# Putin confident in victory, project Ukraine failed and Europe failed

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Podcast: [The Duran on Odysee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169)
Published: 2026-05-12T06:57:19+00:00
Episode link: https://odysee.com/putin-confident-in-victory%2C-project:f16943349a7bd1bbb71db9143e404337a272bd2a
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## Resource

The Duran: Episode 2517 Putin has made it official: Europe is Russia's true enemy, not America. In this latest breakdown from The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris unpack the seismic fallout from Putin's Victory Day press conference where the Russian president delivered his most scathing attack on European leadership ever recorded, revealing how he believes Macron and Boris Johnson conspired to sabotage the Istanbul peace deal. The pair also reveal how a direct Trump-Putin phone call forced Zelensky to stand down from a planned May 9th strike on Moscow, marking the first time Washington has actively restrained Ukraine since the conflict began. With Russia now pivoting its energy future entirely toward China and the Power Siberia pipeline expansion, the economic divorce from Europe looks permanent. Is "Project Ukraine" the Western plan to break up Russia — truly finished, and what does Putin's new assertiveness mean for the next phase of this conflict? 00:00:00 Introduction: ceasefire ends, Victory Day recap 00:01:27 The Trump-Putin April 29 call that changed everything 00:02:12 Putin's ultimatum: attack the parade and Kiev gets hit 00:03:18 How America forced Zelensky to stand down 00:04:10 Putin's press conference: Europe declared the real enemy 00:05:38 Putin blames Europe, not America — why? 00:07:13 Clinton era parallels: plundering Russia in the 1990s 00:09:39 Is Putin's anti-Europe stance strategic or sincere? 00:11:42 Macron's phone call, Istanbul betrayal, and Putin's anger 00:18:54 Negotiations at a dead end — what happens next? 00:20:30 The TASS misquote: "the war is ending" debunked 00:22:10 Project Ukraine: what it was and why Putin says it failed 00:24:07 Russia-China energy mega-de…

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