EU UK Furious As Russia Exports Soar Sanctions Unravel; Aid To Kiev Stops; US NO To Kiev Drone Offer (Alexander Mercouris)

00:00 Intro & Channel Reminders
00:21 US Military Actions in Iran
01:54 Speculation over US Marine Deployment
03:35 Strait of Hormuz Crisis & Trapped Ships
04:34 US Navy Strategy and International Response
06:02 Possible US Ground Operations
07:06 Military Realities and Powell Doctrine
09:08 Challenges of US Force Size
10:53 US Marine Reorganization & Implications
13:03 82nd Airborne and Overall US Force Levels
15:01 Logistics, Limitations & Delayed Deployment
16:14 Impact on Energy, Economy, and Speculation
18:48 Update on Bombings and Airfield Strikes
19:51 Debate Over Air Tanker Losses
20:55 Iran's Leadership Stands Firm
21:11 US Bounties & International Law Concerns
22:54 Washington Post and Legal Justifications
24:13 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Overview
26:05 Hezbollah's Strength and Claims Reevaluated
27:34 Effectiveness of US Air Defense Systems
29:24 Ukraine’s Air Defense Claims vs Reality
32:56 Recent Russian Strikes on Ukraine
36:32 Ukraine’s Missiles & Air Defense Shortages
39:33 Ukraine’s Anti-Drone Systems & Their Limits
42:41 Parallels in Middle Eastern Air Defense Failures
45:43 US & Ukrainian Drone Technology Debates
47:01 Air Defense Failures Vindicate Critics
48:03 US-Europe Tensions Over Russia Sanctions
50:49 Russia’s Fiscal Position & Economic Policy
52:30 Sanctions Narratives and Real Economic Drivers
54:22 Short-Term Benefits & Russian Military Supply
55:42 Putin’s Diplomatic Overtures on Iran
57:02 Limits of Russian Desire for Prolonged War
58:09 Methodical vs Risk-Taking Government Approaches
01:00:13 Russian vs US Strategy in Ukraine & Iran
01:03:04 Military Developments in Ukraine
01:05:08 Russian Progress in Zaporizhzhia & Northeast Ukraine
01:10:33 Russian Advances Near Sumi and Kharkiv
01:13:14 Sumi’s Strategic Importance for Russia
01:15:47 Russian Hold on Sumi and Potential Impact
01:17:13 Operational Moves Towards Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia
01:18:11 Uncertainties & American Strategy in Iran
01:18:26 Outlook for Iran Conflict & Ukraine’s Turning Point



Alexander characterises US behaviour in this war as gangsterism. 

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, March 16, 2026.]