Ukraine Loses Black Sea Ports and Air Defense Options (The Duran)

An excellent discussion about the war. It appears that there is now a Western blackout on the battlefield situation since Ukraine is losing badly. The aim now seems to be to damage Russia economically with strikes against oil and commercial centres. Western efforts shift from one failed objective to another. Once the Russian army arrives at Kiev the lies about the true situation will collapse. 

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Introduction Europe seeks a seat at Ukraine negotiations
00:00:37 Why the European negotiating push looks absurd after five years
00:02:32 The West negotiates with itself while Russia refuses a seat for Europe
00:04:10 Massive drone attack on Moscow exposes the real Western strategy
00:05:22 Why Russia does not believe reports of a US Europe split
00:06:45 Witkoff and Kushner trip to Moscow keeps stalling
00:07:15 European outreach to Russia rejected again and again
00:09:23 The drone offensive is not breaking the Russian economy
00:10:19 Ukraine loses its Black Sea ports and air defense options
00:12:05 Tension grows between Trump and European allies over air defense
00:14:29 The massive disconnect making negotiations pointless
00:15:36 Ukraine war maps stop showing Russian advances
00:18:37 Does the Kremlin understand how deluded the West really is
00:21:20 Military bloggers reveal the real situation inside Ukraine
00:23:50 How the Kremlin mindset shifted after the Anchorage summit
00:27:24 Putin returns with a harder line toward the West
00:29:54 New ballistic missile deep strikes into Russia revealed
00:31:05 Why Western media stopped reporting front line reality
00:35:12 The real danger when the illusion of victory finally bursts
00:44:12 British domestic politics behind the new missile stories

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, August 19, 2026.]