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The Duran | Modi, Erdogan and Tokayev Gang Up on Putin | Sept. 4, 2026

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At the SCO summit in Bishkek, Russia faced an unexpected wave of pressure as Modi, Erdogan and Tokayev all pushed Putin toward a ceasefire with Ukraine, while Xi Jinping and China quietly stood firmly behind Moscow. 

In this episode we break down why this moment exposed real cracks inside BRICS and what it means for Russia, India, Turkey and Kazakhstan as the war in Ukraine heads toward its next phase. Was this a diplomatic win for Putin or a warning sign for Russia's alliances.

Timeline:
00:00:00 SCO summit overview, Eurasian leaders pressure Russia
00:01:13 Modi publicly calls on Putin for peace with Ukraine
00:03:23 Xi stays silent as Putin defends Russia at press conference
00:05:35 Is this genuine concern or US pressure on Modi, Tokayev and Lula
00:07:26 BRICS officials fear of American sanctions
00:10:24 China and Russia axis solidifies
00:13:39 Russia's leverage over India and Kazakhstan
00:17:36 Putin's past restraint and Bishkek as a wake up call
00:21:00 Nervousness for Turkey, Kazakhstan and Georgia as Russia grows stronger
00:23:55 India's view on a Russian victory and closing thoughts

The Duran | Europe Wants U.S. To Fight Russia | Sep. 3, 2026

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Ukraine is being pounded on every front as Putin declares Russia does not negotiate with terrorists after Zelensky threatens to shut down Russian airspace and target civilian airliners. In this episode we break down the collapsing front lines around Kupyansk and Kharkov, the bizarre Leipzig drone false flag, Norway seizing a Russian passenger ship, and a stunning intelligence agency shootout in Kiev. Is Europe deliberately provoking Russia to drag the United States into a direct fight.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:58 Ukraine pounded from the air and blockaded on its coast
00:03:12 Zelensky says Europe's allies are on holiday
00:03:43 Zelensky threatens to shut down Russian airspace
00:04:43 The Leipzig drone false flag incident
00:05:13 Italy and Norway seize Russian linked ships
00:06:19 Shootout between Ukraine's SBU and GUR intelligence agencies
00:08:11 Scam call centers and the fight over money
00:09:46 Bessent blames Ukraine for the energy price shock
00:12:20 Putin says Russia does not negotiate with terrorists
00:13:40 Putin asked about striking Kiev's leadership
00:16:06 Norway's ship seizure tied to the Naftogaz lawsuit
00:18:07 Europe as…

Alex Christoforou | Zelensky Threatens Airports and Germany Blames Russia | Sep. 2, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Zelensky warning civilian airliners away from Russian airports, Ukraine's planned drone assault, the Leipzig drone incident Germany blames on Russia, and Putin's meeting with Armenia. Episode 2166.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:37 Zelensky warns airliners to avoid Russian airports
00:01:59 Operation MMs and the plan to hit Russian airports
00:04:25 Ukraine strikes on oil refineries called sanctions
00:04:46 Strikes on Wildberries, Ozon and grain ships in the Sea of Azov
00:07:12 Ratcliffe's Moscow trip and new drone threats
00:08:36 Reading Zelensky's mafia style statement on X
00:10:10 Putin calls the airport threat state terrorism
00:12:51 Putin warns of massive Russian retaliation
00:14:44 Leipzig drone incident hits Ukrainian cargo plane
00:19:10 NATO and EU leaders back Germany with hybrid attack claims
00:26:18 Medvedev responds with a hardline warning
00:29:26 US Iran conflict escalates with new strikes
00:32:04 Putin meets Pashinyan over Armenia's EU choice
00:37:44 Fedorov launches defense venture with Palantir's Alex Karp

Alex Christoforou | Odessa Fate Sealed. Russian First, Guided Weapons Hit Port | Sep. 1, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Russian guided bombs hitting Odessa port for the first time, strikes on Kiev, the G20 finance meeting over Russia's return, and a hundred-year Venezuela oil deal.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro: Bessent on the collapsing Iranian regime
00:00:59 Massive Russian strikes hit Kiev and Odessa
00:02:34 Russia uses KAB guided bombs on Odessa port for the first time
00:04:24 Polish weapons facility fire blamed on foreign sabotage
00:07:40 G20 finance ministers meet in North Carolina, Russia attends
00:11:12 EU officials boycott the group photo over Russia's presence
00:13:17 Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill stalls in Congress
00:14:39 Army Secretary Driscoll resigns amid Pentagon infighting
00:17:11 Putin's Kyrgyzstan summit with Xi, Erdogan and Modi
00:18:17 Witkoff and Kushner plan Kiev trip for a September ceasefire
00:21:05 EU pressures Greece and Spain to hand over Patriot missiles
00:23:16 Trump claims tankers are moving through the Strait of Hormuz
00:26:51 Venezuela oil deal details: US locks in a hundred year stake
00:32:00 Clown world: Merz booed, Starmer quits as MP, Kallas the bookworm

The Duran | Russian Strikes Are Breaking The Zelensky Regime | Aug. 31, 2026

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The Duran on a fourth straight day of Russian drone and missile strikes on Kiev, Ukraine's energy grid, CIA-linked drone strategy, and collapsing front lines near Sumy and Pokrovsk.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Four Days of Russian Strikes on Kiev
00:01:31 Drone Campaign Devastates and Exhausts Kiev
00:03:16 Ukraine Faces New Advanced Geran Drones
00:05:43 Kiev Economy Collapsing Empty Shelves
00:08:44 Putin Orders Massive Strikes on Energy Grid
00:11:02 Zelensky Cut Russian Gas Transit
00:12:09 Winter Catastrophe Looming Kherson Evacuated
00:14:24 Refugee Tensions Rise in Poland
00:17:04 Peskov Only Ukraine Capitulation Ends War
00:18:45 Ratcliffe and CIA Behind Zelensky Drone Plan
00:20:34 Europe Gas Storage Critically Low
00:27:48 Budanov Admits Massive Mobilization Losses
00:29:23 Ukraine Considers Conscripting Women
00:34:41 Why Sending Ratcliffe to Moscow Backfired
00:38:20 Front Lines Collapsing Around Sumy and Donbas

Krapivnik & Diesen | Europe at a Dangerous Crossroads: Risks of Conflict with Russia | Aug. 30, 2026

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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

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 Donbas Knockout Blow, Dobropilia Cauldron, Slaviansk Crisis; Lavrov: West Diplomacy All Trickery | Aug. 28, 2026

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Alexander Mercouris on the Donbas fighting around Dobropillia and Sloviansk, and Lavrov calling Western diplomacy trickery after talks with the Vatican.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Friday program introduction
00:00:28 Catastrophe developing for Ukraine in Donbas and Zaporizhzhia
00:01:18 Gerasimov explains why Donbas matters most
00:02:46 Gerasimov calls Zaporizhzhia claims a propaganda campaign
00:05:17 Dobropillia situation turns from bad to catastrophic
00:09:07 Third Azov Corps under Bilecki defends Dobropillia
00:12:02 Russians take half of Oleksandrivka near Sloviansk
00:18:51 Drone footage confirms Russian control of Malaya Tokmachka
00:20:00 Russian troops filmed in the center of Orikhiv
00:23:48 Kherson region population ordered to evacuate
00:25:50 Russia nears encirclement of Sumy city
00:26:31 North Korean troop buildup reported in Bryansk and Kursk
00:27:34 Russian economy keeps growing despite Ukrainian strikes
00:29:53 Seventy ships stranded off the Romanian coast
00:32:58 New York Times floats new theory on Ratcliffe’s Moscow trip
00:37:17 Mercouris explains why the New York Times story is absurd
00:43:16 Lavrov details his meeting with the Vatican’s Gallagher
00:52:42 Lavrov says Western diplomacy is deception

Alex Christoforou | Lavrov Rejects Vatican 'Deception' Diplomacy as CIA Informs Putin. Sinking EU Targets Frozen Assets | Aug. 28, 2026

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Alex Christoforou on Lavrov rejecting Vatican diplomacy as deception, reports that CIA director Ratcliffe briefed Putin, and the EU again targeting frozen Russian assets.

Timeline:
00:00:00 Friday update from Limassol, Cyprus
00:02:20 New York Times says Ratcliffe secretly briefed Putin
00:08:31 Lavrov calls Vatican diplomacy deception
00:10:08 Lavrov says the end has come for negotiations
00:12:06 Trump denies Russia plans to strike NATO
00:14:43 Kramatorsk and Slovyansk decision facing Ukraine
00:16:10 Azov units sent to reinforce the Donetsk front
00:17:20 Russia destroys eight warehouses in the Kiev region
00:19:02 Grain tankers stranded in the Black Sea blockade
00:21:04 EU pushes to seize frozen Russian assets again
00:26:06 Von der Leyen tells French elites Europe is struggling
00:28:50 Von der Leyen calls European savings lazy
00:33:33 Trump renames Lake Ontario to Lake America

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
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