christoforou | CEUTA 2.0? UK Secret Drones Attack Russia. Poland & Germany Race to Build Europe's Biggest Army | Aug. 16, 2026

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Description: 
Alex Christoforou on UK drones used for strikes inside Russia, a second migrant buildup at the Spain-Morocco border, and Poland and Germany racing to build Europe’s biggest armies.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro from Cyprus
00:01:09 Second migrant invasion building at Spain Morocco border
00:03:01 Ukraine drone strikes hit Moscow region Wildberries hub
00:03:39 Russian strikes hit Kiev with no air defense
00:04:15 UK drones used for deep strikes inside Russia
00:08:10 Kiev claims Russia may not capture Donbas by 2027
00:14:12 France Germany and UK draft their own negotiating position
00:19:09 Zakharova reacts to Turkey weapons transfer to Ukraine
00:21:45 Tusk vows Poland will build Europe’s largest army
00:23:28 Merz repeats push for Germany’s largest military
00:25:16 French rear admiral dies in mountaineering accident
00:27:15 White House says Trump’s Hormuz comment was a joke
00:28:16 Trump posts friendly video with Kim Jong Un
00:29:09 South Korea makes overtures toward North Korea
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