Andy Burnham now says Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum, a convenient claim for a prime minister whose government is built around reversing Brexit. Alex breaks down why Trump’s energy ceasefire is really a lopsided refinery deal, as Russian strikes black out Kiev, the Houthis squeeze MBS from Riyadh to Aden, Iran tightens control of the Strait of Hormuz, and the AfD and BSW demand Germany resume trade with Russia. Is the Russia blame game Europe’s last card as its leaders run out of answers? Episode 2205 00:00:00 Europe’s Russian energy hypocrisy 00:00:22 Trump’s Truth Social energy ceasefire post 00:01:59 Axios reveals a lopsided refinery for refinery deal 00:07:48 Witkoff and Kushner Moscow trip on hold 00:08:32 Zelensky’s 60 day ceasefire and elections demand 00:10:51 Russian strikes hit Kiev and Kharkov power grid 00:12:51 Burnham claims Russia interfered in Brexit 00:16:28 Burnham and Merz push Russian meddling claims 00:17:28 MBS in trouble as Houthis strike Riyadh airport 00:21:00 MBS faces two bad options in Yemen 00:23:40 Iran enforces its approved Hormuz route 00:24:38 AfD and BSW call to resume trade with Russia 00:28:18 Mystery Ukrainian van crosses Austria 00:30:20 Trump may fire Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle 00:31:27 Clown World with Kamala Harris and Stunning and Brave BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter’s music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Trump just said it out loud: Ukraine needs a new leader. Alex breaks down how Zelensky calling Trump weak over the Putin diesel deal backfired, why Elon Musk is piling on, and how the EU is answering with new Russia sanctions and Financial Times claims that Putin is targeting European defense CEOs, a storyline that echoes what Alexander Mercouris has long said about Project Ukraine. Is Zelensky about to be recast, and can Trump finally find his way out? Episode 2204 00:00:00 Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader 00:00:55 Trump blames Zelensky for refinery strikes 00:02:07 Who green lit the drone campaign 00:03:36 Can Trump get the CIA to walk away 00:05:00 Europe’s emotional meltdown over the diesel deal 00:07:40 Zelensky called Trump weak 00:09:30 Recasting the role of Ukraine’s president 00:11:02 Elon Musk and Alice Weidel pile on 00:12:36 Oval Office clash and Trump’s big mistake 00:15:00 Financial Times claims Russia targets defense CEOs 00:16:52 Poland reports plot against Tusk 00:19:28 Houthi strike on Riyadh airport 00:22:55 Trump says the US may get involved 00:23:35 New press secretary and the Guilfoyle recordings 00:27:32 Clown World: Kallas, Sikorski, Johnson, Estonia BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter’s music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Trump and Putin have struck a surprise diesel deal, and Zelensky is furious, calling the US president weak. Alex breaks down the 90 minute Trump Putin phone call, the Russian diesel sanctions waiver running until April, what each side really gets out of it and why Europe was left out of the room, plus Merz versus Schroeder, Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize snub and new US sanctions on the ICC. Is this the first real crack in the collective West sanctions wall, or just a midterm talking point? Episode 2203 00:00:00 Zelensky calls Trump weak 00:01:25 How big is the diesel deal really 00:03:14 Trump’s Truth Social announcement 00:04:35 The 90 minute Trump Putin phone call 00:05:50 What Trump gets from the deal 00:07:30 What Putin gets, sanctions waiver until April 00:12:39 Refinery strikes send a message to Russia 00:15:10 Witkoff and Kushner brief Ukraine in Miami 00:19:20 Putin on resuming negotiations 00:21:59 Russia offers Iran uranium solution 00:23:14 Zelensky meltdown and Europe’s anger 00:26:54 Zelensky vs Klitschko 00:28:53 Merz angry at Schroeder over Putin visit 00:31:24 Brussels protests, Nobel Prize snub, ICC sanctions 00:36:40 Clown World BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter’s music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Putin hosted former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in Moscow, and Alex asks whether this birthday visit was really a collective West mission to sell Putin a winter ceasefire while Kushner and Witkoff pitch the same energy truce in Miami. With reports that General Surovikin has returned to target the bridges of Kiev, Klitschko warning the capital is in survival mode, and Trump promising no strike on Iran before the midterms as tankers are hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the diplomatic track looks stalled. Is Russia now heading for a military solution in Ukraine? Episode 2202 00:00:00 Trump on Clinton, Biden and Obama 00:00:50 Putin hosts Schroeder on his birthday 00:02:45 Was Schroeder sent to pitch a winter ceasefire 00:04:10 Kushner and Witkoff meet Ukraine team in Miami 00:09:40 Rubio and Peskov see a diplomatic stalemate 00:11:03 Surovikin returns to target Kiev bridges 00:14:30 Klitschko says Kiev is in survival mode 00:16:20 Trump says no Iran strike before midterms 00:18:45 Hormuz oil flows and tanker strikes 00:22:08 Jolani weighs sending troops to Yemen 00:24:10 Burnham answers fuel crisis with Google Maps 00:27:20 Pentagon may livestream Hasan execution 00:28:50 Clown World: superintelligence post and EU Trump statue 00:31:50 WSJ on Guilfoyle Amex request BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter’s music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

All 32 NATO military chiefs just made a rushed trip to Kiev, and Alex explains why that signals panic as Operation Vivaldi fizzles near Lyman and the front line keeps slipping. Alex breaks down the reported Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev plan for the United States to run Russian gas through Nord Stream to Germany, Russia’s new Rassvet rival to Starlink, the Houthis closing in on Taiz while blasts hit Riyadh, and Marco Rubio’s Acropolis speech in Athens. With Trump weighing strikes on Iran, how much longer can the collective West hold all of this together? Episode 2201 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:18 NATO military chiefs make rushed trip to Kiev 00:03:15 All 32 NATO representatives meet Syrskyi 00:06:12 Operation Vivaldi fizzles near Lyman 00:08:29 NATO drone and AI plan for the eastern flank 00:10:15 Ukraine drone strike on Yandex data center 00:12:09 US plan to run Russian gas through Nord Stream 00:15:39 Trump and Putin birthday call does not happen 00:16:04 Rassvet, Russia’s rival to Starlink 00:18:56 Houthis close in on Taiz as Riyadh is hit 00:21:48 Trump weighs strikes on Iran 00:24:14 US 10 year yield tops 5.35 percent 00:24:49 Rubio’s Acropolis speech and Greece deals 00:28:55 South Korea recalls ambassador to Ukraine 00:29:51 Clown World: Lithuania sends 100 soldiers to Kaliningrad border BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter’s music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100