West Sets Trap for Putin; Lavrov Snubs Berlin; Broke Europe Eyes Russian Assets (The Duran)

Germany's foreign minister Johann Wadephul pulled Sergey Lavrov aside at the UN for a surprise 20 minute meeting, and walked away with nothing. In this episode we break down why Berlin is so desperate, how Washington and Europe are pushing for a Minsk 3 ceasefire through a Trump Putin meeting at APEC in China, and why Rishi Sunak is now demanding the EU seize Russia's frozen assets to keep Zelensky afloat. Is the West about to spring its trap, or is Moscow already one step ahead?



The West is desperate for a ceasefire in Ukraine so they can rearm their proxy.

Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Wadephul and Lavrov surprise UN meeting
00:01:11 Why Berlin is desperate
00:02:56 Wadephul arrives empty handed
00:04:11 Who is really talking about conflict by 2030
00:05:04 Hybrid claims versus European drones inside Russia
00:07:09 The push for Minsk 3
00:09:54 Putin at APEC and the G20 in Miami
00:13:15 The APEC trap and Zelensky as plus one
00:15:06 A trap set too arrogantly
00:17:16 Can Trump talk Putin into a freeze
00:20:11 Sunak returns demanding Russian frozen assets
00:21:54 Zelensky burns through the 90 billion loan
00:27:20 Belgium and Euroclear push back
00:30:04 Ukraine's money crisis and hyperinflation risk
00:34:13 Why seizing the assets buries Europe

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, September 30, 2026.]