The Duran | Russia's sky campaign isolating Kiev and Odessa | Sept. 30, 2026

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Russia is methodically isolating Kyiv, cutting Ukraine's ports, rail links, internet and communications in an air campaign Alexander compares to the 1991 bombing of Iraq. In this episode we discuss whether Zelensky's government could be forced to relocate to Western Ukraine, how Oreshnik missiles and FAB 9000 bunker busters could reach Kyiv's command centers, and why the West will pivot to demands for a no fly zone. With the midterms approaching and Pentagon voices urging restraint, will Trump pass the test or bow to the neocons once again?

The Duran: Episode 2636
00:00:00 Ukraine ports blockade and steel industry collapse
00:00:52 Russia's daily drone and missile barrage on Kyiv
00:01:49 Cutting Ukraine off from Europe by rail and road
00:02:48 Internet, data centers and Starlink targeted
00:03:50 Isolating Kyiv and the 1991 Iraq air campaign parallel
00:04:28 Will Zelensky's government relocate out of Kyiv
00:07:39 Railway strikes and the deep bunkers below Kyiv
00:08:40 Oreshnik, FAB 9000 and the bunker busting threat
00:10:32 The West's new narrative and no fly zone demands
00:13:04 Trump, the midterms and Pentagon restraint 

The Duran | Let's talk about some news (live) | Sept. 29, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Let's talk about some news, live. 

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

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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

The Duran | Ukraine Front, Three Cauldrons & Trump's False Hope with Stanislav Krapivnik | Sep. 27, 2026

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Ukraine's front is buckling as Russian forces close cauldrons around Dobropillya, Orikhiv and Kharkiv Oblast while tightening the pincer on Sloviansk and Kramatorsk. Stanislav Krapivnik breaks down the Third Corps counteroffensive at Lyman, how the rainy season and Russia's Arena defense system blunt the drone wall, why Moscow now sees Trump's diplomacy as a lost year, and what Iran's strikes on US bases mean for the Strait of Hormuz. With the EU facing diesel and food shortages and Kyiv running out of men, how much longer can the front hold?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction with Stanislav Krapivnik
00:00:50 Front line overview and the three cauldrons
00:01:37 Kherson and the Orikhiv encirclement
00:03:34 Dobropillya fully surrounded
00:05:47 Slavyansk, Kramatorsk and Druzhkivka pincer
00:07:33 Azov Third Corps counteroffensive at Lyman
00:09:01 Zelensky vs the ultra nationalists and the October 3 protest
00:11:51 Kharkiv Oblast pocket and the Kupyansk push
00:14:02 Ukraine air defense depleted and Patriot performance
00:15:35 Boris Johnson in Kyiv and the locomotive campaign
00:16:39 Is Russia ramping up operations
00:17:53 Arena active defense system vs FPV drones
00:22:09 Rainy season, fog and the end of the drone wall
00:24:17 Air campaign and Ukraine's warehousing losses
00:26:49 Putin's strategy and Lavrov on negotiations
00:27:50 EU food, diesel and Black Sea grain crisis
00:30:42 Why Russia blames Europe, not Washington
00:35:54 Is Trump worse for Russia than Biden
00:40:48 Iran, Hormuz and the Oman shipping route
00:45:25 US bases, Israeli elections and what comes next

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

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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

The Duran | Trump Gets Greenland; Denmark Caves, Europe Humiliated | Sep. 26, 2026

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Trump got exactly what he wanted in Greenland, in this episode we explain why the whole annexation drama with Denmark was theater designed to humiliate Europe. With the US military now in charge of Greenland's security, annexation becomes a stroke of the pen in Washington, while Elbridge Colby and a rising Pentagon faction look toward hemispheric defense and an eventual pullback from Europe. Is that quiet fear of an American exit, not Russia, the real reason behind Europe's panic and crackdowns from Andy Burnham to Jacob Rees Mogg?

Timeline:
00:00:00 The Greenland deal signed by Trump, Denmark and Greenland
00:01:25 Why Europe told Denmark to give Trump what he wants
00:02:31 The Greenland theatrics: memes, AI images and 51st state talk
00:03:48 Denmark sold out the Greenlanders
00:05:33 The path to future US annexation of Greenland
00:07:35 Why stage the show? Humiliating the Europeans
00:09:06 Military protection means ceded sovereignty
00:10:36 Is there any sovereignty in Europe? Poland's new US bases
00:12:39 Why Greenland can never say no
00:14:34 US troop pullback and the Atlantic as an American lake
00:18:50 From protecting Europe to defending the US homeland
00:21:13 Elbridge Colby and the case for leaving Europe
00:24:05 Europe's Russia scares: Rees Mogg and Burnham's disinformation speech
00:26:48 Using Europe as the next proxy against Russia
00:30:25 Who really benefits from Europe's fear of Russia

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

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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

The Duran | Lavrov Rejects Ceasefire; Ratcliffe Steps Out of the Shadows | Sept. 25, 2026

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At the UN General Assembly, Sergey Lavrov flatly rejected Europe's push for a Ukraine ceasefire, while Marco Rubio spun his meeting with the Russian foreign minister as a breakthrough. In this episode we explain why the CIA under John Ratcliffe now appears to be running Project Ukraine, from the snubbed Moscow trip to the drone scare fed to Macron and the Europeans. Why does Russia keep blaming Europe and not name the CIA, and can anyone in Washington still restrain it?

The Duran: Episode 2633
00:00:00 UN General Assembly and the ceasefire push
00:01:29 From euphoria to collapse in Ukraine
00:02:56 Rubio spins his Lavrov meeting
00:05:40 Macron, Ratcliffe and the drone scare
00:07:30 The CIA is running Project Ukraine
00:08:51 Why talks need no ceasefire, the Vietnam precedent
00:10:04 Lavrov blames Europe, not the US
00:13:11 America's role from Maidan to Minsk
00:18:28 Can anyone restrain the CIA
00:22:52 Ratcliffe's Moscow trip and the Putin snub

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

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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

The Duran | No Plan B on Iran as GOP Faces Midterm Rout with Robert Barnes | Sept. 24, 2026

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Robert Barnes joins The Duran with a stark warning: the Trump in the White House today is not the Trump Americans voted for. Barnes breaks down Trump's new conqueror mindset, the deeply unpopular Iran conflict, John Ratcliffe's failed Moscow trip, and why Republicans could face a historic midterm wipeout that opens the door to impeachment and a 2028 third party movement around figures like Thomas Massie. Can anyone in Washington stop Trump before his Iran gamble goes even further?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Robert Barnes joins The Duran
00:02:35 Macron intelligence briefing leaves insiders with vertigo
00:05:19 Most unpopular conflict in US history as Hinson and Rogers want out
00:08:18 Trump's decision making shift and why there is no Plan B
00:12:15 Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Trump's conqueror mindset
00:15:37 Vance, Driscoll and Pentagon pushback amid collapsing morale
00:17:57 What happened to Trump the politician?
00:22:51 How Graham, Ratcliffe and the Israel lobby play to Trump's ego
00:27:40 Why Ratcliffe flew to Moscow and came back empty handed
00:29:00 Iran retaliation fears, hostages and nuclear talk
00:30:13 Midterms outlook as the Trump coalition falls apart
00:41:12 Record appetite for a third party in 2028
00:46:58 Impeachment odds and a Starmer style hollow landslide
00:49:26 Alexander's Chicago straw poll and the Thomas Massie buzz
00:51:46 Witkoff, Kushner and pardons for sale
00:58:22 AI bubble, Fed rate hike and diesel prices squeeze the economy
01:02:19 Trump's post midterm Iran escalation scenario
01:11:10 Military oath to the Constitution and unlawful orders
01:15:36 US Iran MOU and the fragile Gulf monarchies
01:20:11 Nuremberg, the British Empire and closing thoughts

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

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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

The Duran | Ukraine Debacle & US Escalation Options: Black Sea, Tomahawks, Taurus | Sept. 23, 2026

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Ukraine just launched its biggest drone strike of the entire conflict, up to 2,000 drones aimed at Moscow on Russia's election day, and the results were paltry. In this episode we break down Ukraine's failing Lyman offensive, the encirclements in Orikhiv and Dobropillia, Zelensky's cosmic budget deficit, and why Europe now wants Donald Trump to escalate. With Washington short on capabilities but unwilling to accept a Russian victory, is this the most dangerous moment yet for Project Ukraine?

The Duran: Episode 2631
00:00:00 Intro: Dobropillia, Lyman and the front lines
00:00:24 Ukraine's record Moscow drone strike and its paltry results
00:03:43 Zelensky's cosmic deficit and Ursula's €3.5B check
00:05:08 Orikhiv, Dobropillia and Kharkiv cauldrons
00:06:19 Biletsky and Azov's private offensive in Lyman
00:10:03 Why no one in Europe is talking peace
00:12:42 A truce to rearm: Minsk on steroids
00:13:40 Russian elites want victory, Mearsheimer's Moscow trip
00:14:30 US escalation options: Black Sea, Tomahawks, Taurus
00:18:38 Trump's foreign policy disaster

Alex Christoforou | Deal or Annihilation. Dobropillia Cauldron, Poltava Oil & Gas Smashed | Sep. 22, 2026

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Alex Christoforou, episode 2185, on a deal or annihilation, the Dobropillia cauldron, and strikes on Poltava oil and gas.

The Duran | Russia Votes for Stability. West Panics Over Looming Defeat | Sept. 22, 2026

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Russia just delivered a vote of confidence in Putin as the Duma election results confirm total political stability despite a massive Western backed drone offensive designed to disrupt them. 

In this episode we break down why United Russia's dominant win, the rise of veteran soldiers in the new parliament, and Poland's Sikorski openly admitting the sabotage narrative is being used to justify soaring military budgets all point to a collective West growing more desperate and more dangerous as it faces defeat in Ukraine. With diplomacy stalled and BRICS nations defying new sanctions on Russia, is Washington and Europe now bracing for a war they cannot win?

The Duran: Episode 2630
00:00:00 Duma election results and the vote for Putin and stability
00:00:34 Yabloko barred as the Kremlin tries to build a loyal liberal party
00:03:17 Duma reflects real Russian support
00:04:28 Year long Western campaign to destabilize Russia collapses
00:07:31 Veteran soldiers elected create a new political class in the Duma
00:10:06 West claims Putin will expand the war into Europe next
00:10:51 Why repeated Western strikes and offensives against Russia keep failing
00:13:55 Western panic raises the risk of reckless escalation
00:16:03 Failed diplomacy and BRICS defiance of the new sanctions law
00:17:47 Sikorski uses sabotage claims to justify more military spending

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

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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.

The Duran | MBS Is Trapped. Europe is Doomed | Sep. 20, 2026

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The Duran on Saudi Arabia unable to export oil as Houthis advance and a shattered pipeline chokes supply to Europe, with MBS's Trump bet backfiring as winter diesel shortages hit Poland and France. Episode 2628.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Diesel and oil prices spike as MBS runs out of options
00:00:53 Saudi Arabia boxed in by Houthis Iran and a lost pipeline
00:03:16 Saudi Arabia stops exporting oil entirely
00:05:09 MBS pressures Trump to bomb the Houthis
00:07:47 Saudi Arabia bet everything on Trump and Kushner
00:10:04 Saudis feel betrayed as Washington stays silent
00:11:09 Why calling Putin could be Saudi Arabia's only move
00:14:27 Regime change fears keep MBS boxed in
00:15:13 Destroyed pipeline cuts oil to Poland and the Baltics
00:17:18 Europe's diesel crisis deepens as France hits fuel shortages

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

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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

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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

The Duran | Putin, Xi and Modi Unite Against US Sanctions | Sept. 16, 2026

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The BRICS summit in India just delivered its biggest breakthrough in years, with BRICS Pay set to challenge the dollar and reshape global trade. In this episode we break down how Modi brought Putin, Xi Jinping and the rest of BRICS together after a stalled year, why frozen Russian assets and Western sanctions are pushing the Global South toward de dollarization, and how Iran and Brazil fit into the new picture.

The Duran: Episode 2624
00:00:00 Introduction to the BRICS summit results
00:00:31 Massive BRICS declaration and BRICS Pay announced
00:01:30 Recap of the stalled BRICS momentum since Kazan 2024
00:03:02 Brazil's wobbling and a lost year for BRICS
00:03:49 Modi's skillful chairing brings all leaders together
00:04:51 Digital currencies and payment systems progress quietly
00:06:16 China to take BRICS presidency next year
00:07:19 Trump could have ended dollar weaponization instead
00:08:03 Iran's shifting commitment to BRICS
00:09:22 Why US sanctions on Russia and Iran will never be lifted 

The Duran | Wars Built on Fictional Narratives with Neil Oliver | Sept. 15, 2026

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Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and welcome to Neil Oliver
00:00:43 The collision between narratives and facts
00:01:14 Three major articles admit the West is losing
00:02:51 Eric Schmidt describes a catastrophic Kiev
00:04:33 Political shockwaves spreading across Europe
00:05:23 Why the wars were built on fictional narratives
00:07:44 How Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza are bleeding together
00:09:32 Foreign policy lies inevitably corrupt domestic policy
00:12:21 How the West's treatment of Russia comes home to roost
00:14:21 Discovering the true history behind the Nakba
00:16:02 Andy Burnham replaces Starmer, but nothing changes
00:17:31 The astonishing speed of political collapse
00:21:33 Merz faces a stunning 78 percent resign demand
00:24:12 Sweden's Social Democrats collapse to historic lows
00:25:33 A Stockholm syndrome relationship with failing leaders
00:29:17 Brussels and the Berlaymont building's threatening banner
00:34:52 Putin warns that troops in Ukraine mean confrontation with Russia
00:40:32 NATO officials still insist Russia can be easily beaten
00:45:33 Rome, archaeology, and buildings that reveal fear
00:51:42 Will change come slowly, or all at once