Russia Hits Odessa As Black Sea Standoff Risks Wider War (The Duran)

Turkey's support of Ukraine in the war shows they are no friend of Russia. The Russians should consider shutting off their oil and gas and cut other economic ties.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Massive Russian strikes hit Odessa
00:01:42 No air defense left over Odessa
00:03:12 Russia's Black Sea sealift capacity
00:03:43 Fighting breaks out in Zaporizhzhia
00:05:02 Turkey moves to open the port
00:07:07 Turkey's nightmare scenario in the Black Sea
00:08:51 Turkey demands a Black Sea ceasefire
00:09:50 Turkey closes the Dardanelles
00:12:25 Russia's leverage over Turkey
00:15:17 The West's Black Sea propaganda unravels
00:18:16 How weapons moved through Odessa
00:21:07 Romania gets pulled into the war
00:22:46 Macron and von der Leyen's Romania play
00:29:51 Why Odessa matters for Turkey
00:35:20 Turkey's leverage with NATO grows

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 12, 2026.]