Putin Slams EU Protest Response; CIA Key Ukraine War Role; Study Debunks Big Russian Losses Claims (Alexander Mercouris)

A major article in The Atlantic confirms what The Duran has argued for years: the CIA sits at the center of Ukraine's intelligence, targeting and drone campaign, and that role has grown under Donald Trump and CIA Director John Ratcliffe. Alexander breaks down this admission alongside Elon Musk's statement that Ukraine's front line would collapse without Starlink, Putin's denial of any role in Europe's protests, and a National Defense University of Finland study that challenges Western claims about Russian and Ukrainian losses. If Washington is running the campaign and shaping the casualty numbers, how much of what the West believes about this conflict is actually true?



Time Stamps:

00:00:00 Revelations from The Atlantic, Musk and Putin
00:00:40 Putin denies any role in Europe's protests
00:04:54 The Atlantic on the CIA's role in Ukraine
00:07:56 CIA support grew under Trump and Ratcliffe
00:09:45 Putin's 2024 warning on long range missiles
00:12:47 Storm Shadow and US guidance technology
00:16:32 Why the drone and missile offensive failed
00:18:36 Why The Atlantic article appears now
00:19:53 Russia's strike campaign across Ukraine
00:24:46 Recriminations in Washington and the sanctions parallel
00:30:55 Ratcliffe's growing influence over Trump
00:38:02 Musk says Ukraine misused Starlink
00:46:26 Musk admits Ukraine depends on Starlink
00:52:50 Could Washington end the conflict tomorrow
00:55:52 Can Western casualty figures be trusted
00:57:33 Finnish study challenges Russian losses claims
01:06:30 Doubts over Mediazona's numbers
01:16:48 Putin's reported aims east of the Dnieper
01:21:18 Why a Dnieper crossing is near impossible
01:25:29 Front line update

[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, October 27, 2026.]