Alex Christoforou | Lagarde Quits; UK Hands Zelensky £10B; Bolsonaro Letter Backfires | Oct. 29, 2026

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Christine Lagarde is leaving the European Central Bank early and heading for the WEF, and Alex breaks down what it means for Macron and the ECB. Alex also covers Obama's midterm attacks on Trump over Ukraine, the UK's record 10 billion pound package for Zelensky, Dutch PM Rob Jetten calling Russian gas stupid, Ushakov shutting Europe out of the Abu Dhabi talks, Bolsonaro's exile letter, Mike Waltz clashing with Cuba at the UN, and Ursula von der Leyen's failed plan for Canada. Is Bolsonaro about to become the next Juan Guaido?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:37 Lagarde stepping down early from the ECB
00:02:47 Obama hits the midterm trail against Trump
00:08:00 Trump's $5,000 dividend and Mar a Lago
00:10:03 Trump takes aim at Talarico in Texas
00:11:37 UK hands Zelensky a record £10 billion
00:16:00 Netherlands aid and Jetten on Russian gas
00:19:17 Ushakov on Abu Dhabi talks; Lavrov to the G20
00:22:08 Zelensky and European security architecture
00:24:49 Norway's leader rebuts the FT on the Putin call
00:26:32 Bolsonaro in Miami and the exile letter
00:31:36 Israel election count update
00:34:55 Vance letter to Iran's hardliners
00:36:58 Waltz clashes with Cuba at the UN
00:40:27 EU Canada summit and Ursula's label flop

Scott Ritter | Introducing Jacques Baud | Oct. 28, 2026

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Scott Ritter sits with Jacques Baud in Brussels and introduces the Swiss colonel to an American audience, opening on Europe and free speech. Baud describes his path as a citizen-soldier and strategic-intelligence analyst, from Warsaw Pact work and training in the US and UK to UN peacekeeping and a NATO small-arms post that took him to Ukraine in 2014.

Alexander Mercouris | Huge Russian Kiev Strike; Missile Smashes Key Bridge; EU Blinks; Putin Unyielding When Leaders Call | Oct. 27, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris says last night's Russian strike on Kiev used about 20 ballistic missiles and hit the South Bridge, a road and rail crossing he calls the main logistics link for Ukrainian forces east of the Dnieper. He says photos show a hole in the railway that is enough to close the bridge, and that Norway's prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finland's president Alexander Stubb then called Vladimir Putin to ask for a slowdown, which the Kremlin readout shows he refused.

Scott Ritter | The EU and Jacques Baud | Oct. 26, 2026

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Scott Ritter tells Judge Napolitano that EU sanctions on Jacques Baud, a Swiss officer living in Brussels, froze his bank, and that officials told a German parliamentarian even a loaf of bread would break the sanctions.

He says a later review dropped the Russian-propagandist charge, kept the sanctions because Baud is so neutral that his speaking would reinforce Russia's position, and calls those sanctions a death penalty.

Alex Christoforou | Lula Wins, Vucic Defeated; Zelensky Defiant: No Neutrality, No Military Limit | Oct. 26, 2026

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Lula shocked the world with a historic comeback over Bolsonaro in Brazil, while Vucic conceded a stunning defeat to the Student List in Serbia's snap election. Alex breaks down what these results mean for BRICS, Bulgaria's upcoming runoff, Ursula von der Leyen's push into Serbia, and a defiant Zelensky who rejects neutrality and any cap on Ukraine's military while demanding Starlink or Patriot missiles. With US forces reportedly ready to strike Iran within 96 hours, is the global political map about to be redrawn?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:10 Lula defeats Bolsonaro in Brazil runoff
00:03:31 Serbia snap election: Student List beats Vucic
00:05:22 Vucic claims Russia sanctions are coming
00:07:45 Bulgaria heads to presidential runoff
00:09:35 Von der Leyen celebrates multilateralism
00:12:18 Joe Wilson congratulates Serbia
00:13:37 Massive Ukrainian drone strike on Voronezh
00:14:49 Zelensky rejects neutrality and military cap
00:17:14 Zelensky demands Starlink or Patriots
00:20:37 US readies major Iran strike
00:22:28 Ukraine extends martial law to 2027
00:23:14 Western media flips press gang story onto Russia
00:27:34 Orban for UN chief and Italy ignores its voters
00:30:25 Clown World: Machado, Trump, Estonia, Merz

Lawrence Wilkerson | Putin's Winter Strategy: Break Ukraine From the Inside | Oct. 26, 2026

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Lawrence Wilkerson tells Daniel Davis he doubts the planned three-way talks will settle the war, because he still sees no acceptance in Kyiv or among EU leaders of permanent Ukrainian neutrality and no NATO membership.

He says the fighting will continue and this winter will be terrible. People he has spoken with in Ukraine call the situation hopeless, and he cites polls in which about 62 to 63 percent want Zelensky out and elections held.

Stanislav Krapivnik | Ukraine war endgame: a breakdown is coming | Oct. 26, 2026

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Stanislav Krapivnik is a former U.S. Army officer from Donbas, who moved from the US to Russia 15 years ago. 

Alexander Mercouris | Putin slams EU protest response; CIA key Ukraine war role; study debunks big Russian losses claims | Oct. 25, 2026

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A major article in The Atlantic confirms what The Duran has argued for years: the CIA sits at the center of Ukraine's intelligence, targeting and drone campaign, and that role has grown under Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Alexander breaks down this admission alongside Elon Musk's statement that Ukraine's front line would collapse without Starlink, Putin's denial of any role in Europe's protests, and a National Defense University of Finland study that challenges Western claims about Russian and Ukrainian losses. If Washington is running the campaign and shaping the casualty numbers, how much of what the West believes about this conflict is actually true?

Episode 2058
0:00 Revelations from The Atlantic, Musk and Putin
0:40 Putin denies any role in Europe's protests
4:54 The Atlantic on the CIA's role in Ukraine
7:56 CIA support grew under Trump and Ratcliffe
9:45 Putin's 2024 warning on long range missiles
12:47 Storm Shadow and US guidance technology
16:32 Why the drone and missile offensive failed
18:36 Why The Atlantic article appears now
19:53 Russia's strike campaign across Ukraine
24:46 Recriminations in Washington and the sanctions parallel
30:55 Ratcliffe's growing influence over Trump
38:02 Musk says Ukraine misused Starlink
46:26 Musk admits Ukraine depends on Starlink
52:50 Could Washington end the conflict tomorrow
55:52 Can Western casualty figures be trusted
57:33 Finnish study challenges Russian losses claims
1:06:30 Doubts over Mediazona's numbers
1:16:48 Putin's reported aims east of the Dnieper
1:21:18 Why a Dnieper crossing is near impossible
1:25:29 Front line update

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

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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

Douglas Macgregor | "The U.S. Can't Destroy Iran With Conventional Weapons" | Oct. 25, 2026

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Doug Macgregor says the Greater Israel project wants Iran destroyed and that Donald Trump is its instrument, and that conventional weapons cannot destroy a country the size of Western Europe.

He tells Daniel Davis the next step under discussion is tactical nuclear weapons, which he says would cause catastrophic casualties without defeating Iran.

Jacques Baud | People Stop Me on the Street Every Day: Debanking and the European Resistance | Oct. 22, 2026

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Jacques Baud, former Swiss colonel and strategic military intelligence analyst, lives in Brussels under EU sanctions that have frozen his assets and restricted his life. 

In this conversation he describes the everyday reality of those sanctions: food brought by people who call themselves a resistance, strangers stopping him on the street every day to offer support, a humanitarian banking exemption that took five months to approve and still isn't fully implemented, and sanctions that are renewed with no clear end date.

He explains why he sees the current European system as a "democrature," why foreign-policy tools are being used inside the EU, and how his case has become emblematic for many Europeans who feel the same pressures.

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

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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

Alastair Crooke & Lt Col Daniel Davis | The Dollar, Sanctions & Bombs Can't Bring it Back | Oct. 23, 2026

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Alastair Crooke tells Daniel Davis that sanctions and bombs no longer keep China, Russia, and Iran inside Washington's order. He says the wars in Ukraine and Iran have broken European budgets, and that Israeli officials are warning Netanyahu against a new strike on Iran before the election.

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

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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

Alexander Mercouris | Putin Trashes EU/Kiev Offer In Witkoff Meeting; No Truce November Talks; Russia To Bomb Kiev Bridge | Oct. 21, 2026

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Vladimir Putin has dismissed the Oslo plan Steve Witkoff carried to St Petersburg, telling him the European and Kiev proposals offered little useful for ending the Ukraine conflict. Alexander explains why forcing Russia to choose between Donbas and Ukraine staying out of NATO was always doomed, why the November 10 trilateral talks will come with no ceasefire, and why recent Russian glide bomb strikes near the Kiev and Dnipro bridges look like rehearsals for something bigger as forces close in on Zaporozhye. With Zelensky refusing every concession and Biletsky now running the Donbas battle, is a negotiated settlement still possible at all?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and the latest US push
00:01:40 Putin rejects the Witkoff proposals
00:03:09 How we got here: Anchorage and the drone offensive
00:07:43 Russia's air campaign cripples Ukraine
00:08:38 Glide bombs near the Kiev and Dnipro bridges
00:12:20 Europe asks Washington to reopen talks
00:15:10 The Trump Zelensky diesel dispute
00:19:57 Why Zelensky refuses every concession
00:25:22 Oslo meeting and the Donbas or NATO plan
00:28:55 Ushakov's readout of the St Petersburg talks
00:33:14 Talks set for November 10 with no ceasefire
00:37:46 A new European security architecture?
00:40:25 Lavrov on reversible US concessions
00:42:34 Why the meeting lasted three hours
00:44:46 Hubbard, diesel, Middle East and the APEC idea
00:47:01 Li Qiang in St Petersburg and the China factor
00:50:06 Kaja Kallas and the endless conflict option
00:52:16 Why Russia will return for the Kiev bridges
00:59:35 Zaporozhye front: Kamianske and Malokaterynivka
01:05:24 ISW numbers, Operation Vivaldi and Biletsky

Richard Wolff | Imperial decline: crisis, denial and war | Oct. 21, 2026

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Prof. Richard Wolff discusses the imperial decline with political crisis, denial, and war. 

The Duran | France and the hollowing out of Europe | Oct. 21, 2026

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France is in flames and Macron has left the country, but in this episode we argue this is not just a French crisis, it is a European one rooted in a Brussels center that now controls borders, migration, the euro, foreign policy and Project Ukraine. From Orban and Georgescu to Meloni, Le Pen, Merz and the AfD, we explain why national governments can no longer answer to their own voters, and why Macron may already have his eyes on the European Central Bank as Lagarde moves on. Will the EU outlive the very nations it was built on?

The Duran: Episode 2654
00:00:00 France protests spread across Europe
00:01:00 Why France is the flash point again
00:02:16 Migration, economics and fear of conflict
00:03:53 Weak governments under a Brussels center
00:07:14 France under pressure from EU policy
00:09:38 There is no France without sovereignty
00:10:26 Orban, Georgescu and the price of dissent
00:11:43 Meloni falls in line, Le Pen softens
00:14:28 The EU will destroy member states first
00:17:27 Five years of meetings about Ukraine money
00:19:34 Macron's speech and his exit to the Middle East
00:22:47 Macron's next move: the European Central Bank?
00:26:00 Project Ukraine as the test of loyalty
00:29:08 Burning of the town hall and cultural violence
00:32:32 Europe's future: tourism and the military
00:34:12 Germany's AfD split, east versus west
00:38:04 Britain, Brexit and the London establishment
00:41:14 What is the EU? Treaties and Aztec gods
00:44:16 Mercouris on the France he loves 

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

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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

Jeffrey Sachs | Europe Implodes, Trump and Bibi Strike Iran — WW3 Is Next? | Oct. 19, 2026

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Economist Jeffrey Sachs discusses the break down of Europe as massive protests and riots shake the continent and renewed Iran war begins with new US strikes ahead of Israel's critical election on October 27th.

Scott Ritter | Trump vs. Zelensky — End of Ukraine, NATO & EU | Oct. 19, 2026

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Scott Ritter tells Glenn Diesen that the largest drone attack on St. Petersburg did not exploit a hole in Russian air defenses so much as a corridor along Belarus, Poland, and the Baltic states, where intercepting the drones would put Russian assets into NATO airspace, and that the precision implies guidance beacons inside NATO countries. He says Zelensky made the quarrel with Donald Trump personal, a mistake he calls fatal, and that the split points to the collapse of Ukraine and, with it, of NATO and the European Union.