Russia Begins To Isolate Kiev. Elites Rattled as Rail Link Hit (The Duran)

Trump publicly blames Zelensky for the diesel price shortage even though he personally authorized the strikes on Russian oil refineries that caused it. In this episode we break down how the failed Ukrainian drone offensive, Eric Schmidt's grim admission that Kiev is losing the war, and new Russian strikes on the Kiev to Poland rail line all point toward Russia tightening its grip on the Ukrainian capital much like it did in Odessa. Is Washington preparing to abandon Kiev, or will the pressure for escalation from Sikorski, Rutte and Schmidt win out?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Trump blames Zelensky for the diesel price shortage
00:01:26 Why diesel prices matter to the global economy
00:02:40 Trump grows frustrated after a year of escalation pressure
00:04:30 How the deep strikes campaign against Russia was built since 2023
00:05:53 The Russian economy fails to collapse despite the drone offensive
00:08:30 Russia starts striking the Kiev to Poland rail link
00:11:01 Trump wants Zelensky to halt strikes and save the ceasefire
00:14:50 Washington's blame war between escalation and deal factions
00:18:08 Strike hits the train station as Western officials travel to Kiev
00:20:50 Russia's strategy to gradually isolate and cut off Kiev
00:24:32 The precision strike and the evolution of Russian drone guidance
00:30:31 Russia ends its informal agreement on Western train travel
00:33:57 Comparing Kiev's fate to the fall of Odessa
00:37:48 Sikorski, Rutte and the growing chorus demanding escalation

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 15, 2026.]