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Trump, Vance, Kellogg test Putin's restraint and Russia's Red Line

2025-09-30 News & Politics
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US Officials Test Putin’s Red Line Amid Shifting Foreign Policy Factions

Assess the critical risk of using Tomahawk missiles inside Russia, driven by conflicting advice within the potential Trump administration structure. Discover how US/Russian diplomatic efforts are being tested by advocacy for major military escalation.

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  • US officials, including Vance and Kellogg, signal testing Russia’s red line by considering Tomahawk missile deployment to Ukraine.
  • Speaker analysis suggests JD Vance has shifted from a moderate stance to publicly aligning with escalation advocates like Keith Kellogg.
  • The failure of "bone-crushing sanctions" signaled a pivot toward military escalation concepts like long-range strikes against Russian territory.
  • Putin maintains a persistent, potentially costly, optimism regarding future dialogue with the US, despite escalating rhetoric.

This episode analyzes statements from JD Vance and Keith Kellogg regarding supplying Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia. The discussion maps the internal policy struggle between factions advocating diplomacy and those pushing for direct strategic escalation, highlighting the severe risks to current US-Russia relations.

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Trump, Vance, Kellogg test Putin's restraint and Russia's Red Line The Duran: Episode 2350 00:00 US Officials Discuss Tomahawks for Ukraine 02:40 Decisions and Escalation Risks 04:00 How Tomahawk Missiles Could Be Used 06:40 Ukraine's Push for Long-Range Strikes 09:10 Repeating the Pattern: US Weapons to Ukraine 12:00 Shifting US Foreign Policy Factions 15:00 Underestimating Russia’s Commitment to Ukraine 18:15 Putin’s Persistent Belief in US Dialogue 21:40 Trump, Escalation, and the Illusion of Diplomacy 24:40 Is Putin Properly Briefed? 27:00 Putin’s History of Overtrust and Rationality 31:00 What Tomahawks Would Really Mean ***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)

@Geopolitics_Sanity 2025-09-30

Come on man , Ukraine with Tomahawks to promote peace makes as much sense as providing Elensky with cocaine to promote his rationality.

610 31 replies
@johngray7791 2025-09-30

Brian Berletic keeps telling everyone that USA is consistent in pursuing war against Russia,only Europe will pay for it.

487 49 replies
@claytonbigbsy3880 2025-09-30

“Russia needs to accept the realities” This quote by Vance just sums up the complete delusion of the West.

300 24 replies
@AngeloWilliams-b5y 2025-09-30

Trumps change in rhetoric came straight after his visit with the Royals

163 14 replies
@dennistregellis9162 2025-09-30

Thank you gentlemen, it would seem the US speakers have completely denied any responsibility in Ukraine, the world sees through and understands, yet they talk as if they are simply outsiders who tried to help solve this issue, not those that began it!

113 2 replies
@mithrandir491 2025-09-30

Handing out tomahawks constitutes a MTCR treaty breach, which means Russia and others can freely hand out nukes/missiles to other countries.

81 1 replies
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65 33 replies
@andrewsarchus4238 2025-09-30

Calling Kellog an “envoy” is a sick joke

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@briannewman6216 2025-09-30

Launching Tomahawks into Russia is nuts.

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@pt17171 2025-10-01

Trump: Russia is a paper tiger, we are sending missiles Alexander: Trump wants peace!

6 1 replies

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