Moscow Crushes Kiev US Ceasefire Hopes, Toughens Istanbul Demands, Furious Zelensky Wants Sanctions
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Istanbul talks. Russia offers Ukraine/West one last chance
The Duran: Episode 2241

Russia's final terms. Medvedev warns retaliation. Yermak runs to US. Iran deal. Annalena 360 UN gig
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The Duran: Episode 961
France's Marine Le Pen Acquitted in Case Over Violating Hate Speech Laws
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June 03, 2025
The Defeat of The West And Its Dislocation

In 1976 the French anthropologist Emmanuel Todd predicted the down fall of the Soviet Union. In After The Empire, first published in French in 2001, he predicted the (relative) decline of the United States.

In his latest (and last) book, La Défaite de l’Occident (The Defeat of the West), he laments the West's inability to distinguish facts from wishes, as seen in its behavior during the war in Ukraine. Nihilism, a lack of values and of acceptance of reality, has infested western thinking:

Trans ideology is therefore, in my opinion, one of the flags of this nihilism that now defines the West, this drive to destroy not just things and people but reality.
Todd recently opened a substack where he is posting speeches and talks he has given.

Two of those, a recent talk given in Russia (in French) and one given in Hungary (in English) make (mostly) similar points.

The downfall of the Soviet Union led to deep psychological ...

Dnipro, Tuesday 3 June, late afternoon.

Three times today panic has spread throughout Ukraine of an impending ballistic and hypersonic missile strikes across the country. Three times telegram channels have spread the word that orsehniks have been launched.

I imagine Putin is having some fun with Ukrainians. As I keep pointing out to everyone spreading panic, Russia does not retaliate during daylight hours unless there is an opportunistic target which shows itself. It strikes between midnight and 6 am to reduce civilian casualties. It has always been their playbook. A great example was the strike against Sumy today which it is being reported amongst channels here some very senior military personnel, not all Ukrainian, were killed after strikes on the SBU building and two cars leaving the building.

Tbh, if I was Putin I would announce a 24 hour warning that I intended to launch Oreshnik against Bankova Street, and the Verkhova Rada just to see the cockroaches flee to the eu, and the eu and usa squeal like...

My sister was the number two staffer on the Budget committee and had to work with Lindsey. He's bought and paid for.

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