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

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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

The Duran | Secret Plan to Destroy BRICS and Crash China with Ryan Perkins | Sept. 9, 2026

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Is the crisis in Iran actually a financial weapon aimed at China? Alex and Alexander sit down with geopolitics analyst Ryan Perkins to unpack how Scott Bessent's energy and fertilizer shock strategy may be designed to trigger a currency crisis and industrial recession inside China, fracture BRICS, and warn the Global South away from de dollarization. From the Strait of Hormuz to a possible new Plaza Accord, could this be the most consequential economic trap of the decade?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction, Ryan Perkins joins from Beijing
00:02:35 Researching the Iran war strategy since March
00:05:11 Was closing the Strait of Hormuz the real goal
00:07:42 The pro Yuan hypothesis explained
00:09:12 Scott Bessent and his history of market manipulation
00:10:18 Oil price predictions toward 150 dollars a barrel
00:11:39 The three targets, China, BRICS and the Global South
00:12:32 India's triple exposure to the crisis
00:14:11 China's industrial value added vulnerability
00:18:15 The offshore Yuan and dollar system asymmetry
00:24:29 The trap, engineering a Chinese industrial recession
00:26:23 How China has been preparing for years
00:31:37 Reassessing the tariff war as a pressure test
00:35:46 Bessent and Soros, a pattern of currency attacks
00:37:34 The real goal, a new Plaza Accord with China
00:41:26 India and Brazil pivoting back toward the US
00:43:02 Why the BRICS payment system stalled
00:48:04 Impressions from the Vladivostok forum
00:51:55 Power of Siberia 2 and the Mongolia route dispute
00:54:53 Why Chinese taxi drivers say it's all about China

The Duran | U.S. Carrot and Stick Strategy to Save Ukraine | Sept. 8, 2026

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In this episode we break down the chaotic Witkoff and Kushner diplomatic trip to Moscow and Kyiv, where Vladimir Putin firmly rejected a Trump Zelensky trilateral meeting. Russian forces keep advancing toward Dobropillya and Sloviansk as Ukraine's economy buckles and Zelensky publicly demands more weapons instead of compromise. Is the Kremlin simply waiting out a collapsing Ukrainian front line?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Witkoff and Kushner begin Moscow and Kyiv diplomacy mission
00:00:58 Zelensky turns Kyiv talks into a media circus
00:02:06 Why Witkoff and Kushner are not real diplomats
00:03:12 Ukraine economy collapsing, needs 60 billion by year end
00:04:38 Radcliffe's hardline Moscow trip backfires
00:05:43 Soft cop strategy, sanctions relief offered to Russia
00:08:20 Push for a Trump Putin Zelensky trilateral meeting
00:11:04 Why Russia will not agree to a trilateral summit
00:15:29 Real battlefield situation, Dobropillya and Kharkiv encirclements
00:18:21 Zelensky reportedly preparing his exit strategy

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

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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

The Duran | Raisi's BRICS Legacy Shapes Iran's Future as War Resumes | Sept. 7, 2026

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The Strait of Hormuz is once again the center of the war between the United States and Iran. In this episode we break down the hidden power struggle inside Tehran between hardliners in the IRGC who want confrontation and Pezeshkian who wants a deal to save Iran's economy, plus new reporting on Russian military assistance to Iran dating back to the Raisi era. Can Pezeshkian outmaneuver the hardliners before Trump's next Truth Social post blows it all up again?

Timeline:
00:00:00 War resumes over control of the Strait of Hormuz
00:00:56 Conflicting reports on how many ships are getting through
00:02:22 Iran's hardliner faction wants Hormuz kept closed
00:03:21 Pezeshkian pushes for a deal to save Iran's economy
00:05:26 Trump's Truth Social posts collapse the informal arrangement
00:09:11 Raisi's legacy of BRICS, China and Russia ties
00:10:15 Does Iran have any real military path to victory
00:13:11 Hardliners are right about America but offer no alternative
00:16:36 Financial Times report on Russian military aid to Iran
00:19:32 Could a Minsk style deal buy Iran time to prepare

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

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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

The Duran | Modi, Erdogan and Tokayev Gang Up on Putin | Sept. 4, 2026

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At the SCO summit in Bishkek, Russia faced an unexpected wave of pressure as Modi, Erdogan and Tokayev all pushed Putin toward a ceasefire with Ukraine, while Xi Jinping and China quietly stood firmly behind Moscow. 

In this episode we break down why this moment exposed real cracks inside BRICS and what it means for Russia, India, Turkey and Kazakhstan as the war in Ukraine heads toward its next phase. Was this a diplomatic win for Putin or a warning sign for Russia's alliances.

Timeline:
00:00:00 SCO summit overview, Eurasian leaders pressure Russia
00:01:13 Modi publicly calls on Putin for peace with Ukraine
00:03:23 Xi stays silent as Putin defends Russia at press conference
00:05:35 Is this genuine concern or US pressure on Modi, Tokayev and Lula
00:07:26 BRICS officials fear of American sanctions
00:10:24 China and Russia axis solidifies
00:13:39 Russia's leverage over India and Kazakhstan
00:17:36 Putin's past restraint and Bishkek as a wake up call
00:21:00 Nervousness for Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia as Russia grows stronger
00:23:55 India's view on a Russian victory and closing thoughts

The Duran | Europe Wants U.S. To Fight Russia | Sep. 3, 2026

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Ukraine is being pounded on every front as Putin declares Russia does not negotiate with terrorists after Zelensky threatens to shut down Russian airspace and target civilian airliners. In this episode we break down the collapsing front lines around Kupyansk and Kharkov, the bizarre Leipzig drone false flag, Norway seizing a Russian passenger ship, and a stunning intelligence agency shootout in Kiev. Is Europe deliberately provoking Russia to drag the United States into a direct fight.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:58 Ukraine pounded from the air and blockaded on its coast
00:03:12 Zelensky says Europe's allies are on holiday
00:03:43 Zelensky threatens to shut down Russian airspace
00:04:43 The Leipzig drone false flag incident
00:05:13 Italy and Norway seize Russian linked ships
00:06:19 Shootout between Ukraine's SBU and GUR intelligence agencies
00:08:11 Scam call centers and the fight over money
00:09:46 Bessent blames Ukraine for the energy price shock
00:12:20 Putin says Russia does not negotiate with terrorists
00:13:40 Putin asked about striking Kiev's leadership
00:16:06 Norway's ship seizure tied to the Naftogaz lawsuit
00:18:07 Europe as…

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

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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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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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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

The Duran | Russian Strikes Are Breaking The Zelensky Regime | Aug. 31, 2026

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The Duran on a fourth straight day of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kiev, Ukraine's energy grid, CIA-linked drone strategy, and collapsing front lines near Sumy and Pokrovsk.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Four Days of Russian Strikes on Kiev
00:01:31 Drone Campaign Devastates and Exhausts Kiev
00:03:16 Ukraine Faces New Advanced Geran Drones
00:05:43 Kiev Economy Collapsing Empty Shelves
00:08:44 Putin Orders Massive Strikes on Energy Grid
00:11:02 Zelensky Cut Russian Gas Transit
00:12:09 Winter Catastrophe Looming Kherson Evacuated
00:14:24 Refugee Tensions Rise in Poland
00:17:04 Peskov Only Ukraine Capitulation Ends War
00:18:45 Ratcliffe and CIA Behind Zelensky Drone Plan
00:20:34 Europe Gas Storage Critically Low
00:27:48 Budanov Admits Massive Mobilization Losses
00:29:23 Ukraine Considers Conscripting Women
00:34:41 Why Sending Ratcliffe to Moscow Backfired
00:38:20 Front Lines Collapsing Around Sumy and Donbas

The Duran | Armenia Ditches Russia for the EU and Azerbaijan | Aug. 30, 2026

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The Duran on Nikol Pashinyan's push to pull Armenia away from Russia and the CSTO toward the European Union, Azerbaijan and Turkey, and why the pivot threatens Armenia's security and economy — from Nagorno Karabakh to Russian gas.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Pashinyan's push to take Armenia into the EU
00:00:29 Breaking from Russia and the CSTO security umbrella
00:00:58 Pashinyan's base of support and the NGOs
00:01:23 Armenia's lost security guarantee from Russia
00:02:09 Risk to Russia Armenia economic and trade ties
00:03:07 Russia's gas and export leverage over Armenia
00:03:58 Azerbaijan's territorial demands over Nakhchivan
00:04:24 Pashinyan conceding Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan
00:05:15 Why Western security guarantees are an illusion
00:07:04 NGOs, the US Embassy and Armenia's powerful diaspora

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

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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

The Duran | Russia Rejects Vatican and CIA Ceasefire Demands | Aug. 29, 2026

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The Duran on Russia rejecting Vatican and CIA ceasefire demands, Lavrov’s diplomacy remarks, Ratcliffe’s Moscow trip, and the Donbas front. Episode 2611.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Diplomacy on Ukraine: Vatican, Ratcliffe and Lavrov statements
00:01:23 Lavrov says Western diplomacy is built on deception, goodwill exhausted
00:03:36 Vatican envoy offered no pushback, just asked for a ceasefire
00:03:56 Lula of Brazil pressures Russia to agree to a ceasefire
00:07:21 New York Times changes the narrative on Ratcliffe's Moscow trip
00:09:38 New York Times headline: Ratcliffe pushing Kremlin toward a peace deal
00:12:17 Trump reportedly misled by his own officials on the war
00:13:34 Reuters: Zelensky sending Azov fighters to the Donbass front
00:16:10 Fortified towns in Donbas face encirclement as Russia advances
00:19:49 Ukraine chooses to defend Donbas, risking a decisive encirclement battle

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

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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 | Russia Warns Britain, CIA Warns Russia. Zelensky Ghost Truck. Merz Climate of Gloom | Aug. 27, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Russia’s warning to Britain, a CIA warning to Russia, Zelensky’s ghost truck, and Friedrich Merz’s climate of gloom.

The Duran | Ukraine Military Crisis, Burnham To The Rescue, Ceasefire Buffer Zone Plan | Aug. 26, 2026

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Ukraine Military Crisis, Burnham To The Rescue, Ceasefire Buffer Zone Plan

Timeline:
00:00:00 Ukraine possibly conscripting women
00:00:38 Mercouris explains the manpower crisis behind the decision
00:01:09 Failed attempts to lower the conscription age and recruit abroad
00:04:08 Andy Burnham in Kiev trades Storm Shadow blueprints for AI data
00:04:53 Peskov declares Britain a direct party to the conflict
00:09:19 Russia withdraws its ambassador from Britain
00:12:53 Why does the UK establishment want confrontation with Russia
00:19:35 The costly drone offensive turns into a complete bust
00:22:51 Zelensky demands tens of billions more in funding
00:26:46 Zelensky and Kellogg revive the same Donbas buffer zone proposal

The Duran | Operation Economic Outcast, Bessent's Economic War With China | Aug. 25, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris and The Duran on Scott Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast and Washington's economic war with China. Episode 2607.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Recap of Bessent's D-Day statement and Operation Economic Outcast
00:00:51 Mercouris explains why this is really targeting China
00:01:17 The history of the US China tariff standoff and rare earths
00:02:21 Legal UN sanctions versus unilateral US sanctions
00:03:24 Why this accelerates the world's move away from the dollar
00:04:51 Bessent effectively becomes the general running the Iran conflict
00:06:59 Bessent's overconfidence and dislike of China
00:09:45 Why the real target is eighty percent about China
00:16:34 China Russia and Iran set to emerge stronger from this
00:17:04 Quick take on the Canada tariff dispute and Mark Carney

Alex Christoforou | Bessent Demands Iran Isolation, Britain Gets Russian AI War Data, Trump & Ford Trade Insults | August 25, 2026

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Alex Christoforou discusses: Bessent Demands Iran Isolation, Britain Gets Russian AI War Data, Trump & Ford Trade Insults.