Alexander Mercouris | Zelensky Exits Kiev Prior Big Russian Strike All Ukraine Missile Projects Ended; Putin Hardens Line | Oct. 29, 2026

Source: Alexander Mercouris youtube



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Ukraine's flagship missile programs are finished, and Alexander explains why the Flamingo cruise missile and the FP7 and FP9 ballistic missiles were really cancelled as Zelensky leaves Kiev ahead of a massive Russian strike. He also covers the Russian advance near Orekhov and Dobropolye, the growing campaign against the Dnieper bridges, the stalled Freya air defense project, and the striking phrase in the Kremlin readout of Putin's call with Stubb and Store. Is Putin now signaling a demand that goes far beyond Istanbul plus?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:31 Putin hosts African leaders in Moscow
00:01:51 Zelensky leaves Kiev for the Netherlands and UK
00:04:56 Big Russian missile and drone strike expected
00:07:25 Firepoint ends the Flamingo cruise missile
00:16:26 Why the Flamingo program really collapsed
00:18:24 FP7 and FP9 ballistic missiles cancelled
00:22:11 The S300 missile and the Taurus theory
00:27:10 Ukraine now depends on drones alone
00:30:40 Russian advance speeding up despite autumn rains
00:31:53 Ukrainian defenses north of Orekhov collapse
00:32:42 Dobropolye, Leman and Sumy fronts
00:35:43 Russian buildup near Aleshki and Kherson
00:39:08 The Freya air defense project delayed
00:44:36 Russia targets substations and Dnieper bridges
00:49:08 Iskander accuracy and the Rassvet satellite theory
00:53:22 Norway debunks the FT on the Putin call
00:57:52 Ushakov shuts Europe out of Abu Dhabi
00:59:48 Putin's "without any conditions" readout
01:07:28 Gordon Hahn on tougher Russian demands

George Beebe | Europe Must Face U.S. Consequences if It Blocks Ukraine Peace Agreement | Oct. 29, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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George Beebe is the former CIA Director for Russia Analysis and currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute. He tells Glenn Diesen that Europe must face U.S. consequences if it blocks a Ukraine peace agreement.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction and Context of the Ukraine Conflict
00:05:35 Diverging Expectations in Diplomatic Talks
00:15:45 The Complexity of European Security Architecture
00:25:17 The Role of NATO and Future Security Guarantees
00:30:45 Negotiation Dynamics and the Need for Unity
00:35:46 Final Thoughts on the Future of the Conflict

Andrei Martyanov | Trillions For Nothing | Oct. 29, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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NDAA, Palmerston and SMO.

Andrei Martyanov says Trump's $1.5 trillion Pentagon plan is not what it seems inside the United States, and he cites reporting that a failed NDAA would leave the Pentagon with few options to replace weapons spent in the war with Iran.

Douglas Macgregor | Ukraine War Ending? Europe on the Brink | Oct. 27, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Douglas Macgregor tells Glenn Diesen that calls to Vladimir Putin by the leaders of Finland and Norway mark the start of the end of the Ukraine war, because Europe knows the Ukrainian state is on life support and will have to make its own arrangements with Russia. He says NATO has no leadership left, that no European state will attack into Ukraine, and that Donald Trump is not interested in organizing Europe.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction to Current Global Conflicts
00:06:06 The State of NATO and European Leadership
00:12:01 The Implications for Europe and NATO

Andrei Martyanov | CIA's War on Russia | Oct. 27, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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Andrei Martyanov says the CIA is in a war with Russia contrary to Donald Trump’s intentions, that the agency never encountered this kind of war, and that it is lying about losses. Citing Larry Johnson, he says John Ratcliffe’s August trip to Moscow tried to convince Putin the campaign was a lost cause, and that US intelligence support to Ukraine was never turned off.

He also says European leaders who called Vladimir Putin were told that if Zelensky wants to talk he should come to Moscow, and that Europe has no seat in talks between Russia and the United States.

Alexander Mercouris | Protests Across Europe & End of the Ukraine Peace Talks? | Oct. 26, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube, Alexander Mercouris youtube, The Duran youtube



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Alexander Mercouris tells Glenn Diesen that Europe is under economic stress, with falling living standards in France and the same pressure in Britain and Germany, and that people are in the streets because they feel the political system no longer responds.

He says both sides have agreed to sit down, but Ukraine, the Europeans, and Marco Rubio treat the talks as being about Donbass and territory, while Russia says the subject is Europe's security architecture.

Timeline:
00:00:00 The State of Europe: Economic and Social Unrest
00:05:48 The Impact of War on European Stability
00:12:05 Diplomatic Dynamics: Russia, Ukraine, and the West
00:17:59 Revisiting Security Architecture in Europe
00:26:33 The Political Landscape of Ukraine
00:27:32 Demonization of Russia and European Unity
00:28:38 The Existential Threat of Peace
00:30:33 The American Influence on Ukraine
00:32:33 The Dynamics of U.S.-Ukraine Relations
00:36:23 Negotiation Challenges and Military Strategies
00:38:09 Shifts in the Battlefield
00:46:11 The Impact of Middle Eastern Conflicts on U.S. Strategy

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

Source: Daniel Davis youtube



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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.

David Icke | Programmed Rioters Sleepwalking Into The Trap | Oct. 22, 2026

Source: David Icke youtube, davidicke.com



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On this month's episode of The Dot Connector, David starts the show with an emotive and powerful message in response to the civil unrest happening in different parts of Europe, especially the mass rioting and vandalism occurring in France. Who/what does it actually benefit long-term?

As more migrants from one culture integrate into the West, whose culture do they plan on accepting?

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

Source: The Duran youtube



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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 

Andrei Martyanov | Convulsions | Oct. 19, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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Big Three, real one. Stand-off arsenals. Andrei Martyanov says political and military elites have brought Europe to the end, with France convulsing, and that only the United States, China, and Russia will decide a relatively peaceful world, because Russia's standoff arsenal, used every day, is not comparable to what he says remains of U.S. munitions after the Iran war.

Andrei Martyanov & Larry Johnson | Russia Is What’s Left of European Civilization | Oct. 17, 2026

Source: Counter Currents youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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Military analyst Andrei Martyanov joins former CIA officer Larry Johnson to discuss Russia’s place in European civilization and the historical forces behind its confrontation with the West.

Larry Johnson | The MOAB Can't Crack Iran. No One Can Save MBS. Europe Will Regret It | Oct. 17, 2026

Source: Transition Protocol youtube



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Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson, with Zulfiqar Ali on Transition Protocol, on why Trump's MOAB can't crack Iran's Pickaxe Mountain. Ali's sources in Islamabad say MBS asked Pakistan for help, repeatedly, and Pakistan said no. Johnson, who briefed a UN Security Council Arria-formula meeting on Wednesday, says Europe will start a war with Russia it will regret.

The show also covers what the MOAB can and cannot do, why Pakistan will not fight Ansar Allah for MBS, what Pakistani and Turkish officers told MBS about Israelis in his war room, how Johnson expects the war to end and China's role, and why diesel is short in a country that makes more than it uses.

The Islamabad decision, MBS's requests and the war-room account are the host's own sourcing and cannot be independently verified. Johnson's Europe and MBS forecasts are his analysis.

Timeline:
00:03:56 The MOAB: why an 11-ton air-burst bomb can't reach a facility under a mountain
00:10:21 No rescue: what Islamabad decided, per the host's sources
00:31:38 At the UN: the US tone shift, Nebenzia's answer, and Europe's hard line

Jeffrey Sachs | Europe as a Frontline in a Multipolar World? | Oct. 16, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Jeffrey Sachs with Glenn Diesen on whether Europe is a frontline in a multipolar world.

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development.

Andrei Martyanov | PR and War | Oct. 11, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



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While they discuss diesel deal, SMO goes on, as does West's collapse. Martyanov says the US lifting of sanctions on Russian diesel, with no Kremlin concessions, is a drop in the bucket that the media turned into a major story, and that the constraint remains two nuclear superpowers.

Stanislav Krapivnik | Is Trump Launching a New Military Operation? The Risks of U.S. Intervention in Yemen | Oct. 12, 2026

Source: Stanislav Krapivnik youtube



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Stanislav Krapivnik discusses Houthi advances in Yemen, strikes on Saudi airports and oil facilities, and whether the United States could open a new operation there. He questions what Pakistan and Turkey would do, compares the Geran-5 with American cruise missiles, and says a Trump energy deal with Russia will not hold while Europe stays tied to Russian fuel and BRICS has no military bloc.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Houthis Expand Their Control Across Yemen
00:03:08 Krapivnik Assesses Strikes Against Saudi Arabia
00:06:24 Krapivnik Questions Pakistan's Military Capabilities
00:09:15 Saudi Air Force Faces New Threats
00:12:43 U.S. Could Launch an Operation in Yemen
00:16:20 Krapivnik Considers the Use of Foreign Mercenaries
00:19:24 Trump Faces Military Industrial Challenges
00:22:25 Krapivnik Compares Geran-5 With American Missiles
00:25:52 Saudi Arabia Faces Growing Domestic Risks
00:29:27 Trump Discusses an Energy Deal With Russia
00:32:56 Europe Remains Dependent on Russian Energy
00:36:08 Krapivnik Examines Trump's Domestic Political Challenges
00:39:24 American Politics Sparks Growing Domestic Debate
00:42:38 Maritime Shipping Costs Continue to Rise
00:46:57 Krapivnik Explains the Limitations of BRICS
00:50:35 Russia and China Emerge as NATO Counterweights
00:53:44 European Politics Faces New Internal Divisions

Patrick Henningsen | Vance-Gabbard Ticket on the Trump Express | Oct. 3, 2026

Source: Stanislav Krapivnik youtube, 21stcenturywire.com, 21st Century Wire youtube, Patrick Henningsen on X, Patrick Henningsen Substack



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Patrick Henningsen with Stanislav Krapivnik on the UN session, where they say leaders walked out on Netanyahu but not on Trump, and on threats of annihilation from a nuclear-armed United States.

Henningsen says Republican polling points to a Vance-Gabbard ticket as an alternative to Trump, and that Tulsi Gabbard has said nothing since leaving as director of national intelligence.

Larry Johnson & Stanislav Krapivnik | Europe Could Be at War With Russia Within Seven Months | Oct. 2, 2026

Source: Counter Currents youtube, Stanislav Krapivnik youtube, Stanislav Krapivnik on X



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Former CIA analyst Larry Johnson and former U.S. Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik examine why Europe is drifting toward direct confrontation with Russia despite lacking the industrial capacity to sustain a major war. Johnson puts the risk of exchanges of fire within seven months at 70 percent. 

They also discuss Ukraine’s battlefield position, Russia’s artillery and glide-bomb advantage, whether Israel can survive its current course and the danger that U.S. escalation against Iran could accelerate nuclear proliferation.

Chris Helali | Putin Attacks Europe!? Ukraine & Middle East Wars Backfire on US | Sep. 26, 2026

Source: Danny Haiphong youtube



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Is Putin going to war with Europe? Europe and Ukraine say yes, and soon. Geopolitical analyst Chris Helali joins to discuss how his on the ground experience in both Russia and the Middle East helps us understand the geopolitical developments confronting the increasingly divided world order.

Karin Kneissl | Energy Wars & the Collapse of Europe | Aug. 9, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Karin Kneissl is the former Foreign Minister of Austria, and current head of the GORKI think tank

Richard Wolff | Why Europe's Leaders Provoke War with Russia | Aug. 3, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



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Prof. Richard Wolff discusses why Europe's leaders provoke war with Russia.