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Article 5, federalization and US air support

2025-08-22 News & Politics
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US Diplomacy and the Crystallization of Russian Security Demands

Discover the exact security guarantee framework Russia demands for Ukraine, and understand how recent speculative comments from the US political sphere risk pulling NATO members into direct military action.

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  • Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov explicitly confirmed Moscow demands veto power over foreign troop deployments via the existing Istanbul framework.
  • Zelensky’s side has immediately rejected core Russian pre-conditions, including recognition of the Russian language and the Orthodox Church.
  • The discussion around security guarantees is largely academic, as Russia is currently winning militarily, suggesting any future agreement terms will likely exceed the 2022 Istanbul draft.
  • Ambiguous statements by Trump regarding potential US air support have activated European and neoconservative planning for direct troop deployment scenarios.

This episode analyzes recent diplomatic signals, focusing sharply on Lavrov’s clarification regarding the terms of any future security arrangement for Ukraine. The discussion highlights how US political maneuvering, particularly comments made by Trump, creates openings for escalation efforts by European NATO members and US neoconservatives, potentially stalling any realistic peace path based on prior negotiations.

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Article 5, federalization and US air support The Duran: Episode 2312 0:00 - Discussion on US-Russia diplomacy and security guarantees 0:50 - Clarity on the Russian position regarding security guarantees 3:02 - Overview of the Istanbul agreement and Russia's stance 4:52 - Lavrov's comments on NATO troops and the conflict's root causes 6:07 - Ukrainian rejection of Russian language and Orthodox Church recognition 8:01 - Discussion of security guarantees and involved nations 10:44 - Boris Johnson's influence on the Istanbul agreement collapse 11:58 - Russia's position on security guarantees with NATO countries 13:16 - Trump's handling of security guarantees and US leverage 15:12 - Russia's military position and the potential for a peace agreement 17:00 - The academic nature of the security guarantees discussion 20:03 - The challenges of negotiating security guarantees 22:45 - Discussion on the neocons and Trump's interactions with them 30:01 - Potential upgrade of negotiation teams with Putin and Zelensky 32:57 - Future trilateral talks and potential locations for negotiations 41:14 - Conclusion and summary of the discussion ***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)

@bojanakolak7451 2025-08-22

It seems that the Ukranians will have to learn the hard way.

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@gabruba 2025-08-22

If the US REALLY wanted to get rid of Zelensky they would...this is all THEATER...

176 19 replies
@EduardoMartinez-ys6fb 2025-08-22

Russia has no problem with security guarantees provided no NATO countries are involved.

155 15 replies
@cychan63 2025-08-22

Just keep chugging towards Kyviv and finish the job

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@terike9738 2025-08-22

GEEZ, if I were Russia I would NEVER trust Turkey as a guarantor.

138 10 replies
@codered-l9x 2025-08-22

It must be very frustrating for the Russians to explain their position on numerous occasions, only to see press conferences taking place where the Americans the British and the Europeans discuss outcomes that they have agreed with Russia, except that they haven't.

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@aneurindavies5943 2025-08-22

Foreign Affairs Minister Sergie Viktorovich Lavrov was clear "Any discussion on Security Guarantees in Ukraine, without Russia 'Is a Road that Leads to Nowhere' and that the only Security Guarantees, that Russia will accept are those established in Istanbul in 2022. Anyone who Dreams of Russia agreeing to European Troops in Ukraine, and US Air Cover has understood nothing of the situation".

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@photohounds 2025-08-22

"Security guarantees" SHOULD NOT mean an influx of OFFENSIVE WEAPONS.

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@TheDuran 2025-08-22

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@galitatrading 2025-08-22

Geez no NATO mean no NATO, that will never change with Russia. To much blood has been spilled

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