US Fires Opening Salvo at China as Zelensky Hides Behind Glass, Surovikin Returns @AlexChristoforou

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US Fires Opening Salvo at China as Zelensky Hides Behind Glass, Surovikin Returns
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00:00:00 Trump reveals China voter data compromise
00:00:41 Trump's speech on election explained
00:02:45 Four declassified reports on election
00:06:17 Comparison to 2016 Russia collusion narrative
00:08:14 Michigan and non citizen reports
00:12:41 Zelensky speaks behind bulletproof glass
00:14:26 New Ukraine prime minister Kitki named
00:17:01 Kitki's ties to Mindic and the corruption network
00:18:19 SBU targets Fedorov over call center payments
00:22:12 Drone strategy blamed for battlefield collapse
00:27:28 Reports confirm Ukraine's soldier shortage
00:27:52 Rumors Surovikin will return to command
00:31:15 Ursula von der Leyen rushed to a Kiev bunker
00:34:54 US escalates strikes in Iran toward Hormuz
00:38:35 Starmer's farewell trip and Andy Burnham becomes PM

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$LAVROV, US wants to buy Nord Stream on the cheap. YERMAK betrayed. Macron, I find you very pretty Topic 2055 Trump and Xi Jinping just held a two-hour summit in Beijing and what was said about Taiwan, Iran, and the future of US-China relations could reshape global diplomacy. Alex Christoforou of The Duran breaks down the meetings real meaning, including why the absence of weeks-long diplomatic preparation signals this was more of a business summit than a geopolitical breakthrough. Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, speaking at the BRICS meeting in India, laid out Moscows claim that the United States is engineering full-spectrum energy dominance including a plan to purchase the Nord Stream pipeline company at a fraction of its value and resell Russian gas to Europe under an American label. Meanwhile, Russia launched one of its largest drone and missile barrages in months, Ukraines air defense intercepted under 30% of incoming fire, Zelenskys former chief of staff Yermak is now facing money laundering charges, and NATO chief Rutte is quietly pushing to triple financial support for Kiev. Is the Wests Ukraine strategy finally cracking under the weight of its own contradictions? PLEASE SUBSCRIBE: ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) 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 THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peters music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100 00:00:00 Introduction and Athens update 00:01:32 Trump meets Xi Jinping in Beijing 00:03:07 Business delegation: Musk, Cook, BlackRock 00:04:44 Xis red line on Taiwan 00:07:19 Analysis: limited diplomacy, business focus 00:09:31 Lavrov at BRICS India: full spectrum energy dominance 00:11:31 US plan to buy Nord Stream on the cheap 00:13:56 The energy pipeline play explained 00:15:23 Rutte proposes tripling NATO aid to Ukraine 00:17:46 Russia launches massive drone and missile strike 00:19:59 Ukraine air defense admits failure 00:21:15 Yermak trial: money laundering charges 00:24:34 Netanyahus secret UAE visit denied 00:28:44 Clown world: Macron, Brigitte, and the Iranian actress 00:33:47 Sign-off and links$

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