{"podcast":{"title":"The Duran on Odysee","slug":"the-duran-on-odysee-5399169","podcast_index_feed_id":5399169,"rss_url":"https://odysee.com/$/rss/@theduran:e","website_url":"https://theduran.com","image_url":"https://thumbnails.lbry.com/UCdeMVChrumySxV9N1w0Au-w","author":"The Duran","episode_count":50,"summary":"#TheDuran DAILY NEWS: http://theduran.com *****LOCALS COMMUNITY***** https://theduran.locals.com 1 MONTH FREE TRIAL: https://theduran.locals.com/support/promo/DURANLOCALS *****THE DURAN SHOP***** http://drnshop.com 10% OFF COUPON. Use code at checkout​​​​: REALNEWS *****OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS***** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou *****CRYPTO SUPPORT***** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj ADA: addr1v94ayqu53uklgqnn6c4x4weu8zk4uw78km8capd5rjdc06q28j370 HEX: 0xD449694348B1D618ECa2829Bbc901782F5172689 EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R *****DONATE***** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran PAYPAL: https://paypal.me/theduran/10 SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran *****VIDEO PLATFORMS***** SUPER U: https://bit.ly/3hg1B3R 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.…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T08:19:32.116356+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169"},"episode":{"title":"EU fantasy to weaken Russia. Energy strikes continue","slug":"eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia-energy-strikes-continue","published_at":"2026-05-02T07:13:07+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia-energy-strikes-continue","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169","url":"https://odysee.com/eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia.-energy:938fa68673bd59521cb9bc3607f7019e6d0a49db","audio_url":"https://player.odycdn.com/api/v3/streams/free/eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia.-energy/938fa68673bd59521cb9bc3607f7019e6d0a49db/808eb6.mp4","summary":"The Duran: Episode 2511 Europe's €90 billion loan to Ukraine is not what it appears — and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down exactly why. Germany is set to funnel €20 billion directly to Kyiv in what looks less like a loan and more like a financial sleight of hand, all while German citizens endure austerity cuts at home. Meanwhile, Ukraine's long-promised EU membership is hitting a wall of resistance from existing member states — raising a devastating question: was that promise ever real? The Duran traces this deception all the way back to 2013, when the EU dangled membership as bait to rupture the Ukraine-Russia relationship, not to genuinely integrate Ukraine into Europe. As the front lines grind on and drone strikes hit Russian infrastructure, one question remains: has Ukraine been fighting a decade-long conflict for a future it was never actually going to receive? 00:00:00 Intro – Ukraine's €90B EU loan & what's really going on 00:00:53 Germany's €20B direct transfer: a confidence trick? 00:02:32 Germany implementing austerity while funding Zelensky 00:04:09 Ukraine demands EU membership – the promise revisited 00:05:20 Maidan 2013: it was always about EU entry, not NATO 00:07:19 EU pushback: member states don't want Ukraine in 00:08:57 The EU bait: Moldova, Serbia – the same playbook 00:12:14 Ukraine was duped – hook, line and sinker 00:21:02 Drone attacks on Russia: Tuapse refinery explained 00:30:08 Putin's indecision? Kremlin leadership under scrutiny ***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*** ALE…","meta_description":"The Duran: Episode 2511 Europe's €90 billion loan to Ukraine is not what it appears — and Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran brea…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2279,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/episodes/eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia-energy-strikes-continue/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-duran-on-odysee-5399169/eu-fantasy-to-weaken-russia-energy-strikes-continue.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}