The Duran | Armenia Ditches Russia for the EU and Azerbaijan | Aug. 30, 2026

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The Duran on Nikol Pashinyan's push to pull Armenia away from Russia and the CSTO toward the European Union, Azerbaijan and Turkey, and why the pivot threatens Armenia's security and economy — from Nagorno Karabakh to Russian gas.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Pashinyan's push to take Armenia into the EU
00:00:29 Breaking from Russia and the CSTO security umbrella
00:00:58 Pashinyan's base of support and the NGOs
00:01:23 Armenia's lost security guarantee from Russia
00:02:09 Risk to Russia Armenia economic and trade ties
00:03:07 Russia's gas and export leverage over Armenia
00:03:58 Azerbaijan's territorial demands over Nakhchivan
00:04:24 Pashinyan conceding Nagorno Karabakh to Azerbaijan
00:05:15 Why Western security guarantees are an illusion
00:07:04 NGOs, the US Embassy and Armenia's powerful diaspora

Alex Christoforou | Russia Smashes Kiev as Zelensky Plans 1,000 Drones a Day into Russia | Aug. 29, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Russian strikes on Kiev warehouses, Zelensky's plan for 1,000 drones a day into Russia, Ratcliffe's Moscow trip, and Trump's Venezuelan oil deal. Topic 2163.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Space Force intel and reporting from Larnaca, Cyprus
00:00:24 Patriot missiles destroyed in a Kiev warehouse hours after arriving
00:02:41 Russia escalates strikes, over 15 warehouses hit in two days
00:04:48 Zelensky's goal: ramping Ukraine's drone strikes to 1,000 a day
00:07:13 Ballistic missile claims and Western escalation plans
00:08:48 New York Times doubles down on the Ratcliffe to Moscow narrative
00:12:11 Trump announces deal for 65 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil
00:15:22 Details of the US Venezuela joint venture and its risks
00:19:07 Iceland votes on holding a referendum to join the EU

The Duran | Russia Rejects Vatican and CIA Ceasefire Demands | Aug. 29, 2026

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The Duran on Russia rejecting Vatican and CIA ceasefire demands, Lavrov’s diplomacy remarks, Ratcliffe’s Moscow trip, and the Donbas front. Episode 2611.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Diplomacy on Ukraine: Vatican, Ratcliffe and Lavrov statements
00:01:23 Lavrov says Western diplomacy is built on deception, goodwill exhausted
00:03:36 Vatican envoy offered no pushback, just asked for a ceasefire
00:03:56 Lula of Brazil pressures Russia to agree to a ceasefire
00:07:21 New York Times changes the narrative on Ratcliffe's Moscow trip
00:09:38 New York Times headline: Ratcliffe pushing Kremlin toward a peace deal
00:12:17 Trump reportedly misled by his own officials on the war
00:13:34 Reuters: Zelensky sending Azov fighters to the Donbass front
00:16:10 Fortified towns in Donbas face encirclement as Russia advances
00:19:49 Ukraine chooses to defend Donbas, risking a decisive encirclement battle

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Rejects CIA Chief Ratcliffe Spurns West Pleas For Ukraine Truce; Slaviansk Battle Begins | Aug. 27, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris on CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s Moscow visit, Russia rejecting Western pleas for a Ukraine truce, and the battle for Slavyansk.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction Focus on Ratcliffe's Moscow Visit
00:02:47 The Official Semi Routine Cover Story
00:07:36 Was This Really About Iran
00:10:40 The Baltic States Attack Theory Debunked
00:12:29 The Real Reason Ukraine Is Collapsing
00:15:26 The CIA Is Running the War in Ukraine
00:20:30 Why So Many Cover Stories Are Being Spread
00:21:20 The Vatican Secretary of State Also Went to Moscow
00:24:39 Witkoff and Kushner Sidelined by the Russians
00:26:33 The Donbass Buffer Zone Proposal Explained
00:28:31 Putin and Lavrov Refuse to Meet Ratcliffe
00:35:19 Threats Bribes and the Car Bomb in St Petersburg
00:40:01 Massive Russian Strike Hits Kiev and Odessa
00:45:12 Zelensky's Fabricated Zaporizhzhia Video Exposed
00:51:16 Gerasimov Briefs on the Battle for Slavyansk
00:58:45 Azov Commanders Appointed to Defend Donbass
01:03:55 Ukrainian Counterattack Near Lyman Fails
01:08:01 Russia Enters the Middle Game of the War

Alex Christoforou | Russia Warns Britain, CIA Warns Russia. Zelensky Ghost Truck. Merz Climate of Gloom | Aug. 27, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Russia’s warning to Britain, a CIA warning to Russia, Zelensky’s ghost truck, and Friedrich Merz’s climate of gloom.

The Duran | Ukraine Military Crisis, Burnham To The Rescue, Ceasefire Buffer Zone Plan | Aug. 26, 2026

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Ukraine Military Crisis, Burnham To The Rescue, Ceasefire Buffer Zone Plan

Timeline:
00:00:00 Ukraine possibly conscripting women
00:00:38 Mercouris explains the manpower crisis behind the decision
00:01:09 Failed attempts to lower the conscription age and recruit abroad
00:04:08 Andy Burnham in Kiev trades Storm Shadow blueprints for AI data
00:04:53 Peskov declares Britain a direct party to the conflict
00:09:19 Russia withdraws its ambassador from Britain
00:12:53 Why does the UK establishment want confrontation with Russia
00:19:35 The costly drone offensive turns into a complete bust
00:22:51 Zelensky demands tens of billions more in funding
00:26:46 Zelensky and Kellogg revive the same Donbas buffer zone proposal

The Duran | Operation Economic Outcast, Bessent's Economic War With China | Aug. 25, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris and The Duran on Scott Bessent's Operation Economic Outcast and Washington's economic war with China. Episode 2607.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Recap of Bessent's D-Day statement and Operation Economic Outcast
00:00:51 Mercouris explains why this is really targeting China
00:01:17 The history of the US China tariff standoff and rare earths
00:02:21 Legal UN sanctions versus unilateral US sanctions
00:03:24 Why this accelerates the world's move away from the dollar
00:04:51 Bessent effectively becomes the general running the Iran conflict
00:06:59 Bessent's overconfidence and dislike of China
00:09:45 Why the real target is eighty percent about China
00:16:34 China Russia and Iran set to emerge stronger from this
00:17:04 Quick take on the Canada tariff dispute and Mark Carney

The Duran | Russia's Economic Model: Growth Without the Debt Trap | Aug. 24, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Russia's Economic Model: Growth Without the Debt Trap.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro Putin's statements on the Russian economy
00:00:28 GDP surprises to the upside despite tight monetary policy
00:01:29 Central bank cuts rates and the economy rebounds
00:03:05 Putin chairs a Kremlin meeting unveiling a new economic model
00:04:34 How the Russian model shifted after 2014 sanctions
00:05:52 A more China style approach with heavy investment in infrastructure
00:07:11 Europes economy compared to Russias low debt growth
00:08:25 Reindustrialization and new factories rising across Russia
00:10:35 Europes weapons spending replaces a real growth policy
00:15:10 Why the Draghi and Merz plans for Europe have failed

The Duran | Trump's Economic Siege on Iran, China and BRICS Stand in the Way | Aug. 21, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Trump's Economic Siege on Iran, China and BRICS Stand in the Way. 

Timeline:
00:00:00 Trump announces economic D Day against Iran
00:00:37 Iran must lean on BRICS Russia and especially China
00:01:28 Can the US crush Irans economy without China
00:02:35 Chinas own interests in the Gulf and Saudi Arabia
00:03:43 China's goodwill toward Iran after the American attack
00:05:54 Iran talks strikes on NATO and the Gulf instead of courting China
00:07:58 Short term pain for the West versus long term risk for Iran
00:09:05 Irans 90 percent inflation and how China could fix it
00:12:41 Should Iran bet its future on a US economic crisis
00:14:32 The deep state versus Trump and whether Europe can hold the line

The Duran | Massive Russian Strike. Three Factions Fight For Control of Ukraine | Aug. 20, 2026

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The Duran on a massive Russian missile and drone strike, Ukraine’s political crisis, and three factions fighting over remaining control. Episode 2602.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro Russian missile strike and Ukraine political crisis
00:00:26 Zelensky fires aide amid Operation Forest Gump scandal
00:01:15 Massive missile and drone strike breakdown
00:03:46 Ukraine economy and agriculture in collapse
00:04:54 Front lines crumbling as Dobropillya nears fall
00:06:49 British deep state still backing Zelensky
00:08:01 The Ukraine grift exposed
00:09:06 Three power factions fighting over what remains
00:10:32 Winter energy collapse and exodus fears
00:12:46 Western money propping up the Zelensky regime
00:14:13 Poland's growing dilemma over Ukraine
00:17:45 Rumors swirl around Russian central bank shakeup
00:22:01 Putin's economic sovereignty pivot
00:23:21 What is Russia's ultimate plan for Ukraine
00:26:53 Medvedev's vision for a reunified Ukraine

The Duran | Global Food Shortage Warning, Sanctions and Fertilizer Crisis | Aug. 19, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Global Food Shortage Warning, Sanctions and Fertilizer Crisis.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction to worldwide food shortages
00:01:10 Western sanctions cut off Russian fertilizer supplies
00:02:54 EU sabotages the Black Sea grain deal
00:03:32 Persian Gulf conflict halts fertilizer exports
00:04:35 Diesel shortages threaten the harvest
00:05:15 Ukraine attacks Russian grain ships, Russia blockades Black Sea
00:07:10 Global south nations like Egypt and India face the worst impact
00:08:15 Is this crisis a deliberate plan to destroy BRICS
00:13:37 Why western leaders refuse to lift fertilizer sanctions
00:24:14 How Russia, the US and Asia will weather the crisis

The Duran | Ukraine Loses Black Sea Ports and Air Defense Options | Aug. 18, 2026

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The Duran: Episode 2600. The Duran discusses Ukraine losing Black Sea ports and air defense options.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction Europe seeks a seat at Ukraine negotiations
00:00:37 Why the European negotiating push looks absurd after five years
00:02:32 The West negotiates with itself while Russia refuses a seat for Europe
00:04:10 Massive drone attack on Moscow exposes the real Western strategy
00:05:22 Why Russia does not believe reports of a US Europe split
00:06:45 Witkoff and Kushner trip to Moscow keeps stalling
00:07:15 European outreach to Russia rejected again and again
00:09:23 The drone offensive is not breaking the Russian economy
00:10:19 Ukraine loses its Black Sea ports and air defense options
00:12:05 Tension grows between Trump and European allies over air defense
00:14:29 The massive disconnect making negotiations pointless
00:15:36 Ukraine war maps stop showing Russian advances
00:18:37 Does the Kremlin understand how deluded the West really is
00:21:20 Military bloggers reveal the real situation inside Ukraine
00:23:50 How the Kremlin mindset shifted after the Anchorage summit
00:27:24 Putin returns with a harder line toward the West
00:29:54 New ballistic missile deep strikes into Russia revealed
00:31:05 Why Western media stopped reporting front line reality
00:35:12 The real danger when the illusion of victory finally bursts
00:44:12 British domestic politics behind the new missile stories 

The Duran | Will a Merkel Return Halt AfD Momentum? | Aug. 17, 2026

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The Duran looks at talk of an Angela Merkel return and whether that would slow the AfD’s rise in Germany. The discussion covers the CDU’s weak standing, AfD polling, and why bringing Merkel back may not change the country’s political direction.

The Duran | Demand Destruction: The Real Energy Crisis Hitting Europe and Japan | Aug. 16, 2026

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Demand Destruction: The Real Energy Crisis Hitting Europe and Japan
The Duran: Episode 2598

Timeline:
00:00:00 Strait of Hormuz closure and Iran's demands
00:00:54 Global shortages set to hit economies hard
00:01:19 Why Iran will not reopen Hormuz
00:02:32 US oil reserves drop below the safe limit
00:03:23 Europe's gas reserves are critically low
00:04:36 AI data centers fueling US gas demand
00:05:11 Diesel and aviation fuel shortages spread
00:07:15 Cost of living surge coming to Europe and Japan
00:08:15 Deindustrialization accelerates across Europe
00:09:29 Theory the crisis targets BRICS and China
00:12:40 Wealth transfer to the elite explained
00:16:35 Japan's energy dependence and lost opportunity
00:19:19 Putin visits the Kuril Islands
00:23:06 Vassals take the hit first for empire
00:24:58 History behind the Kuril Islands dispute

Alex Christoforou | Russian Starlink Targeted As Odessa Corridor Smashed. Trump Annexes Hormuz | Aug. 15, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on a strike tied to Russia's satellite network, the Odessa corridor, and Trump's Hormuz remarks.

Timeline:
00:00 Trump on Hormuz and intro from Larnaca
00:49 Russia's Razvet satellite network explained
01:36 Strike on Samara Progress Space Center
03:14 Doubts over the Flamingo missile claim
04:51 Zelensky, Trump and the Starlink request revisited
06:46 Putin's long range missile red line mistake
08:42 Will Russia respond to the Samara strike
09:30 Lavrov vows to destroy western aid to Ukraine
10:35 Lavrov says the Shadow Fleet is fiction
13:36 No ceasefire and Black Sea truce rejected
16:34 Zaporizhstal steel hit and Odessa rail links destroyed
18:14 Trump's NYPD speech and Hormuz Strait claim
20:53 USS Lincoln deployment record controversy
24:39 Macron's under 15 social media ban blocked
26:41 Macron's jet ski photos spark backlash
29:14 NATO drone shootdown and Finland's Stubb on Russia

The Duran | Ray Zucaro | Yen Is Sinking Again. Oil Reserves Near Empty | Aug. 12, 2026

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Timeline:
00:00 Introduction with Ray Zucaro
00:51 The yen situation and carry trade
02:20 US Treasury sells euros to prop up the yen
06:08 What this means for NATO and Europe relations
07:19 Why the yen is weakening now
09:38 Risk of another Asian financial crisis
10:05 Oil markets and the Strait of Hormuz disruption
12:19 Other oil producers stepping up supply
16:53 New Russia sanctions bill in Congress
18:31 Europe's recession risk and Germany's debt

The Duran | Iran's NEW Terms. US Siege Strategy Will Cripple Allies | Aug. 11, 2026

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The Duran discusses: Iran's NEW Terms. US Siege Strategy Will Cripple Allies.

The Duran | Hormuz Leverage Could Become Long Term Trap | Aug. 8, 2026

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Hormuz Leverage Could Become Long Term Trap

Timeline:
00:00:00 Who is actually negotiating over Hormuz
00:00:57 Iran's account contradicts US claims
00:01:54 History of failed talks and the memorandum
00:02:55 Iran and Oman's single channel plan
00:03:53 Key point: a deal doesn't mean reopening
00:05:16 US and Gulf states oppose the agreement
00:06:40 Why would Iran give up its leverage
00:07:51 Does the US blockade stay in place
00:09:12 Toll or fund, who really controls it
00:11:13 Hardliner faction in Iran wants to resume war
00:14:35 The long war strategy explained
00:17:51 Iran's economic pressure and best path forward
00:21:48 Why closing Hormuz is a long term trap
00:24:07 Lessons from the JCPOA on trusting the US
00:27:37 Comparing Iran's choices to Assad's Syria

The Duran | Let's Talk About Some News (Live) | Aug. 7, 2026

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Let's Talk About Some News (Live)

Alexander Mercouris | Russia Again Massively Strikes Kiev No Russian Missile Shot Down; Zelensky Rages Blames West; Hormuz | Aug. 5, 2026

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Russia Again Massively Strikes Kiev No Russian Missile Shot Down; Zelensky Rages Blames West; Hormuz

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:32 Russia's Massive Strike on Kiev
00:02:36 Financial Times: No Missiles Intercepted
00:03:13 North Korean Missile Unit Deployed to Russia
00:05:51 Iskander M Missile Production Doubling
00:08:51 Zelensky Blames the West on X
00:10:12 Do Patriot Interceptors Actually Work
00:16:29 Zelensky's Pressure Campaign Explained
00:18:45 US Patriot Stockpile Critically Low
00:26:34 Russia's Four Simultaneous Air Campaigns
00:30:12 Record FAB Bomb Strikes in July
00:33:56 Russian MoD Targets Kiev Logistics Hubs
00:41:34 Kiev Left Without Air Defense
00:44:42 Financial Times Admits Drone Campaign Failed
00:52:09 Budanov Vows to Continue the Campaign
01:05:47 Ukrainian Command and Control Collapsing
01:06:58 Russian Advances Across the Front
01:21:05 Strait of Hormuz Deal Update
01:25:16 Sanctions Bill Threatens Relations With India