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Showing posts with label Ukraine. Show all posts

Andrei Martyanov | Rubio Enlightened | Oct. 21, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



Description: 
ISW--war amateurs. Big Three meeting idea source. Andrei Martyanov says he agrees with Marco Rubio that it is not unusual for the leaders of the three most powerful nuclear-armed nations to communicate, and that Rubio is right that there are three superpowers and the rest depends on what those three settle among themselves.

Alexander Mercouris | Putin Trashes EU/Kiev Offer In Witkoff Meeting; No Truce November Talks; Russia To Bomb Kiev Bridge | Oct. 21, 2026

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Description: 
Vladimir Putin has dismissed the Oslo plan Steve Witkoff carried to St Petersburg, telling him the European and Kiev proposals offered little useful for ending the Ukraine conflict. Alexander explains why forcing Russia to choose between Donbas and Ukraine staying out of NATO was always doomed, why the November 10 trilateral talks will come with no ceasefire, and why recent Russian glide bomb strikes near the Kiev and Dnipro bridges look like rehearsals for something bigger as forces close in on Zaporozhye. With Zelensky refusing every concession and Biletsky now running the Donbas battle, is a negotiated settlement still possible at all?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Intro and the latest US push
00:01:40 Putin rejects the Witkoff proposals
00:03:09 How we got here: Anchorage and the drone offensive
00:07:43 Russia's air campaign cripples Ukraine
00:08:38 Glide bombs near the Kiev and Dnipro bridges
00:12:20 Europe asks Washington to reopen talks
00:15:10 The Trump Zelensky diesel dispute
00:19:57 Why Zelensky refuses every concession
00:25:22 Oslo meeting and the Donbas or NATO plan
00:28:55 Ushakov's readout of the St Petersburg talks
00:33:14 Talks set for November 10 with no ceasefire
00:37:46 A new European security architecture?
00:40:25 Lavrov on reversible US concessions
00:42:34 Why the meeting lasted three hours
00:44:46 Hubbard, diesel, Middle East and the APEC idea
00:47:01 Li Qiang in St Petersburg and the China factor
00:50:06 Kaja Kallas and the endless conflict option
00:52:16 Why Russia will return for the Kiev bridges
00:59:35 Zaporozhye front: Kamianske and Malokaterynivka
01:05:24 ISW numbers, Operation Vivaldi and Biletsky

Alex Christoforou | Putin's Two Options; Witkoff Oslo Ukraine Plan; Zelensky Has No Clue | Oct. 20, 2026

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Description: 
Europe is finally ready to talk to Russia, but the two option offer reported by the Financial Times looks designed to be rejected. Alex walks through the Witkoff Oslo meeting with the E4, Zelensky lobbying US senators against Trump, Elon Musk distancing Starlink from Star Shield, plus curfews in France, Albania blaming Russia for its protests, the Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Christiane Amanpour leaving CNN. Why would Putin pick either door when Russia is already winning?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Europe ready to talk to Russia
00:01:13 FT reveals Europe's two options for Putin
00:03:47 Why Russia will reject a ceasefire and the NATO trade
00:06:26 Setting Russia up to say no and the next escalation
00:07:29 Starlink, Starshield and Musk distancing
00:09:33 Witkoff heads to Oslo to meet the E4 and Ukraine
00:12:43 Kushner joins virtually as US and Europe coordinate
00:14:52 Trump lashes out at Zelensky over leadership
00:17:04 Trump floats a Trump Xi Putin denuclearization meeting
00:20:43 Zelensky lobbies US senators against Trump
00:26:21 Republicans tie Pentagon funding to a tougher Russia stance
00:27:18 France curfews, Macron in the UAE and Italy deploys troops
00:29:31 Hegseth in Israel and talk of another Iran strike
00:30:48 Clown World: Albania protests and Rama blames Russia
00:34:28 Kim Jong Un coma rumor and Amanpour leaves CNN

The Duran | Desperate Maneuvers To Get Russia To Stop | Oct. 20, 2026

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Description: 
Europe and Washington are quietly drafting a new offer for Moscow, and Russia is almost certain to say no. In this episode we break down the Financial Times report on Europe's two option plan, Witkoff's Oslo talks, the rumored Trump Putin Xi meeting at APEC, and why the public Trump Zelensky feud may be cover for coordinated escalation through Starlink and Star Shield. Is the West setting up Russia's rejection as the excuse for one last big round of escalation?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Russia grinding Ukraine down as Western diplomacy turns chaotic
00:00:48 Rumored Trump Xi Putin meeting at APEC in China
00:01:16 Witkoff in Oslo and a possible trip to Moscow
00:01:42 Financial Times reveals Europe's two option plan
00:02:59 Endgame since September and the West's push for a freeze
00:04:16 Ratcliffe threats and Witkoff Kushner offers rejected
00:06:47 Was the tripartite summit really Putin's idea?
00:09:07 Trump links the meeting to denuclearization
00:10:39 Why China won't want a three way meeting
00:12:30 Rassvet, Oreshnik and Ukraine's financial crisis
00:14:49 Trump Zelensky feud versus quiet US Europe coordination
00:18:46 Starlink, Star Shield and the intelligence sharing confusion
00:21:08 Kellogg plan, the summer drone offensive and Vietnam parallels
00:26:10 Zelensky lobbies US senators against Trump
00:32:05 Through the fog: Russia will say no

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

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
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

Scott Ritter | Trump vs. Zelensky — End of Ukraine, NATO & EU | Oct. 19, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description: 
Scott Ritter tells Glenn Diesen that the largest drone attack on St. Petersburg did not exploit a hole in Russian air defenses so much as a corridor along Belarus, Poland, and the Baltic states, where intercepting the drones would put Russian assets into NATO airspace, and that the precision implies guidance beacons inside NATO countries. He says Zelensky made the quarrel with Donald Trump personal, a mistake he calls fatal, and that the split points to the collapse of Ukraine and, with it, of NATO and the European Union.

Andrei Martyanov | Convulsions | Oct. 19, 2026

Source: Andrei Martyanov youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



Description: 
Big Three, real one. Stand-off arsenals. Andrei Martyanov says political and military elites have brought Europe to the end, with France convulsing, and that only the United States, China, and Russia will decide a relatively peaceful world, because Russia's standoff arsenal, used every day, is not comparable to what he says remains of U.S. munitions after the Iran war.

Stanislav Krapivnik and Mark Sleboda | Putin warns Europe? Risks of nuclear escalation | Oct. 19, 2026

Source: Stanislav Krapivnik youtube



Description:
Stanislav Krapivnik and Mark Sleboda go through a set of warnings: British talk of preparing for war, a nuclear escalation in Europe, pressure on Macron, and further fronts they name in Pakistan, Syria, Iran, and Ukraine.

Timeline:
0:00 British politicians urge preparations for war
4:15 Europe could trigger a nuclear escalation
8:54 French protests increase pressure on Macron
12:28 Migration policies deepen divisions across Europe
16:32 Trump's opponents seek to restrict his decisions
19:54 Pakistan could enter the Middle East conflict
23:59 Syria risks becoming another conflict front
28:24 Houthis challenge Israel over regional conflict
31:30 Trump surprises with ambitious military plans
34:33 Iran war weakens America's strategic position
38:05 Ukraine's future sparks new territorial debates
41:06 Speakers fear another prolonged war 

The Duran | Graham 500% sanctions collapse; Zelensky wants €155 billion | Oct. 19, 2026

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Description:
Donald Trump has waived Lindsey Graham's sanctions, shelving the 500% penalties on Russian oil. The episode argues the Graham-Blumenthal bill was a trap ahead of the midterms, while Zelensky arrives in Brussels asking for more money and warning of 20 million refugees. It also asks how the EU funded its 90 billion euro Ukraine loan, and whether Russia's frozen assets in Euroclear are being used as collateral.

The Duran, episode 2652.

0:00 Trump waives Lindsey Graham's sanctions
0:58 Why 500% sanctions on Russian oil was always a bad idea
3:11 Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea and the global energy crunch
4:13 Trump's waiver authority and why it is rational
5:12 Why did Trump let this bill get so far?
7:13 A neocon setup for a Putin puppet narrative
9:40 The tariff trap after the Supreme Court ruling
12:47 Blumenthal and Congress react with fury
14:27 Midterms, investigations and impeachment talk
16:32 Zelensky in Brussels asks for another 70 billion euros
18:30 Who is funding the 90 billion euro loan?
21:02 Merz and Sikorski refuse to hand frozen assets to the US
23:52 Are frozen assets being used as collateral?
26:05 How the asset freeze backfired on Europe
28:45 Zelensky warns of 20 million Ukrainian refugees 

Alex Christoforou | Limoges Tower Burns; Petersburg Drone Attack; Drones Fly Over Baltics? | Oct. 18, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Alex Christoforou on protests in France, a drone attack toward St. Petersburg, and drones reported over Latvian and Estonian airspace.

The episode covers the Limoges tower and Marseille town hall fires, Macron staying out of sight, more EU money for Ukraine, Rubio's Starlink and Starshield denials, a Witkoff and Kushner plan to bring Russian gas back to Europe, and a Financial Times push to split Euroclear over Russian frozen assets.

Episode 2211


Timeline:
00:00:00 Zelensky on US intel sharing and Starlink limits
00:00:29 Violent protests sweep France
00:01:58 Limoges tower burns, Marseille town hall set ablaze
00:03:13 Macron in hiding ahead of national address
00:07:40 Nicusor Dan on EU migration talks and Ukraine money
00:11:22 Over 1,000 drones launched at Russia
00:14:15 Drones over Latvian and Estonian airspace
00:18:09 Rubio denies Starshield access for Ukraine
00:20:49 Witkoff and Kushner Russian gas deal for Europe
00:24:45 Deadly explosion at CFB Wainwright in Alberta
00:26:48 FT plan to split Euroclear over Russian frozen assets

The Duran | Dobropillia Falls; Kramatorsk Cauldron Looms; Ukraine Out of Air Defense | Oct. 18, 2026

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Description: 
The Duran on Dobropillia falling and Russia moving to encircle Kramatorsk and Slavyansk. The episode covers Gerasimov's battlefield update, the collapse of Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi near Liman, Putin's signal that talks with Zelensky are off the table, and depleted Patriot and THAAD stockpiles.

The Duran: Episode 2651


Timeline:
00:00:00 Dobropillia captured, Kramatorsk and Slavyansk next
00:01:37 Gerasimov confirms the fall of Dobropillia
00:03:35 Azov commander sacked, Aleksandrovka captured
00:05:02 Kharkov pocket cleared and Operation Vivaldi fails
00:06:52 Energy and Dnieper bridge strikes, Putin's orders
00:07:26 Putin and Peskov signal no negotiations with Zelensky
00:08:33 Ukraine without air defense and the Rassvet system
00:12:04 Russia outproduces the collective West
00:14:53 US Patriot and THAAD stockpiles depleted until 2030
00:17:31 Storm Shadows, Greek and Spanish Patriots, Trump's question

Alexander Mercouris | Putin Tells Generals Keep Striking Ukraine Russia Takes Dobropilia Key Towns; Trump Waives Sanctions | Oct. 17, 2026

Source: Alexander Mercouris youtube



Description: 
Episode 2052. Alexander breaks down General Gerasimov's briefing to Putin, confirming the fall of Dobropillia, the capture of Oleksiievo Druzhkivka and Russian troops entering Druzhkivka as the pincers close around Kramatorsk and Sloviansk. He explains why the sacking of Azov commander Prokopenko, the stalled Operation Vivaldi and Putin's order to keep up strikes on bridges, rail and energy point to a deepening crisis for Ukraine, while Zelensky asks the EU for 155 billion euros and Trump waives Lindsey Graham's bone crushing sanctions. Is the battle for Kramatorsk about to begin?

Timeline:
00:00:00 A dramatic 24 hours in Ukraine
00:01:43 Gerasimov briefs Putin
00:02:53 Is Gerasimov credible?
00:05:10 Dobropillia falls
00:07:12 Why no flags in parts of Dobropillia
00:11:34 Oleksiievo Druzhkivka captured
00:14:11 Russians enter Druzhkivka
00:16:11 Azov commander Prokopenko sacked
00:17:39 Rybar: Biletsky rushed south
00:20:09 Operation Vivaldi stalls
00:23:30 Biletsky and Prokopenko outmatched
00:29:23 Velyka Mykhailivka and Serhiivka
00:33:10 Malokaterynivka, 5 km from Zaporizhzhia?
00:38:54 Kharkov cauldron cleared
00:42:11 Air campaign on bridges, rail and energy
00:43:53 Putin: strikes must continue
00:48:47 Geran drones, Rassvet and Musk
00:54:59 Zelensky asks EU for 155 billion
01:00:42 Zelensky's 20 million refugee warning
01:07:21 Trump waives Graham sanctions

Alex Christoforou | Putin, Strikes Will Continue; Trump, Sanctions on Hold; Zelensky, 20M Refugees | Oct. 17, 2026

Source: Alex Christoforou youtube



Description: 
Episode 2210. Putin has ordered Gerasimov to keep the strikes coming after the capture of Dobropillia, putting Kramatorsk and Sloviansk next in line in Donbass. Alex, walking the streets of Athens, breaks down why Trump put Lindsey Graham's bone crushing Russia sanctions on hold, the Patriot interceptor shortage that could last until 2030, and Zelensky's demand in Brussels for 155 billion along with a warning of 20 million refugees heading to Europe. How long can Ursula von der Leyen and the EU keep paying for Project Ukraine?

Timeline:
00:00:00 Dobropillia captured, Gerasimov frontline update
00:02:28 Putin orders strikes to continue
00:04:57 Kyiv blackouts and Ukraine out of Patriots
00:06:14 CBS: Patriot stocks not restored until 2030
00:08:40 Trump puts Graham sanctions bill on hold
00:11:23 Warren and Blumenthal react
00:13:02 What the sanctions bill would have done to oil prices
00:14:25 Trump: I'll release the details
00:15:41 Zelensky in Brussels asks for 155 billion
00:20:02 Zelensky praises EU leaders, Ursula's reaction
00:20:55 Zelensky's 20 million refugee warning
00:23:09 Piers Morgan reacts
00:24:13 Press secretary out after five days
00:26:21 Albania protests against Edi Rama
00:29:54 Clown World: Politico's EU briefing room mystery

John Mearsheimer | Russia’s Existential War & the Rise of a Post-Western World | Oct. 17, 2026

Source: Glenn Diesen youtube



Description: 
John Mearsheimer tells Glenn Diesen that the end-of-history moment failed once unipolarity gave way to a multipolar order of the United States, China, and Russia, and that a liberal international order cannot hold when two of the three great powers are not liberal democracies. He says Europe's nightmare is poisoned relations with Russia after an ugly Russian victory in Ukraine, and the chance that the American pacifier leaves Europe for East Asia.

Mearsheimer argues Russia treats the war as an existential threat and will not lose, and that Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil push Moscow to wreck Ukraine as a functioning state. He ties Trump's diesel deal and pressure on Zelensky to the Iran war and the world economy, and he expects Trump to back off cutting intelligence and Starlink. He also says the Houthis are hitting Saudi oil routes, including Yanbu, that another short bombing campaign will not do what a 40-day campaign failed to do, and that wars are much easier to start than to end.

The Duran | Russia Hypersonic Dominance. Zelensky Blames Trump For Defeat | Oct. 17, 2026

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Description: 
The Duran, episode 2650, on Zelensky blaming Trump for Ukraine's defeat, claims of a US intelligence cutoff, and Russian Zircon strikes the hosts say the US cannot track. They cover Ukrainian refinery strikes and Flamingo missiles, Su-34 claims and Starshield targeting, six ballistic missiles with no air-raid warning, and Zelensky courting Democrats and Congress.

The episode also takes up the claim that Ukraine collapses without US intelligence, the argument that Trump did not cut military aid, an FP9 missile and Starlink throttling, Putin, Trump, Tomahawks and a diesel-oil deal, how Russia could respond, Russia's nuclear doctrine and pressure on Kiev, and whether Moscow has ever been hit by a ballistic missile.

Andrei Martyanov | Fake it ... but you not gonna make it | Oct. 15, 2026

Source: smoothiex12 youtube, smoothiex12.blogspot.com



Description:
Andrei Martyanov says reports of a strike on Borisoglebsk, pushed by Boris Rozhin and Fighterbomber, are fake. He says the field had no aircraft, eight combat planes had already left, and a photo of a hit Tu-22M3 was already debunked. On the Ryazan refinery he cites the Russian Defense Ministry: four Flamingo cruise missiles and 69 drones were shot down, and a tank fire from falling debris was put out with no damage to the plant.

He says the situation in Kiev is dire, and that Pete Hegseth does not understand this war. He claims Russia makes more than 5.5 million FPV drones a year, while the United States reaches a fleet of 2 million only around 2028. He points to a Pacific training launch from a Yasen-M submarine, Onyx at 170 km and Kalibr at 1,200 km, and says twelve Zircons reached Kiev. He also says the US Treasury has lifted energy sanctions on Russia and that this will not be reported. 

Larry Johnson | Yemeni Missiles Hit Two Aramco Headquarters and a Fighter Jet | Oct. 15, 2026

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Description: 
Larry Johnson on reports that Yemeni forces struck two Aramco headquarters in Saudi Arabia and published footage of a hit on a Saudi Typhoon, described as the second fighter jet after an F-15. He also recounts speaking at a Russian-chaired UN Security Council session in New York on civilian casualties in Ukraine, and says the US tone toward Russia has softened.
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