US Russia Sanction Bill Revives China Economic War; Kiev Gives Up Refinery Strikes; Odessa Blockade (Alexander Mercouris)

Make sure to play these long videos at x2 speed, or near to that, to get through them. 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Trip to Chattanooga Announcement
00:01:58 Trump Zelensky Meeting Recap
00:02:34 History of Trump Zelensky Clashes
00:04:32 Zelensky Accepted the Conflict Freeze
00:08:52 Senate Passes Bone Crushing Sanctions Bill
00:10:30 Mandatory vs Discretionary Tariffs
00:17:56 Bill Gains Anti Iran Provisions
00:19:06 China Vows Not to Be Intimidated [over oil sanctions]
00:21:23 China's Rare Earth Chokehold
00:23:55 China Masters DUV Lithography [to make computer chips]
00:27:44 India's Weaker Position on Russian Oil
00:34:59 Lavrov's Lengthy Tass Interview
00:39:21 The Kellogg Plan Explained
00:50:06 Medvedev Denies Mobilization Again
00:53:24 Ukraine's Drone Offensive Losing Steam
00:57:06 Financial Times Refinery Repair Claims
01:05:34 Russian Strikes Pound Odessa Ports
01:09:28 Russian Advances Near Dobropillia
01:13:25 Davis and Crooke on NATO's Future
01:16:04 Iran Strikes US Base in Jordan

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, July 31, 2026.]