Putin Lukashenko Rebuff Zelensky Meet In Valdai; French MSM Admits Kiev Troops Losing; MoU Unravels

Topic 1941 Lavrov is now warning that the Alaska Anchorage summit may have been another Minsk, a deal the collective West signed in bad faith to buy time to rearm Ukraine, and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran breaks down exactly what that means for any future negotiated settlement in the Russia Ukraine conflict. From the Putin Lukashenko Valdai meeting sending a defiance signal to Kiev, to a shocking Le Monde frontline report admitting Ukrainian troops are exhausted and losing ground in Donbass, to the unraveling of the Iran MoU and a blunt analysis of the Zelensky curse destroying British prime ministers one by one, this is the full strategic picture. 00:00:00 Intro: Zelensky threats against Belarus explained 00:01:14 Lukashenko tells Kiev delegation Belarus stands with Russia forever 00:02:02 Putin Lukashenko meeting confirmed: readout and what it means 00:03:50 Why Valdai? The December assassination attempt explained 00:07:09 Putin chooses Valdai as a defiance signal to Kiev and the West 00:09:26 Bessant dislikes Zelensky: US Treasury mineral deal fallout 00:12:32 Russia advances: Liman and Konstantinovka being cleared 00:14:20 Le Monde admits: Ukrainian troops exhausted demoralized and emaciated 00:17:22 FAB bombs the real terror: Ukrainians have no defense 00:19:38 Russia's logistics attrition campaign before summer offensive 00:22:32 Ukraine conscription crisis: brutality scandals and lowering age to 18 00:26:49 Russian air defense adapting: Ukrainian drone offensive losing impact 00:34:25 Lavrov: was Alaska another Minsk? The betrayal thesis examined 00:39:10 What Lavrov really means: US agreements are always a ruse 00:44:32 Donbass to fall this year: Kharkov and Zaporizhzhia sieges ahead 00:47:25 Russia central bank Nabiullina: monetary overkill and the rate puzzle 01:02:41 Iran MoU unravels: tanker incident and Persian Gulf reorganization 01:05:46 Lebanon ceasefire tilts to Israel: Hezbollah rejects it 01:07:37 Iran must pivot to China and Russia 01:12:22 Six prime ministers in ten years: Britain and the Zelensky curse **THE DURAN SHOP** https://theduranshop.com **REVERSE GEAR SHOP** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop **THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial **OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS** THE DURAN:    / @theduran   ALEX:    / alexchristoforou   **CRYPTO SUPPORT** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R **DONATE** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON:   / theduran   **VIDEO PLATFORMS** RUMBLE THE DURAN: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: THE DURAN: https://odysee.com/@theduran ALEXANDER: https://odysee.com/@AlexanderMercouris:a ALEX: https://odysee.com/@alexchristoforou:7 BITCHUTE: THE DURAN: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ALEXANDER: https://www.bitchute.com/alexandermer... ALEX: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/izwN... **AUDIO PODCASTS** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 **FREE SPEECH PLATFORMS** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/AMercouris GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran OK: https://ok.ru/group/60904083488959 Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music:   / peterboy100