Alexander Mercouris

Russia Destroys Kiev Energy System Confirms NO Europe Security Deal Agreed; Putin Iran Defence Talks

87K views · 10h ago · 1:27:23

The Kremlin says it has received no proposals at all, so Trump's grand new European security deal may only exist in Washington. Alexander explains why the Kushner and Witkoff talks on Ukraine security guarantees ignore Russia's concerns from the Istanbul agreement, what Medinsky is likely to bring to Abu Dhabi, and why Kiev is in blackout as Ukraine's energy grid moves toward collapse.

Topics: Imaginary Diplomacy vs Real Diplomacy · Trump and Kushner Tout a Grand Europe Deal · Why Washington Misreads Moscow · Peskov: Russia Has Received No Proposals · Dmitriev Has No Mandate on Security · Putin Asks Where Is the Security Guarantee

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Russia Huge Kiev Strike Coming; Ukraine Energy Catastrophe; Zelensky In Spain Revels At Trump Defeat

123K views · 1d ago · 1:08:44

Ukraine is sliding toward an energy catastrophe as Russia prepares another massive missile and drone strike on Kiev, while Zelensky tours Spain and Europe celebrating the Democrats' midterm win. Alexander explains why the midterm result will sink the Abu Dhabi talks, why Starshield, Tomahawks and F35s won't change anything, and what Marat Khairullin reveals about a faster Russian push coming in Zaporozhye, Lyman and Kharkov.

Topics: Midterms: a crisis of credibility for neocon foreign policy · Zelensky in Spain to meet Pedro Sanchez · Zelensky in a victory mood after the Democrats take Congress · Abu Dhabi talks with Medinsky set to fail · Tomahawks and F35s will not be game changers · Russia US diesel oil deal collapses

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Trump Midterms Disaster; Russia Strike Ukraine Blackouts Kiev Fears Total Power Shutdown; Druzhkivka

129K views · 2d ago · 1:21:13

Kiev now fears a total power shutdown as relentless Russian strikes on Ukraine's energy grid, railways and Dnieper bridges push the country toward a nationwide blackout. Alexander explains why the Trump midterms disaster will change little in Ukraine, how the stalemate myth hides the fall of Dobropillia and the Russian advance on Druzhkivka, Kramatorsk and Izyum, and why the Azov detention center scandal and NABU raids on the SBU signal a regime losing its grip.

Topics: Rich Baris predicted the Republican crash · Trump's three broken promises · Energy prices, Wall Street and the data centers backlash · What a Democrat Congress means for Ukraine and Iran · Domestic policy, tariffs and immigration · Russian strikes target Ukraine's energy system

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Russia Mega Strike Smashes Ukraine Energy; 5 Power Plants Hit; Detention Centre Scandal Exposed

143K views · 3d ago · 1:27:21

Russia has just launched what may be its biggest mega strike of the entire conflict, hitting five major power plants and crippling Ukraine's energy grid as winter approaches.

Topics: Russia's Biggest Mega Strike So Far · Five Power Plants and Substations Hit · Zatoka Bridge Near Odessa Struck Again · Dnipro and Kryvyi Rih Plants Devastated · Russia Masters Combined Strike Coordination · Geran 5 Now Flies at 1,000 KM per Hour

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Russia Mega Missile Strike Coming After 1400 Geran Strike Zelensky Demands PAC3s; China Backs Russia

156K views · 4d ago · 1:19:31

Russia has just launched its biggest drone strike yet on Ukraine, with around 1400 Geran drones hammering the power grid, and Alexander explains why a massive missile strike with Tu160 bombers, Zircon hypersonics and possibly the Oreshnik is coming next.

Topics: Record 1400 Geran drone strike on Ukraine · Blackouts and the global transformer shortage · Russia readies mega missile strike with Tu160 bombers · New hypersonic missile, Iskander 1000 and Oreshnik · Geran swarms wear down Ukraine's F16 fleet · Zaporozhye industry grinds to a halt

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Russia Biggest 1000 Geran Strike Zelensky Erdogan Want Black Sea Truce Russia Says NO; Poland Crisis

174K views · 5d ago · 1:06:29

Russia has launched what may be its biggest Geran drone strike of the entire conflict, with hundreds of drones filling Ukraine's fog covered skies as weather and radar losses leave Ukrainian air defense struggling to respond.

Topics: Fazi on Europe's dysfunctional politics · Poland crisis: Tusk tries to seize the court · Nawrocki returns and enters the court · Law and Justice and the court dispute · EU center targets opponents across Europe · Poland compared to Ukraine in 2007

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Russia Attacks Ships In NATO Waters; Tightens Black Sea Blockade; Dnipro Railway Dnieper Bridge Hit

163K views · 6d ago · 1:28:42

Russia's Black Sea blockade has quietly expanded into the territorial waters of Romania and Bulgaria, with sea drones sinking cargo ships bound for Ukraine near Constanta and Varna while NATO stays silent. Alexander breaks down the strikes on the Dnipro bridge and railway station, the Starlink feud between Elon Musk and the US intelligence community, the 500 PAC 3 interceptors Ukraine will not see until 2030, and Lavrov's sharp exchange at the G20 in Atlanta.

Topics: Fresh Russian strikes on Kiev · Dnieper bridge in Dnipro hit · Kiev South Bridge and Zaporozhye bridge status · Dnipro railway station struck · Eleven cargo ships sunk in the Black Sea · Ships hit in Romanian and Bulgarian waters

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Russian Missiles Smash Kiev Dnieper Cities Russia Readies Kherson Capture; UK Gives Zelensky £10 Bn

127K views · 1w ago · 1:16:57

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Topics: Russian missile strikes hit Kiev, Kremenchuk and Dnipro · Russia tightens the grip on Kiev: rail, bridges, data, power · Kremenchuk refinery and Dnipro substation struck · Iskander and Zircon strikes, no Kh101 this time · Kiev bridges and the South Bridge damage · The cat and mouse game and General Surovikin

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Zelensky Exits Kiev Prior Big Russian Strike All Ukraine Missile Projects Ended; Putin Hardens Line

168K views · 1w ago · 1:14:09

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Topics: Putin hosts African leaders in Moscow · Zelensky leaves Kiev for the Netherlands and UK · Big Russian missile and drone strike expected · Firepoint ends the Flamingo cruise missile · Why the Flamingo program really collapsed · FP7 and FP9 ballistic missiles cancelled

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Russia Readies New Big Missile Strike Kiev South Bridge Badly Damaged; Putin Trashes Donetsk Buffer

154K views · 1w ago · 1:20:29

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Topics: New massive Russian strike being prepared · Three separate Russian air campaigns · Kiev South Bridge damage confirmed · Dnieper logistics crisis for Ukraine · Kiev in shock, power and rail fears · Overnight strikes on Kharkov

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Huge Russian Kiev Strike; Missile Smashes Key Bridge; EU Blinks Putin Unyielding When Leaders Call

163K views · 1w ago · 1:27:16

Russia's precision missile strike on Kyiv's South Bridge may be the most consequential blow yet to Ukraine's logistics, and Alexander explains why the Dnieper bridges and Ukraine's shrinking locomotive fleet could decide the fate of its armies in the east.

Topics: Russia's massive strike on Kyiv and the Dnieper bridges · Why the South Bridge matters most · Klitschko inspects the damage · A week of repairs and cumulative damage · First missile strike on a Kyiv bridge · Ukraine's eastern armies at risk

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Russian Attacks On Bridges Intensify Troops Cross Dnieper Enter Kherson City; Russia Seeks NATO End

143K views · 1w ago · 1:31:17

Russia is systematically cutting the bridges of Zaporozhye and Kherson, and Alexander explains why this looks like the opening move in the biggest city battle of the conflict so far.

Topics: Russia intensifies strikes on Zaporozhye · Khortytsia suspension bridge hit · Zaporozhye dam bridge targeted · Softening up before the battle for Zaporozhye · Russian forces 5 km south of the city · Group of Forces East pushes west

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Putin Slams EU Protest Response; CIA Key Ukraine War Role; Study Debunks Big Russian Losses Claims

147K views · 1w ago · 1:27:56

A major article in The Atlantic confirms what The Duran has argued for years: the CIA sits at the center of Ukraine's intelligence, targeting and drone campaign, and that role has grown under Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.

Topics: Revelations from The Atlantic, Musk and Putin · Putin denies any role in Europe's protests · The Atlantic on the CIA's role in Ukraine · CIA support grew under Trump and Ratcliffe · Putin's 2024 warning on long range missiles · Storm Shadow and US guidance technology

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Russia Disables Key Zaporozhzhia Bridge Smashes Kiev Energy System; Druzhkivka Battle Starts; Rubio

160K views · 1w ago · 1:21:42

Kiev's power grid now depends on a single substation, and Russia can switch it off whenever it chooses. Alexander breaks down the strikes crippling the key Zaporozhye bridge, Teplinsky's operation around Orekhov, the Melania Trump brokered Aleshki ceasefire, the start of the battle for Druzhkovka, and why Marco Rubio's claim that this conflict is only about Donbass shows Washington badly misreading the front lines after Putin's tense meeting with Witkoff.

Topics: Daylight drone strikes and Odessa port campaign · Russia targets the key Zaporozhye bridge · Cat and mouse tactics in Kiev and Zaporozhye · Rybar, Orekhov and the Konka River line · General Teplinsky's operation explained · Kherson, Aleshki and the Melania Trump ceasefire

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Putin Strongly Rejects US/EU Donbas Buffer Plan; Slaviansk Kramatorsk Evacuated Azov Flees; US Iran

160K views · 2w ago · 1:24:35

Putin has slammed the door on the Donbas buffer zone plan Witkoff carried to St Petersburg, telling Pavel Zarubin that Donbas, Zaporozhye and Kherson are historic Russian land and that the Abu Dhabi talks will be about European security architecture, not territory.

Topics: Economist leak: Witkoff's Donbas buffer plan · The same proposal rejected twice before · Putin to Zarubin: historic Russian territory · Putin on Europe's political schizophrenia · Abu Dhabi talks and European security architecture · Putin's message to the Ukrainian people

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