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Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts
Andrei Martyanov | US Strikes Iran – Iran Hits Back at CRITICAL Targets IMMEDIATELY | June 11, 2026
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The Duran | Russia confronts China on drones shipped to Ukraine | June 11, 2026
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Source: The Duran youtube
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Alexander Mercouris reports live from Russia with a damning verdict: after 21 EU sanctions packages, the Russian economy is growing, shops are fully stocked, and the collective West's economic strategy has delivered nothing.
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Alexander Mercouris reports live from Russia with a damning verdict: after 21 EU sanctions packages, the Russian economy is growing, shops are fully stocked, and the collective West's economic strategy has delivered nothing.
Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the China drone pipeline supplying Ukraine, the mysterious disappearance of Russian central bank chief Nabiullina, Europe's rearmament agenda, and the FSB's failure to protect Russian military officers from a fresh wave of assassinations.
Is the EU's sanctions campaign less about crippling Russia and more about consolidating power in Brussels, and what does Mercouris's firsthand account reveal that Western media refuses to report?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: EU's 21st sanctions package and Russia ground assessment
00:00:28 Mercouris reports from Moscow and Pskov: sanctions have completely failed
00:00:55 High interest rates and Russian central bank
00:02:10 Economic activity outside Moscow: shops full, construction booming
00:03:47 Drone strikes on refineries: zero impact on fuel supplies or daily life
00:04:32 Ursula's sanctions trap: EU doing the same thing expecting a different result
00:05:26 Sanctions as EU power consolidation: Christoforou and Mercouris discuss
00:07:18 European rearmament plans: Germany financialization theory
00:10:05 The China drone pipeline: FPV components routed through Malaysia to Ukraine
00:11:33 Putin and Xi: Russia raises China drone issue at highest level
00:15:38 Russia oil and gas sales remain at record highs despite four years of SMO
00:17:09 Does Europe take Russian warnings seriously? The bluffing perception problem
00:18:48 Sevastopol museum attack
00:20:11 Russian colonel assassinated
00:23:10 Ukraine and Western intel: are they the same operation? Closing analysis
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction: EU's 21st sanctions package and Russia ground assessment
00:00:28 Mercouris reports from Moscow and Pskov: sanctions have completely failed
00:00:55 High interest rates and Russian central bank
00:02:10 Economic activity outside Moscow: shops full, construction booming
00:03:47 Drone strikes on refineries: zero impact on fuel supplies or daily life
00:04:32 Ursula's sanctions trap: EU doing the same thing expecting a different result
00:05:26 Sanctions as EU power consolidation: Christoforou and Mercouris discuss
00:07:18 European rearmament plans: Germany financialization theory
00:10:05 The China drone pipeline: FPV components routed through Malaysia to Ukraine
00:11:33 Putin and Xi: Russia raises China drone issue at highest level
00:15:38 Russia oil and gas sales remain at record highs despite four years of SMO
00:17:09 Does Europe take Russian warnings seriously? The bluffing perception problem
00:18:48 Sevastopol museum attack
00:20:11 Russian colonel assassinated
00:23:10 Ukraine and Western intel: are they the same operation? Closing analysis
Alexander Mercouris | Iran US War Resumes; Russia Brushes Off EU Sanctions, Complains To China Over Drones | June 11, 2026
Source: Alexander Mercouris youtube
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Alexander Mercouris reports live from Russia with a sweeping analysis of the escalating US strikes on Iran, the growing threat to Hormuz shipping, and the prospect of a sudden oil price shock as the confrontation deepens.
Reporting exclusively from an international conference, Mercouris reveals that Ukrainian drones are built entirely on Chinese components routed through third parties in Malaysia, that China is quietly throttling rare earth and tungsten exports to Europe, and that the Kremlin has issued quiet guidance to Russian media not to criticise Donald Trump, a calculated strategy Alex Christoforou and The Duran have been tracking closely.
With Russian forces closing in on Lyman and Slavyansk and the Donbas front shifting faster than Western media acknowledges, is a cascade collapse of Ukrainian positions now inevitable?
Description:
Alexander Mercouris reports live from Russia with a sweeping analysis of the escalating US strikes on Iran, the growing threat to Hormuz shipping, and the prospect of a sudden oil price shock as the confrontation deepens.
Reporting exclusively from an international conference, Mercouris reveals that Ukrainian drones are built entirely on Chinese components routed through third parties in Malaysia, that China is quietly throttling rare earth and tungsten exports to Europe, and that the Kremlin has issued quiet guidance to Russian media not to criticise Donald Trump, a calculated strategy Alex Christoforou and The Duran have been tracking closely.
With Russian forces closing in on Lyman and Slavyansk and the Donbas front shifting faster than Western media acknowledges, is a cascade collapse of Ukrainian positions now inevitable?
Timeline:
00:00:00 Introduction — reporting from Russia
00:00:36 US missile strikes on Iran continue
00:01:09 Indian tanker struck near Oman, Delhi protests
00:01:39 Trump claims Hormuz shipping breakthrough — Mercouris skeptical
00:03:10 US military distorting Persian Gulf picture for Trump?
00:04:48 Oil price outlook and Iranian response scenarios
00:06:52 Christoforou and Mercouris on oil price panic and market sentiment
00:09:25 Seymour Hersh report Trump discussed tactical nuclear option
00:12:13 Lyman situation Russian forces entering from multiple directions
00:20:59 Why the West has not grasped the Donbas crisis
00:21:45 Russian FAB bombs growing accuracy confirmed, Forbes article debunked
00:26:31 Ukrainian drone supply chain. Chinese components via Malaysia
00:29:44 China throttling rare earths and tungsten to the West
00:34:00 China views US Iran blockade as ultimately targeting China
00:37:40 Kremlin directive no criticism of Trump or the United States
00:40:20 Russia strategy taking half the cake while advancing on the battlefield
00:55:19 Ukrainian colonel assassinate FSB failures and military anger
00:00:00 Introduction — reporting from Russia
00:00:36 US missile strikes on Iran continue
00:01:09 Indian tanker struck near Oman, Delhi protests
00:01:39 Trump claims Hormuz shipping breakthrough — Mercouris skeptical
00:03:10 US military distorting Persian Gulf picture for Trump?
00:04:48 Oil price outlook and Iranian response scenarios
00:06:52 Christoforou and Mercouris on oil price panic and market sentiment
00:09:25 Seymour Hersh report Trump discussed tactical nuclear option
00:12:13 Lyman situation Russian forces entering from multiple directions
00:20:59 Why the West has not grasped the Donbas crisis
00:21:45 Russian FAB bombs growing accuracy confirmed, Forbes article debunked
00:26:31 Ukrainian drone supply chain. Chinese components via Malaysia
00:29:44 China throttling rare earths and tungsten to the West
00:34:00 China views US Iran blockade as ultimately targeting China
00:37:40 Kremlin directive no criticism of Trump or the United States
00:40:20 Russia strategy taking half the cake while advancing on the battlefield
00:55:19 Ukrainian colonel assassinate FSB failures and military anger
Alex Christoforou | APACHE down ignites conflict. EU claims Brick by Brick Russia in TATTERS as Zelensky warns UK Farage | June 10, 2026
Source: Alex Christoforou youtube
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US Apache helicopter is shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, triggering 20 American strikes into Iran and Iranian retaliation against Gulf allies, while Trump's White House insists a deal is still close even as the conflict spirals toward full resumption.
Alex Christoforou breaks down the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, Zelensky's warning to Farage over Ukrainian flags, Germany's demand that Kiev pay reparations for the Nordstream sabotage, and the UK's plan to gut pensions and public services to meet NATO's spending targets. Is the collective West dismantling itself faster than any Russian sanction ever could?
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US Apache helicopter is shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, triggering 20 American strikes into Iran and Iranian retaliation against Gulf allies, while Trump's White House insists a deal is still close even as the conflict spirals toward full resumption.
Alex Christoforou breaks down the EU's 21st sanctions package against Russia, Zelensky's warning to Farage over Ukrainian flags, Germany's demand that Kiev pay reparations for the Nordstream sabotage, and the UK's plan to gut pensions and public services to meet NATO's spending targets. Is the collective West dismantling itself faster than any Russian sanction ever could?
Andrei Martyanov | On Being Not Impressed | June 9, 2026
Source: smoothiex12.blogspot.com
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A bitter (for West) truth about West's defeat. Paper tigers.
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A bitter (for West) truth about West's defeat. Paper tigers.
Prof. John Mearsheimer | Why Ukraine Will Lose | June 9, 2026
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John Mearsheimer,
NATO,
Russia,
Ukraine
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Alex Christoforou | Iran-US-Israel ceasefire collapses. E3 & Zelensky demand conflict freeze and Russian capitulation | June 8, 2026
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China,
Iran,
Israel,
Lebanon,
Russia,
The Gaza Holocaust,
Trump,
Ukraine
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Andrei Martyanov | Respite | June 7, 2026
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Source: SmoothieX12.blogspot.com
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NATO desperately needs, but it will change nothing.
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NATO desperately needs, but it will change nothing.
Scott Ritter | THE WAR: PUTIN'S VIEW | Consortium News | June 7, 20'26
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NATO,
Russia,
Scott Ritter,
Ukraine,
Vladimir Putin
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Source: Consortium News YouTube
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In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there is no end in sight. Scott Ritter reports live from Moscow after arriving there from St. Petersburg.
Ray McGovern | West Asia Changing FAST, Israel LOSES Big - Putin REJECTS Zelensky | June 6, 2026
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Israel,
Nima Alkhorshid,
Ray McGovern,
Russia,
Trump,
Ukraine,
Vladimir Putin
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The Duran | Armenia Pashinyan Repeats Ukraine's Maidan Mistake, Disaster Looms | June 6, 2026
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Alex Christoforou,
Alexander Mercouris,
Armenia,
EU,
NATO,
Russia,
The Duran,
Ukraine
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Source: The Duran YouTube
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Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is steering his country toward the European Union and NATO in what Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris on The Duran call a near carbon copy of the Maidan playbook that devastated Ukraine, with Russia now cutting Armenian agricultural imports and energy pressure looming over an economy that depends on Moscow for over 80% of its power.
Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is steering his country toward the European Union and NATO in what Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris on The Duran call a near carbon copy of the Maidan playbook that devastated Ukraine, with Russia now cutting Armenian agricultural imports and energy pressure looming over an economy that depends on Moscow for over 80% of its power.
While Pashinyan promises his people the best of both worlds and a future referendum on alignment, Mercouris argues Armenia is already retreating on every front, having lost Nagorno Karabakh, alienated its primary security guarantor, and left itself encircled by a hostile Azerbaijan and Turkey with no credible Western replacement in sight. Can the EU and US actually prop up a small landlocked country surrounded by rivals, or is Armenia walking blindly into the same trap that brought Ukraine to the brink?
Alex Christoforou | Putin demolishes Zelensky OPEN LETTER as DRONES target Leningrad Oblast. US-IRAN trade attacks | June 6, 2026
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Lebanon,
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Vladimir Putin
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Source: Alex Christoforou youtube
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Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down Putin's pointed response to Zelensky's open letter at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where the Russian president called the letter rude and designed to prevent talks, dismissed Zelensky as the author without naming him, and told the Russian military to get to work as 141 Ukrainian drones targeted the Leningrad region in what Christoforou identifies as a deliberate distraction from the near-complete Russian capture of Kostiantynivka, the biggest city seized since Mariupol.
The update also covers escalating US and Iran strikes across the Gulf, NATO's new 70 billion aid push led by Merz, EU plans to return military age Ukrainian men to the front lines, and the growing Albanian protest movement now dubbed the Flamingo Revolution over the Kushner island development. With Russia advancing, the ceasefire holding by a thread, and Western money still flowing, is the collective West running out of options to change the outcome on the ground?
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Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down Putin's pointed response to Zelensky's open letter at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where the Russian president called the letter rude and designed to prevent talks, dismissed Zelensky as the author without naming him, and told the Russian military to get to work as 141 Ukrainian drones targeted the Leningrad region in what Christoforou identifies as a deliberate distraction from the near-complete Russian capture of Kostiantynivka, the biggest city seized since Mariupol.
The update also covers escalating US and Iran strikes across the Gulf, NATO's new 70 billion aid push led by Merz, EU plans to return military age Ukrainian men to the front lines, and the growing Albanian protest movement now dubbed the Flamingo Revolution over the Kushner island development. With Russia advancing, the ceasefire holding by a thread, and Western money still flowing, is the collective West running out of options to change the outcome on the ground?
Alex Christoforou | Open Letter To Demanding Russia Capitulation. Rubio Says US Clearly Taken a Side in Ukraine Conflict | June 5, 2026
The Duran | E3 wants to talk as Russia makes big advance on frontline | June 4, 2026
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Alex Christoforou,
Alexander Mercouris,
NATO,
Russia,
The Duran,
Trump,
Ukraine
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Source: The Duran youtube
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While the collective West floods the media with drone strike footage, Russian forces are breaking through in Konstantinovka, Kamatsk, and Slavyansk in what Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran describe as an imminent cascade collapse across the entire Donbass fortified line.
Bloomberg reports that the E3, the UK, France, and Germany, are now seeking direct talks with Moscow, but as Mercouris argues, the real driver is not leverage but desperation as Europe quietly acknowledges the situation on the ground is turning fast against Ukraine. Is Russia winning the battlefield while catastrophically losing the information war, and what does that mean for any ceasefire deal?
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While the collective West floods the media with drone strike footage, Russian forces are breaking through in Konstantinovka, Kamatsk, and Slavyansk in what Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran describe as an imminent cascade collapse across the entire Donbass fortified line.
Bloomberg reports that the E3, the UK, France, and Germany, are now seeking direct talks with Moscow, but as Mercouris argues, the real driver is not leverage but desperation as Europe quietly acknowledges the situation on the ground is turning fast against Ukraine. Is Russia winning the battlefield while catastrophically losing the information war, and what does that mean for any ceasefire deal?
Andrei Martyanov | SPIEF, Zircon, BBC | June 3, 2026
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Russia,
Ukraine
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Source: smoothiex12.blogspot.com
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Enter 3M22 Zircon. First visuals. Real situation and numbers. SPIEF.
Enter 3M22 Zircon. First visuals. Real situation and numbers. SPIEF.
Alex Christoforou | US-Iran trade blows, ceasefire crumbles. Drones hit Russia, West aims to disrupt St Petersburg Forum | June 3, 2026
Source: Alex Christoforou youtube
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US-Iran trade blows, ceasefire crumbles. Drones hit Russia, West aims to disrupt St Petersburg Forum.
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US-Iran trade blows, ceasefire crumbles. Drones hit Russia, West aims to disrupt St Petersburg Forum.
Dr. Marta Havryshko | Zelensky Pays Tribute to Nazi Leaders | June 3, 2026
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Glenn Diesen,
Ukraine
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Source: Glenn Diesen youtube
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Marta Havryshko is a Scholar of Holocaust Studies & Ukrainian Nationalism. Dr. Havryshko discusses Zelensky paying tribute to Nazi leaders, and the West's silence under the guise of being "pro-Ukrainian".
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Marta Havryshko is a Scholar of Holocaust Studies & Ukrainian Nationalism. Dr. Havryshko discusses Zelensky paying tribute to Nazi leaders, and the West's silence under the guise of being "pro-Ukrainian".
Alex Christoforou & Stanislav Krapivnik | Europe Without Fuel? The Risks of Depleting Reserves | Jane 3, 2026
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Alex Christoforou,
Armenia,
EU,
NATO,
Russia,
Stanislav Krapivnik,
Ukraine
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Source: Stanislav Krapivnik youtube, Alex Christoforou youtube
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
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
