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.
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.
Stanislav Krapivnik and Alex Christoforou on why Russia would refuse Minsk 3, Europe pressing for a ceasefire and troops in Odessa, and a West short of missiles, diesel, and time.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Why Russia would sign Minsk 3
00:01:20 EU migration, Brussels grift, and power in Brussels
00:02:40 Germany's foreign minister goes to Lavrov
00:04:00 The US trade offer, Nord Stream, and seized assets
00:08:00 A losing side that still thinks it is winning
00:09:20 The Foreign Policy drone essay
00:11:20 A G8 seat until Ukraine rearms
00:12:00 Plan B: false-flag drones
00:14:00 Macron and Italy say the CIA did not brief them
00:14:40 Leaders who want a fight, publics who do not
00:16:40 French and British troops for Odessa
00:18:00 Foreign flags in Ukraine as enemy combatants
00:19:20 Article 5, and how to bait Trump
00:21:20 No US troops; money, Tomahawks, ships, Starlink
00:24:00 Greece, Patriots, and Greek tankers
00:26:00 Ukraine ahead of drought relief at home
00:28:00 Red lines, long-range strikes, and the Sea of Azov
00:30:40 Once Russia acts: logistics, steel, ports, locomotives
00:32:00 Glide bombs on Odessa
00:32:40 Netanyahu at the UN, walkouts, and sanctions
00:36:00 Iran, empty US magazines, and a deal nobody allows
00:38:40 A long siege
00:40:40 The debt bubble and two-week Treasury bills
00:42:40 Diesel and tariffs on Russian oil
00:45:20 How historians will read this era
00:48:40 Failing upwards, and where to find The Duran
Stanislav Krapivnik with Danny Haiphong on Russia and North Korea intensifying a joint offensive, and on Ukraine's alarm over a war between Putin's military and Europe as a new front opens.
Stanislav Krapivnik is a former U.S. Army officer from Donbas.
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
Description:
00:00 Hegseth reshapes the rules of the military
03:43 Personnel decisions divide military leadership
07:07 Top commanders gather under one roof
10:26 Netanyahu and Trump discuss political influence
14:17 Vance could become Trump’s political safeguard
17:48 Expensive diesel drives up American prices
21:13 Saudi Arabia faces mounting internal pressure
24:14 Saudi megaprojects raise serious questions
27:44 Witkoff emerges as a diplomatic channel
Description:
What is NATO 3.0? Is this a reboot or a failed compile? Is this failure mascaraeding behind a PR Puff piece by Rutte? On whose money and with whose soldier will NATO 3.0 be launched?
Stanislav Krapivnik with Glenn Diesen on Europe at a dangerous crossroads and the risks of conflict with Russia — Ukrainian losses around Kramatorsk, Storm Shadow, NATO deep strikes, and women's mobilization.
Krapivnik is a former U.S. Army officer from Donbas who moved from the US to Russia 15 years ago.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Ukraine loses ground after counterattacks
00:03:50 Russian breakthrough threatens Kramatorsk logistics
00:07:06 Foreign fighters join Ukrainian assault brigades
00:10:25 Britain raises stakes over Storm Shadow
00:14:07 Moscow weighs prospects for new negotiations
00:17:44 NATO discusses deep strikes into Russia
00:21:17 Women's mobilization moves to the forefront
00:24:23 Ukraine expands mobilization pool with women
00:27:24 Female conscription sparks debate in the West
Timeline:
00:00 Introduction and Guest Overview
00:53 Ukraine Front Line Situation
02:11 Konstantinovka: 80% in Russian Hands
03:29 The Three City Fortress Wall Explained
05:33 Lyman Surrounded and Falling
06:30 Russian Breakthrough at Lyman
07:06 DNR Liberation and Kharkiv Expansion
08:02 Sumy: The Next Major Target
09:45 Russian Forces Infiltrate Sumy Forests
10:58 Ukraine Drone Terror Against Civilians
12:22 Putin at St. Petersburg Forum
12:58 Two Areas Not Advancing
17:42 E3 Ambassadors Request Lavrov Meeting
19:07 Europe Negotiating from No Position
22:31 Russia Defending Against Ukrainian Drones
24:44 Western Strategy That Failed
28:34 Romania False Flag Attempt
Timeline:
00:00 Marketing, clients, and big corporations
04:32 Strategic reserves and oil risks
07:48 Europe looks for crisis scapegoats
11:04 Latvia, NATO, and America’s response
14:24 War logistics and Russia’s strategy
17:57 Drones, media, and information warfare
21:04 Armenia and failed information outreach
24:35 Ust-Luga and maritime sabotage risks
27:40 Ukraine-style politics and global fracture
30:44 Europe, control, and fear of war
Description:
Stanislav Krapivnik is a former US Army officer from Donbas, who has since returned. Krapivnik discusses the growing anger in Moscow at NATO gets more involved in the war, the massive attacks on Kiev, and the possibility of Belarus entering the war.
Timeline:
00:00 Iran ignorance and U.S. policy
00:50 Russia’s warnings to Europe
03:11 Iran and Gulf security architecture
06:41 Gulf states’ vulnerability to Iran
10:16 Trump’s visit to China
14:28 What Trump failed to gain
16:51 Europe talks about war with Russia
20:08 Suicides among American veterans
22:07 Veteran support in Russia and America
24:25 Trump’s possible Cuba gamble
25:24 Massie primary and donor influence
27:01 Closing remarks and farewell
Description:
Russia doesn't wage war the way the West does and that difference may be deciding the outcome in Ukraine, the Middle East, and now Africa.
In this deep-dive episode, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris are joined by military analyst Stanislav Krapyvnik, fresh from a visit to the Donbas front, for a sweeping breakdown of three simultaneous conflicts and the radically different military doctrines driving them.
From Russia's systematic, science-based approach to warfare versus America's personality-driven "art of war," to the reorganization of Russian drone battalions, the gamification of Ukrainian drone kills, and the depletion of US Patriot missile stockpiles in the Iran campaign every thread points to a single uncomfortable conclusion.
With Kupyansk fallen, Konstantinovka more than half-captured, and Russian forces just 10 kilometers from Sumy, the question isn't whether the front is moving it's how fast, and what comes after. Watch The Duran's full analysis to understand what the mainstream media isn't telling you.
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction Stanislav Krapyvnik joins The Duran
00:01:10 Not two wars but three: Ukraine, Iran, and Africa
00:04:30 Russia in Mali: African Corps, Wagner successor operations
00:06:00 Russian military philosophy: science of war vs. art of war
00:08:27 How US military doctrine differs flexibility vs. systematic learning
00:09:35 Repeating mistakes: Tora Bora and the limits of personality-driven war
00:12:13 Russian drone adaptation NYT report and real battlefield context
00:20:20 Front-line drone labs: 3D printing and rapid technology cycles
00:30:46 NATO kill tables and inflated Russian casualty counts
00:41:37 Sumy offensive: Russian forces 10km from the city
00:46:41 Iran-US campaign: PAC-3 depletion and what has actually been achieved
00:53:20 Ukraine front update: Konstantinovka, Chasiv Yar, Kupyansk fallen
01:00:37 Northeastern Kharkiv encirclement the coming Russian breakout
01:04:41 Anti-drone microwave systems: China's area-effect solution
