Angry Lavrov Trashes Kiev Talks Idea; Blames US Kursk; Rus Niu-York Capture, Ukr Evacuates Pokrovsk

[@AlexMercouris]

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[@FrauUnibrow]

Thank you Alexander ❤

[@FrauUnibrow]

Ukraine's top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was "prepared to end the war if we agreed to... neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO." But the US and UK stood in the way.

[@louise_rose]

Sometimes it's like the Kiev regime is like the tail wagging the (NATO) dog - I think the big guys in Washington have occasionally been genuinely surprised at the carefree chutzpah of their Ukrainian fellas, and haven't known how to handle them...The media have nearly always wanted to tell the story as if Kiev, Brussels and Washington were perfect brothers in arms, Three Jolly Good Musketeers with the same ideas about how to handle the war, one common will and going in the same direction - but in fact that was never true. There have been underlying tensions between them from the start,.

[@tornado-s-2012]

00:50 Conflict in Ukraine 06:59 Negotiations and mediation 14:52 Discussion with India 16:04 Modi's visit to Kiev. 21:03 Meeting with Putin and Zelensky 24:51 Zhao Lijian's visit to Moscow 30:15 Discussion of the situation in Kursk 40:04 Assessment of the situation on the ground 42:44 The situation at the front 47:26 The situation in other places 51:55 The situation in Pokrovsk 54:43 The situation in Novohrodivka ('New-York') 59:29 Germany's decision to reduce military aid to Ukraine 01:03:50 Discussion of the Kursk offensive operation 01:10:16 Ukraine's priority is to retain territory 01:11:52 The situation on the Kursk Bulge 01:20:17 Situation analysis

[@johndineen7762]

Alex it is what it is, so what it was late nothing you can do sometimes mate, these things happen, you carried on tho your own holidays, god my wife would have cut my manhood off lol

[@FrauUnibrow]

I’m in a NATO country, and Russia is not my enemy. The G7 leaders are though .

[@louise_rose]

The pretences of the EU to be a democratic setup are a joke, they're a VIP club and operate with minimal real oversight from ordinary citizens. It's practically impossible for any one political party in an EU country to really influence, on their own, what the top brass of this "union" decides to do, if said party is not leading the government in its home country. The EU leadership has betrayed its supposed core commitment to peace and shared security across Europe, and the political elite of my own country - Sweden - threw two hundred years of non-alignment and careful foreign politics on the scrapheap in order to join NATO and bend their knees for Uncle Sam. D1sgusting!

[@TeunisMaranus]

@@louise_rose well said !

[@clroger4]

Normals only want to do honorable business.

[@louise_rose]

@@TeunisMaranus Haha, apparently YT were so frightened by my comment that they have already muted it - I can't see it in this thread any more, at least not together with your reply... :)

[@johndineen7762]

Well said, the idiots are taking us to war for there own reasons not ours

[@constantquestioning4010]

Please never apologize for the time of delivery. Your work is a Godsend for which people across the world are immeasurably grateful - both now and without any doubt in the future (as a faithful chronicle of major conflicts). Such detailed analysis requires immense dedication, hard complex work and generosity. Merci infiniment. 🙏🏼🕯🕯🙏🏼 Paris

[@davidcritchley3509]

I'm amazed that they have the time to do it all each day.

[@liuj88]

No need to apologize, though an explanation is courteous and appreciated. He does need to apologize for his extreme long-windedness, especially when his almost-minute-and-a-half apology ironically included his claim to try to make his videos shorter.

[@tinatang1]

I agree. I trust only Alexander's reports. Recently I saw a video claiming that Medmedev collaborated with Gen Suroviskin to coup Putin because of the Kursk incursion. I overcame my dismay by immediately checking with Alexander's programme to ascertain the video was a fake. Aa Alexander did not mention such a terrible event, I was reassured the video was a Western mischief maker.

[@FrauUnibrow]

I wish my country had a brilliant and charismatic leader like President Putin . God bless Russia

[@andrewkrolikiewicz6522]

Me too.

[@joylarson9040]

Yes, absolutely!

[@ryanwalters6184]

Wow you live somewhere terrible. You better hurry up and get into America before they close the border. It's way better over here and it's booming.

[@zbynekII]

I wish my country president had as many golden claded palaces, yachts and relatives in government like presitator Putin. God save Russia.

[@deadpoolguy283]

@@zbynekII Ok, Nazi. Did we pay for those? No!? Well, we did pay for your Fuhrer ZelenSSky. Back in the Bunker, Boy

[@alkubbo1291]

Hello Mr. Mercouris! There is no need to apologize for a slight delay. Your vlog is the best geopolitical analysis in the internet and we are lucky to receive such a detailed and truthful chronicle of events without any spin or hidden agendas. Thank you for your work. Keep safe👍

[@constantquestioning4010]

Perfectly stated 👌

[@lucifer1661]

Its delay due to the old fraud being investigated by the police. google it.

[@quemades]

In the anglosphere you ethnocentric shoegazers - you anglophones think you are the entire world

[@quemades]

@@constantquestioning4010anglocentric bias and disrespect. If you dont think there are equally insightful, honest and astute, or, God forbid! superior analysts out here, then….why I am not surprised… “sigh”. There are other peoples and other languages and we are not inferior to you, despite you breathing it ….

[@erikkalaidzis625]

Absolutely well said -- the only time I feel like truth is being presented as you say, with no hidden agendas or spin.

[@tornado-s-2012]

00:50 Conflict in Ukraine 06:59 Negotiations and mediation 14:52 Discussion with India 16:04 Modi's visit to Kiev 21:03 Meeting with Putin and Zelensky 24:51 Zhao Lijian's visit to Moscow 30:15 Discussion of the situation in Kursk 40:04 Assessment of the situation on the ground 42:44 The situation at the front 47:26 The situation in other places 51:55 The situation in Pokrovsk 54:43 The situation in Novohrodivka ('New-York') 59:29 Germany's decision to reduce military aid to Ukraine 01:03:50 Discussion of the Kursk offensive operation 01:10:16 Ukraine's priority is to retain territory 01:11:52 The situation on the Kursk Bulge 01:20:17 Situation analysis

[@bjm1100]

Greatly appreciated!

[@rufusshinra9124]

Thank you!

[@liuj88]

41:00 Mercouris blathers about the name a town that Mercouris himself says he will likely never talk about again. His rationale for using one name instead of the other is to avoid confusion in the future, but we know that this is impossible because he will, as he typically does, repeat himself. Regular viewers may remember other examples of his self-indulgent long-windedness about Turkey/Turkiye and Bakhmut/Artyomovsk. Windbaggery pretending to be serious analysis.

[@ailinofaolin8897]

Ukraine lost tens of millions of dollars in equipment to take out three bridges in Kursk just for the Russians to replace them in a few hours with pontoon bridges, now the Ukrainians have to dig in and fight in flat open terrain with no fortifications and no air cover because that got destroyed as well, total insanity.

[@louischau7982]

Too much cocaine running to his brain

[@ryanwalters6184]

Check again himar just took it out with a convoy. It's insane. Ukraine can hit him every time they try to do these river crossings. It's like they bait you into them.

[@Andrew-q2w4f]

Russias pontoon bridges are being hit and by the look they will lose another 700 sq km

[@georgelovell477]

*And now the pontoon bridges are gone, stay up all night for the latest!*

[@davidcritchley3509]

The meeting of Modi with Zelenski should be "interesting." Last time they met, Modi left an unhappy man. Zelenski has a habit of rubbing world leaders up the wrong way with his incessant and inflexible demands.

[@robertjarman4261]

Labrov is the best diplomat in the world and a wise man.

[@ryanwalters6184]

What has he accomplish?

[@Slanche1974]

He's a big slob

[@vrijsenwouter]

💩💩

[@pertwee9376]

​@@ryanwalters6184 The list of Lavrov's accomplishments is far too long to go into, suffice it to say that when he turns up at the United Nations other diplomats from all around the world, excluding those from the so called Western countries mob him like he is a rock star at a girl guides convention. That should tell you ignorant, brain washed by Western propaganda types something about his accomplishments.

[@pertwee9376]

@@ryanwalters6184 The list of Lavrov's accomplishments is far too long to go into, suffice it to say that when he turns up at the United Nations other diplomats from all around the world, excluding those from the so called Western countries mob him like he is a rock star at a girl guides convention. That should tell you ignorant, brain washed by Western propaganda types something about his accomplishments.

[@Pauloscel]

Please don’t ever apologise Alexander. So many people rely on your excellent investigations,research analysis and even more so your Honesty.Indeed you and Alex are the only people who actually apologise if after reporting you find you have given inaccurate information you then apologise and correct it!

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

How about all that wrong information & opinion about the French elections and French political culture made on many occasions in June and July . Did he apologize and correct it ?? Also I haven't seen him apologize on his mis-reported battlefront information about Russia encircling or storming this or that village or town when nothing critical is going on in those places or the Russian attacks were repulsed with heavy losses and no real ground taken...

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

@@markduncan8227 "He has never apologised to Lorna Jamous." Yeah I looked that name up: interesting story...

[@theresamartin3629]

Please don't ever apologize Alexander! This is not your fault. We are happy you are alright, that's all that matters. Thank you for sharing your outstanding work with us each day. God bless to you, your family and to all. ❤

[@constantquestioning4010]

👏👏👏

[@moon9832]

​@user-yp2mw2ko9kGo away if you dont like what he has to say

[@stlouisix1]

MYSTERIOUS FIRE GUTS WAREHOUSE IN ROMANIA: alleged weapons storage with drones, medicines and variety of military equipment reserved for Ukraine’s military destroyed by raging inferno in NATO member Romania. Firefighters reportedly rushing to tackle massive blaze emitting thick black smoke clouds. - Intel Republic

[@louise_rose]

👍 🔥🔥

[@michaelkatz275]

Your source is a Russian propaganda outlet.

[@ranojutro426]

Ìn Bulgaria also

[@FrauUnibrow]

Ukraine's top negotiator, Davyd Arakhamia: Russia was "prepared to end the war if we agreed to... neutrality, and committed that we would not join NATO." But the US and UK stood in the way.

[@davidcritchley3509]

That was the original demand. It's since extended to Russian takeover of Crimea and Donbas. Donbas voted in 2022 to join the Russian Federation. Crimea in 2014. No way is Russia going to return them to Ukraine.

[@louise_rose]

Elensky's so-called "10-point peace plan" (which the unified West has been backing from the word go) is modelled on how Germany was treated in the aftermath of WW1 and WW2 respectively. It's a combo of both of those phases (in neither case was there any real peace negotiations with representatives for Germany,: in 1919 the Germans were hust handed the finished result of the Versailles conference and told: "sign right here, you accept everything or else you will be occupied!", and after 1945 there was no real peace conference at all: Germany as a state was just zero'ed, shrunk and rebooted in two wholly on the terms of the victors). Plus Elensky wants war criminal trials a la Nuremberg, and so on. This kind of approach is not going to happen at all unless it's underwritten by a 20-0 knockout victory on the battlefield plus regime change in Moscow, neither of which looks at all likely - but the West have painted themselves into a corner over how to finish this conflict, nobody wants to openly say that Elensky's lan is unrealistic. Until more top politicians are willing to face the music and admit that Kiev's ideas of the endgame are delusional, it's very hard to end this war.

[@jesan733]

@@louise_rose it's a reasonable peace plan though, from a moral perspective, and a good start for negotiations.

[@louise_rose]

@@jesan733 This war was provoked by the US (with Ukraine as a willing proxy) and it has nothing to do with "making Europe safe for democracy" or safeguarding some ethical principles of territorial integrity or whatever - the reasons are about geopolitics and the US wanting to make use of Ukraine to corner Russia. I think Brussels have just been acting in a Panglossian, hypocritical way, but the US is "the Man behind the Curtain" to them so they probably felt it was natural. ;) I'm from a country that's part of the EU btw, but thoroughly disillusioned with how most of Europe has been handling this crisis.

[@davidjenkins8009]

@@jesan733 No, it is entirely immoral. I have been in Ukraine and know that the Ukrainians bombed Russian Ukrainians night after night until Russia intervened. Ukraine should never have been created as one country when the West Ukrainians are so racist. The proper place to start is look at the ethnicity of the people. The UK made similar mistakes in Africa and of course India, look at the history of the partition. The people in the east are lovely people. It is a tragedy that this war has caused so much harm to lovely people but it is a proxy war created by the US to try and get regime change in Moscow.

[@pp-8829]

00:06 Lavrov strongly criticizes Kiev talks and blames US for various issues 02:57 Lavrov dismisses talks between Ukrainians and Russians 08:56 Lavrov rejects any talks with Ukraine, calls it dangerous. 12:09 Ukrainians using third parties to deceive Russians in negotiations 17:57 India's complex relationship with Russia and the West 20:36 India's diplomatic balancing act between the West, Russia, and Ukraine 25:57 China halts antimon exports for own preparation 28:39 Lavrov accuses US of instigating Kursk operation 33:47 Rus accuses US of nuclear terrorism plot in Kus region 36:35 Accusations of Western involvement in planned operation at the Nuclear Power Plant 41:40 Russian control of New York and its significance 44:13 Russian forces advancing towards Toret 49:30 Russian advances in various key areas 52:15 Potential Ukrainian retreat from Donbass 57:48 The Russians may have begun a battle for a village called noo in Ukraine. 1:00:36 Ukrainians facing criticism for potential cessation of Western military supplies 1:05:45 Russian military strategies in Ukraine 1:08:13 Ukraine aims to hold territory rather than capture more for bargaining 1:13:15 Confusion over reported Ukrainian attacks and captures 1:15:53 Russian reports suggest Ukrainians are not making progress in the battlefront 1:21:07 Ukrainians struggle in Russian Counter Strike, showing signs of despair in Donbass 1:23:57 Multiple topics discussed in video Crafted by Merlin AI.

[@NrthrnKnght]

kursk has collapsed Ukr in complete retreat

[@Theone-bc7tr]

😂😂​@@NrthrnKnght

[@JenniferA886]

@@NrthrnKnghtagreed

[@andrewkrolikiewicz6522]

Never seen Lavrov angry. The end is near.

[@michaelkatz275]

For Lavrov, yes Putin might decide to get rid of him.

[@tornado-s-2012]

@@michaelkatz275 for your nutzi clown world

[@danbuda612]

I wondered to hear Lavrov being angry.

[@tornado-s-2012]

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on providing humanitarian support to people who share traditional Russian spiritual and moral values. 🇷🇺 According to this document, foreigners who don’t share the moral policy of their states can apply for a temporary residence permit in Russia.

[@CrystalLayne]

So is it true that Denmark is giving Ukraine the greenlight to use F-16s in Russia God I hope not 😢

[@SubbanGovender]

Thank you for this very well informed programme and as always appreciated

[@paulmacdonald8134]

Greetings from cape Breton Island Nova Scotia Canada. As usual great content.

[@FrauUnibrow]

I have family from Canso near the causeway.

[@paulmacdonald8134]

@@FrauUnibrow 🙋🇨🇦

[@lexburen5932]

The globalists tried to make a fool out of russia, except they globalists ended up making fools of themselves, let that be a lesson. :)

[@constantquestioning4010]

👌

[@andrewwiener6798]

The globalist puppeteers made fools of the people who they force to pay the bills for their follies.

[@ZappyOh]

These people can't learn. They refuse to learn. Instead they blame everyone else, and faced with undeniable failure, they will take everything down with them. Watch out!

[@moon9832]

​@@ZappyOhYou're right they will 😢

[@jesan733]

I think the globalists succeeded though. This has been a constant huge embarrassment for Rssia.

[@armensaakov8774]

The most important thing is that you are okay. I was worried.

[@clroger4]

Agreed

[@leonardoteixeira236]

The delay was not a big deal we were just worried about you guys !

[@ILIL2205]

Fantastic work Alexander. I discovered your work recently and I must say, your channel and the duran have been a great source of information these last few months. Keep up the good work.

[@tonylong525]

Modi is wasting his time going to Kiev. The west is interested only in India's complete acquiescence. A balancing act? Forget that.

[@richardhasler6718]

Actually, Modi wants to keep good relations with US and West. Russia has clearly become the little brother to China, India's great foe and have you also noticed that India is not buying Russian arms now and seeks to buy superior western weapons. S300 and S400 AA systems have proven to be unreliable and easy to defeat in Ukraine offensive. India would love to buy Patriot system....

[@davidjenkins8009]

@@richardhasler6718 Actually it is the Patriot that has completely failed. The S300 has a far better success rate as does the S400. No system is 100% successful and therefore if you throw enough at it, some will get through. If you look at the success of any of the Western weapons none of them have been exactly impressive. Purchase of weapons hardly ever is about what is best, otherwise the TSR2 would never have been cancelled. It is always about politics.

[@arash4712]

Walking a tight rope this guy.

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

Exactly

[@jackdaniels6949]

​@@richardhasler6718what's this a silly post? How many patriots already destroyed in Ukraine ? How poor was the performance in Saudi-Arabia and Israel? And for how long are India and Russia already cooperating in development of weapons etc? Just search a little bit.

[@M.M.Alam.Liberty]

Brave and Brilliant journalist Alexander 👏 👍

[@BartholomewShirima]

How can one even think Russia can be intimidated that way....unless he is ignorant of Russia...and its history...

[@arash4712]

💯 right

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

But they are intimidated. All this maneuvering .... for what?

[@arash4712]

@@gdiwolverinemale4th you need a guide dog

[@gdiwolverinemale4th]

@@arash4712 You need a brain implant

[@No2traitor]

Moscow drown attack let's the infidels know there is a war going on in their own country.

[@ChollaJJ]

I am American 100% , however I believe statements by Mr.Lavrov to be far more credible than statements from anyone in the Northeast portion of America…..DC specifically ! Deception and untruths spew from most of those bottom feeders 24/7. Thank you ,Alexander. 🇺🇸

[@michaelkatz275]

Yeah, i'll just bet.

[@tornado-s-2012]

@@michaelkatz275 "It's no secret that Russia's enemies abroad have no morals. But it is impossible to get used to it." V. Putin

[@tornado-s-2012]

@@michaelkatz275 The most insane moment of the night. Biden screams "UKRAINE IS STILL FREE" after 2+ years of nonstop escalating carnage and nuclear brinksmanship with no end in sight Asbery: I prefer Obama's quote: Don't Underestimate Joe Biden's Ability to Fu*k Things Up

[@tornado-s-2012]

Biden screams "UKRAINE IS FREE" - with closed borders and insane mobilization everywhere. With wrecked power grid, the loss of 20% of their territory (so far), and hundreds of thousands dead, wounded, or missing. The 45 million strong Ukraine that received those lofty promises so long ago is now a shattered and battered husk with perhaps 25 million citizens left.

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

Yeah like Lavrov saying the UA National Police did Bucha.. Yeah he is real "credible" NOT. He is merely a front man for an evil empire that is trying to make a naked conquest of Ukraine forcing him to lie every minute of every workday...

[@williamrutter3619]

Excellent videos, always appreciated.

[@panglayman5576]

ALEXANDER: I actually find the length of your videos to be a positive selling point. I always go to Alex Christoforou's channel in the morning, to get an "overview" of the day's news and then come to your channel to get the details. I think that is what makes The Duran formula so compelling. There might be some days where I only have time for the morning broadcast, but that is rare. I think if you shorten the length, to shorten the length, then both yours and Alex C's broadcasts will lose their dissimilarity and possibly compete/overlap, making one redundant. Just my two-cents.

[@FrauUnibrow]

Ukraine will soon be known as the “former Ukraine “

[@Soul-zl6bb]

@FrauUnibrow I call it "the temporary state of Ukraine". (A standard ukrainian expression is "the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea" etc.)

[@panglayman5576]

What about renaming what is left of the country after the founder Victoria Nuland? To do that, all that would be needed is to affix an "N" to the current name to produce: "NUKRAINE". It has the advantage of being a homonym for Newkraine, which is descriptive of the new reality. :)

[@jesan733]

Ukrainian national identity is being forged in blood as we speak.

[@Theone-bc7tr]

First odessa must be liberated

[@damer651]

or more likely "the much smaller Ukraine"

[@darrenpatto2475]

As always sheer brilliance Alexander. Hopefully be all over by Christmas.

[@cecapopovski9274]

Love from Serbia, great as always!

[@zdravkoavdalovic3131]

Cao Ceco

[@cotizacionesequipo1719]

When will Serbia have a referendum to join Russia? Same goes for Hungary.

[@zdravkoavdalovic3131]

@@cotizacionesequipo1719 no need

[@stlouisix1]

A Russian airstrike has destroyed a Ukrainian command post in Sumy Region, the Defense Ministry in Moscow has claimed, releasing footage of the overnight attack. The Russian military claimed the site was used by the 47th Mechanized Brigade as a command post and munitions depot. Ukrainian military personnel, including officers in leadership positions, were killed in the strike, the report said. - RT

[@marinkovacevic8732]

Ain't 47th in Donbas/Pokrovsk and just announced it lost combat capability?

[@arash4712]

Just.

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

UA 47th Brigade is supposedly in Donetsk Oblast at the front. The Russians probably hit some decoy or null target in Sumy. This is quite typical , RU MoD thinks just because some object is fired at: its real and that the target was hit and destroyed when quite often none of those things is in place: the target could be a decoy, the target could have been missed, or nothing was there, or the military asset already left the area... or they just made the story up... As an Example: Only 15 out of every 100 UA jet planes the Russians say are shot down are actually confirmed destroyed afterwards... At one point in the war Russia claimed x60 HIMARS launchers destroyed at a time when the USA had provided only 20 of these wheeled vehicles to Ukraine. (Naturally its VERY likely that NONE of them were hit).

[@arash4712]

@JohnJohnson-n3n you sound worse than a child. "For example " 🤣 pack it in! Everyone can see who's arse being whipped 😃

[@mikehartmann5187]

As an American, I find it hard, if not impossible, to believe the US military complex had no idea Ukraine was going to mount an invasion of Russia using, in part, US gifted materiel of war. How involved the US might have been in planning and/or execution I won’t (can’t really) hazard a guess. That the US didn’t know is a double edged knife - either it’s true, and the US indirectly admits to outright incompetence (possible with the Dementia Admin) or they are lying their butts off, the more likely of the two. I recall the wave of outrage that washed over the US when it was claimed that Russia offered a bounty to the Taliban for dead US Soldiers. I can easily imagine the Russians being infuriated by an American backed invasion of their sovereign territory. People who play with matches eventually get burned, but I for one don’t want to go up in flames along with the current unhinged “leadership” in the US

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

Hear! Hear! I must say, and echo those sentiments with respect to my government here in the UK.

[@michaelkatz275]

Are you really and American, or are you working on troll farm repeating a Russian talking point?

[@mikehartmann5187]

🙄

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

@@michaelkatz275 When you attack the personality, it becomes clear your argument is weak.

[@tornado-s-2012]

arrogant americans never listen: 'They are trying to fight Russia with terrorist attacks, but they must understand that this is a double-edged sword', - Putin

[@bigmommajen]

You, Mr. Mercouris are my most comprehensive source regarding geopolitical analysis. It is always delivered with integrity. I believe firmly that Putin is not the enemy.

[@I_0..0_I]

No apologies sir, you are an hard working person :) And thank you for your work

[@ConradAinger]

I was slightly worried by Alexander's delay. As the UK has now become a police state, I feared he might have been taken away for expressing forbidden opinions.

[@efghggdxlmfn33]

"fast justice". Official statistics for the beginning of this week. 1,117 arrests have been made, and official charges have already been filed against 677 protesters. And this is just the beginning, according to the Royal Prosecution Service. The work of the prosecutors has officially been switched to a round-the-clock mode, without breaks and weekends. This means, according to The Guardian newspaper, that "all day, every day, courts across the country will be filled with rioters who will face the consequences of their actions." Such a regime of punitive authorities in Britain has already been called "fast justice".

[@hudhinton8243]

The UK has become a "police state"? Are the police keeping an eye on you? You know, like the GRU does in Russia.

[@phils4634]

@@efghggdxlmfn33 I wonder how long before those meting out this "Fast Justice" will be on the receiving end of enraged Civilian fast justice, of the very kinetic variety.

[@efghggdxlmfn33]

@@markduncan8227 who is 'we'?

[@georgeabraham7443]

Thanks for your updates , Akexander

[@FrauUnibrow]

The Ukrainian government reminds me of a certain party that ran Germany from 1933-1945.

[@andrewkrolikiewicz6522]

Obvious. I call Elenskyy-stein " Goebbels equivalent.

[@Catfordprepper665]

You guys - intellectuals sit on the fence. Like the character in Catch 22, who sides with both. One must see heroism in this commando move and the bridge hits. Fighting against a bully. Even Kim Philby would not be as Alex is, would he? Russia has a right to a slice of land to make Crimea game. Did it have the right to take out poor Anne?

[@AlanOverment]

No that was a dictatorship, a bit like the one in Russia now.

[@andrewkrolikiewicz6522]

@@Catfordprepper665 Living in alternative reality.

[@kevinwaalker]

Remember that Russia was a big time ally of the Nazis back then. Until they weren't.

[@barryshaw5660]

Nice video Alexander, yours are always appreciated.

[@joycethorogood2729]

President Putin always says Mother Russia 🇷🇺 from the heart what more can you say Thank you Alexander excellent programme full of factual information

[@carolusrex8178]

Thank you as always Alexander, you're a voice of reason, reliability, and balance in a world of jingoistic journalism on both sides.

[@Carl-o5d]

Without fortifications, no air cover, using ammunition and loosing soldiers daily! Where is the Ukranian gamble going?

[@stereomtl9001]

it is going nowhere fast 😂

[@Theone-bc7tr]

Nowhere. Just another PR exercise and trying to boost the Democrats polling before the American General election.

[@kevinwaalker]

Probably Moscow if it wants to. But the problem with Moscow is its full of Russians this time of year.

[@brunoflausinodasilva7372]

​@@kevinwaalker Your comment makes no sense. It's in Russia, of course it's full of Russians. And we all know Ukrainians are not going anywhere far into Russia. They can't even stop the Russians in Ukraine.

[@brunoflausinodasilva7372]

​@@kevinwaalkerIt's in Russia, of course it's full of Russians. And the ukis are going nowhere.

[@ladooshka]

Hi Alexander, looking forward for your Wednesday livestream on locals as always! Thank you.

[@CharlesDews]

I was worried you were so late. You are one of the only voices in the blogosphere I trust.

[@francescostello1377]

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[@TangoDusche]

Greeting from Germany to Alex.

[@swiftcee266]

Leopard country!

[@Ostellopro]

Alexander Mercouris, vielen Dank fuer ihre wichtige Arbeit

[@arthurchief4702]

Thanks from uganda

[@michalbosiuk]

thank you Mr Mercouris

[@ryszardgasiorek9962]

In this situation Russia will never negotiate with Ukraine. Russia will continue special operation until Ukraine will be defeated .NATO participation in war with Russia will end up with nuclear war.

[@constantquestioning4010]

Absolute nonsense. Lazy thinking. What is your agenda? Precise high tech weapons can and will disarm hostile threats with razor sharp precision, at unimaginable speed whilst minimizing loss of civilian life. Neither a genocidal Hiroshima / Nagasaki U.S. neocon style « statement » without necessity nor a terrorist attacked in a nuclear plant aimed at triggering a Chernobyl like enduring environmental catastrophe across the region… these would be self harming and make of the nation responsible for it an isolated pariah condemned by the whole of humanity. Only the U.S. neocon regime has ever deployed such a blunt, unforgivably inhumane and irresponsible scorched earth weapon - to its everlasting shame. 🤦🏻✊👊

[@constantquestioning4010]

Disagree with such Dangerous thinking. What is your agenda? In today’s world, a precise high tech weapons can and will disarm hostile threats with razor sharp precision, at unimaginable speed whilst minimizing loss of civilian life. Neither a Hiroshima / Nagasaki U.S. neocon « statement » without military necessity, nor a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant aimed at triggering a Chernobyl like enduring environmental catastrophe across the region… these would be self harming and make of the nation responsible for it an isolated pariah condemned by the whole of humanity. Only the U.S. neocon regime has ever deployed such a blunt, unforgivably inhumane and irresponsible scorched earth weapon - to its everlasting shame.

[@MoonsideDance]

Yes...I don't get why Alexander keep pushing this "fried air" *bullshit* giving some credit to what that CIA-controlled toilet paper of the WaPo! 🤔

[@jesan733]

Let's call that nuclear war bluff.

[@michaelkatz275]

Do you really think Russia can last much longer.

[@JorgeCarlosGuerrero]

Detailed and professional report. Thank you.

[@ausreir]

Beware the wrath of a patient man. Fear the power of a persevering nation.

[@lorenzomagazzeni5425]

Love from an Italian.

[@frankcarlyle.liverpool]

Grazie mille amico mio… 👍👍😎

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

When I was a small boy during the 2WW my mother took me for walks in a forest or park that was situated near our home, in that place Italian POW's were working, and they made such a fuss of me my mother, bless her heart, always praised them warmly, I have fond memories of those Italian gentlemen.

[@alexalberdi504]

G'Day!!! Don't say sorry coz nobody is perfect. Keep us up with your great update.

[@ryangrey]

I'm always agreeing with Alexander, his viewpoints are realistic and he doesn't play games and tells it how it is.

[@carbugnov1952]

Operation Don Quixote, chasing Windmills and Headlines

[@elza6132]

Thank you for your great work, Alexander ❤👏🏻

[@jimknowlton342]

It made me laugh when Alexander said at the beginning he would try to keep the show short then ripped a one take 85 minute masterpiece. Never change Alexander!!!

[@skippityblippity8656]

Thanks for these longform analyses No one else does them like this

[@halinatrolle9775]

The visit of Modi in Kiev and Poland it's a waste of time and effort. Good luck to him , anyway. Thank You, Alexander. B.R.

[@professoreilers]

Greetings from South Africa BRICS +with appreciation.

[@manganim197]

Thanks Mr Alex for the updates

[@mirjanagavrilovic4275]

Thank you ❤❤❤

[@WORKOUTSOLUTIONS]

🦾🚀🇷🇺🙏✝ BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS ✝🙏🇷🇺🕊❤️‍🔥

[@vincentquintero6464]

as always a pleasure to see your program alexander and the lenght of the program is ok

[@Coditel666]

Modi's trip to Kiev is one of the biggest strategic blunders I have seen. He is going to look just as foolish as the Chinese did when Kuleba fooled them. I really don't understand how the Indian foreign office can be this foolish.

[@iwonawitkowska586]

Thank you.

[@peterm.eggers520]

The only reason that Ukraine forces remain in Kursk is because Ukraine has continued to pour more of their best into Kursk. This is a windfall for Russia, especially since the Ukrainians are contained and not a threat. When Ukraine quits sending more forces in, Russia will turn the meat grinder on high. Ukraine is not going to make-it to 2025, maybe not even October.

[@stuartdow]

thank you Alexander for your detailed accounts .. you are a STAR 🌟

[@Carnbee1-u8n]

Watching from BC ❤ your shows

[@istvankovacs6969]

Thank you Alexander. Much appreciated. Good day all.

[@antonywooster6783]

17:28 I wonder how Modi, who is an intelligent man, thinks he can maintain equidistance between two mutually hostile countries, when one of them insists: "You are either with us or against us!"

[@gingerfox7143]

Modi needs to back away from messy ukraine. The zelinski curse is very active.

[@constantquestioning4010]

India openly and wisely remains unaligned and seeks to defend and serve its interests as a powerful nation and leading economy (the world’s biggest population, without taking into account Pakistan (4th) and Bangladesh. It is also a major military power.

[@cotizacionesequipo1719]

If Modi were intelligent, he would side with Russia, unless he's forgotten everything Russia has done for them, and what the USA and the UK have done to it.

[@Jocular-mt3jb]

@@cotizacionesequipo1719 Modi must know that the British duped the Indians for 300 years and the remnants of those families that mugged India are still here trying to make good, don't fall for it again.

[@derekreid9072]

@@constantquestioning4010India is in BRICS.

[@TommyOcallaghan-v5y]

Great work Alexander i always enjoy your indep explanations. And details, thanks keep up great work.

[@johncarruthers5552]

Modi would be well advised to watch his back.

[@orangelays5084]

Thank you - I very much enjoy your analysis - also was delighted to hear a lot about Modi and India in today’s discussion- an Indian friend of Russia

[@racheldau2920]

Thanks for your good work

[@billtheplayers1]

WOW. Russia just said they are prepared to waive normal immigration rules to accept people who are seeking to leave countries that push non normal immoral rules about gender, family values etc. and who's countries seek war and domination as opposed to trade and peace.

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

"war and domination" Yep that's Russia's game..

[@aidanmacdougall9250]

The west playing divide and conquer, their favourite game!

[@iammayaguru]

Thx. The video is on time today. No delay.thx.

[@oscarn8482]

What do Russia with mercenary (Nato) bodybags, are they sendt to their homeland or are they buried as mercenary without name?

[@ladooshka]

If Russians can identify them then i am sure they notify respective embassies.

[@bullishwhizz422]

I believe Maria Zakharova! I think you're reading too much into it, Alexander.

[@joseromeudeabreu9999]

Agreed. Cape Town South Africa. 🇿🇦🇷🇺🦓

[@vaska1999]

Totally.

[@MoonsideDance]

Yes. I really don't get why he and other Western commentators give ANY degree of credibility to the CRAP coming out of the WaPo...it is just a CIA shit-rag! On top he keeps going back on this INCREDIBLY SILLY BS!! What should have said Maria Zakharova or Sergey Lavrov to dissipate these bullshit theories among Western commenters based on made-up "fried air"??! 😐

[@kimlavender185kimlavender9]

That's right

[@jamesbreault5762]

As always Alexander your assesment is spot on

[@Blake_87]

This is really sad, The US stopped it's allies from trading with Russia but Russia's allies want to trade with Ukraine.

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

Exactly Pretty stupid and unfriendly

[@4411825]

Embarrassing 😳 and shameful!

[@mattbeckelhymer1669]

@@Blake_87 Very good point

[@lilytodd773]

Al l your reporting invaluable, objective, far-sighted, informed. Thank you Alex

[@tolis7411]

The Russian broom, is cleaning the house...

[@blueztx]

No worries about your video being later yesterday, dear Alexander. It was a treat to watch it early this morning AND another great one later in the day! Thank you for all you do.

[@constantquestioning4010]

Far rather have extensive and systematic, in depth reports from Mercouris than short cut versions because of transient technical difficulties of no real importance - in respect of a 24/7 global audience. These reports are an invaluable lifeline to a carefully weighted balanced facts-based analysis of complex shifting geopolitical realities. Honest reporting is a rare commodity in today’s propoganda narrative driven media war. The more detailed full length reports from Mercouris and the Duran the better. S’il vous plaît. Merci 🙏🏼🕯🕯🙏🏼 Paris

[@Christine-s7k]

My father always said that a soldier fighting for a cause is worth 20 who fight for money.

[@VladK-1]

SVR reported an hour ago via RIA Novosti: "According to available information, the AFU operation in the Kursk region was prepared with the participation of the US, UK and Polish special services. The units involved in it underwent combat coordination in training centers in the UK and Germany. Military advisers from NATO countries are providing assistance in managing the AFU units that have invaded RU territory, and in the use of Western weapons and military equipment by UKR". (replaced some worlds for brevity and to avoid you know what, so you can see my message)

[@josemariaogaralecue-wx3jl]

Many thanks to Mr Mercouris for this latest outstanding análisis of the Ukranian every day critical situación inthr front lines and also the difficult understanding of why and the goal of the incursión on the Kurst territory. In the mean time the Russian army is advancing and the Russian leaders are not interested i negotiations Now at all.

[@peterfeatherbone6268]

Greetings from Australia

[@crimsoncoyote1660]

Such brilliant analysis!

[@johndineen7762]

Hi all, hope all are well

[@danielgyllenbreider]

Dear Alexander. The only thing you need to apologize for is the loud squeaky chair!:)

[@erobos111]

Richard Medhurst got arrested in the uk for his journalism

[@elliekwong3180]

No kidding?

[@antonywooster6783]

26:19 I wonder whether the Chinese PM and Lukashenko will discuss extending the highspeed railway that is being built to connect Beijing to Moscow, to Minsk? Is Belarus currently in the BRI?

[@watching7650]

As they had already said at the beginning of 2022, the Russians would be stupid to talk to anyone other than the owner of the nasty dog.

[@bernardedwards8461]

It doesn't sound reasonable to me that the loser is allowed to dictate the final peace terms, this has never happened before in the entire history of warfare.

[@Jamicaman516]

It literally happens any time that peace is reached that is NOT unconditional surrender. Its called a negotiation.

[@Paul-dn4wh]

Sharing from Locals also.

[@robertfrank9228]

Great show, thank you

[@gingerfox7143]

At the same time, the ukrainian emmisaries were going to China asking them to go along with zels' peace proposals, the deceitful natoukraune were initiating an invasion of Russia.

[@jesan733]

Very smart move and an astonishing Rssian intelligence failure.

[@gingerfox7143]

@jesan733 I don't think Russia was fooled. These are all calculated games of war. However, this deception by ukraine/nato does not make them friends in the emerging multi polar world.

[@jackdaniels6949]

​@@jesan733if you watch the following poor results , mostly defeat at Pokrovsk etc , it was all not very smart but rather stupid. If Chinese prepared some sort of peace negotiations or at least ceasefire, they will now have no trust in Ukrainian "diplomacy" and rather wait till the Russians have finished their military solution. This will be very unfavorable for Ukraine. Thus also not smart from this perspective. All in all the Ukrainian foreign policy is weak , there is not much except for begging , insulting and deceit.

[@wrodrigues08]

We love you and the Duran!

[@russellhughes1325]

Channel 4 news is just doing a piece on the nuclear power plants - interestingly it started with a clip of a Ukrainian soldier in Kursk stating the Kursk nuclear plant was their aim.

[@tinahale9252]

This is not okay on any level. It's a dangerous situation

[@JohnJohnson-n3n]

"with a clip of a Ukrainian soldier in Kursk stating the Kursk nuclear plant was their aim." Its a WAR. Ukrainians are allowed to release disinformation BS just as surely as the Russians are.... Let the Russians think Kursk NPP was the objective. Let them send resources to defend it in place while the UA side breaks in through another weak spot in the RU frontlines.. crap about the UA side attacking NPPs was generated by RU FSB and is therefore rather dodgy