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

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

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

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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

The Duran | France Protests Spiral Out of Control as Euro Crisis Looms | Oct. 8, 2026

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France is spiraling as student protests turn violent, bond yields climb and the debt crisis deepens, while President Macron looks everywhere except home. In this episode we break down how the euro crushed French competitiveness, how Macron's parliamentary election gamble left a broken parliament and sidelined Marine Le Pen's National Rally, and why rumors now point to Macron angling for the top job at the European Central Bank after Christine Lagarde. Is France too big to bail out, and could a French crisis finally bring down the entire euro system?

Timeline:
00:00:00 France protests spiral out of control
00:01:03 The euro as the root of France's decline
00:02:37 Macron's answer was always more Europe
00:04:23 Bond yields, debt and angry students
00:05:25 Le Pen, Melenchon and who is steering the protests
00:06:17 The election gamble that broke parliament
00:07:36 Macron's 2027 exit and the ECB rumor
00:09:09 Too big to fail, too big to bail out
00:10:43 Two paths forward for France
00:13:14 Would Germany back an ECB rescue of France

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

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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