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Bizarre negotiations and intel back channels

2025-12-01 News & Politics
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Bizarre US-Ukraine Diplomacy and Intelligence Back Channels

Analyze the recent, seemingly contradictory US-Ukraine talks in Florida and uncover the potential secret back channels involving intelligence figures that dictate peace prospects.

Short Summary

  • US negotiators (Kushner, Wickoff) met Ukrainian reps (Umeov) in Miami, yielding no substantive progress on core issues like NATO or troop withdrawal.
  • The meeting is framed as "theater" because the US effectively controls Kyiv's diplomacy and funding, suggesting the US could negotiate directly with Russia.
  • Speculation centers on the sidelining of intelligence chief Budanov, who reportedly maintains secret contacts with Russian counterparts (FSB) regarding the "dirty war."
  • Russia confirms it will only negotiate serious terms (Ukraine neutrality, territorial concessions) with the US directly, not intermediaries.
  • The conflict ending diplomatically requires direct US-Russia talks, mirroring historical outcomes in Vietnam and Afghanistan.

This discussion parses the apparent stalemate in recent US-Ukraine diplomatic meetings in Florida. Speakers analyze why the US maintains pretense of negotiating with an already controlled partner, contrasting it with the hardline stance coming from Moscow regarding direct engagement.

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Bizarre negotiations and intel back channels The Duran: Episode 2400 0:00 - Overview of US-Ukraine Diplomacy in Florida 1:10 - Introduction of Jared Kushner to Ukraine negotiations 3:01 - Discussion on the new chief negotiator Umeov and his background 6:31 - Challenges faced during the Miami negotiations 9:05 - The US's control over Ukraine and implications for negotiations 11:01 - Concerns about the US negotiating with Russia without Ukraine 12:19 - The role of European allies in the negotiation process 15:03 - Speculation on Budanov's sidelining and backchannel communications 20:05 - Analysis of the ongoing dirty war and its implications 24:46 - Summary of the Miami negotiations and their outcomes 29:12 - Discussion on the Russian stance regarding future negotiations 34:01 - The potential for a direct US-Russia negotiation 41:01 - Conclusion on the dynamics of the conflict and negotiation strategies ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO*** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 ***FREE SPEECH*** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Top Comments (10)

@OscarRodriguez-tr1gd 2025-12-01

Brian Beretics says that americans don't want peace at all, and that they just try a Minsk 3.0 settlement because Russia IS winning on the battelfield. I believe he's absolutely right

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@CT-pu9ld 2025-12-01

NATO are idiots. They said preemptive strikes against Russia is a possibility. You do not deter nuclear powers by normalising first strike talk.

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@LoneWolf-qk9pl 2025-12-01

It's all theater.... Putin will dictate the terms for the surrender of Ukraine.

255 22 replies
@alexanderg-p3z 2025-12-01

"Pretending to negotiate" is accurate. Thank you for that.

198 4 replies
@EsW865 2025-12-01

So sick of the US belief that it has the right to rule the entire world

134 12 replies
@terike9738 2025-12-01

"Rubio, Witkoff and Kushner ..." WALK INTO A BAR. 😂 It's a joke, just like the negotiations 😁

125 3 replies
@frankparis9408 2025-12-01

A Ukrainian mafia meeting with an American mafia trying to discuss with real authorities in Russia, won't work.

84 4 replies
@TheDuran 2025-12-01

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@Geopolitics_Sanity 2025-12-01

The Truth of "Bizarre negotiations and intel back channels" cannot be understated

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@wm3138 2025-12-01

The US and the West are stalling for time.

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