CHINA strikes back at US sanctions. Russia's oil revenues SURGE

The Duran: Episode 2513 Russia's oil export volumes held firm in April and that's just the beginning of the story. In this episode of The Duran, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the latest Russian economic data, revealing that despite relentless Ukrainian drone strikes on oil infrastructure, Russia's energy revenues are not only surviving but rebounding. The bigger geopolitical earthquake, however, is China's direct order to its state refineries to ignore US sanctions entirely and buy Russian oil without restriction a move that could unravel the entire Western sanctions architecture. As Russia simultaneously cuts off LNG exports to Europe and deepens energy ties with India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, a fundamental restructuring of global trade is now underway. Is the age of American-led economic sanctions officially coming to an end and is Europe the biggest loser in the world that's emerging? 00:00:00 Introduction: Russia's Oil & Economy Under Pressure 00:01:08 Russian Oil Export Volumes Hold Steady in April 00:02:30 Budget Deficit Update: January, February, March 00:03:38 Drone Strikes on Oil Infrastructure: Real Impact? 00:04:54 Europe's LNG Imports from Russia — The Final Surge 00:06:07 Putin's Decision: Cut Europe Off Before 2027 00:07:38 Russia Ends Energy Partnership With Europe 00:08:25 China Orders Refineries to Ignore US Sanctions 00:09:38 Asia Steps In: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Japan 00:12:46 Russian GDP Revised: Economy Stabilizes in Q1 00:14:31 Can the West Block Russian Oil Tankers? 00:17:04 Trump White House: The Internal Oil Price Debate 00:21:28 CIA, Treasury, Commerce — Washington's Divided Factions 00:27:35 China's Sanctions Defiance: The Biggest Underreported Story 00:30:27 Why Doesn't Russia Issue the Same Warning as China? 00:35:24 Naval Convoys: Russia's Answer to Ship Seizures 00:38:22 The End of Globalist Trade — Great Powers Take Control 00:41:24 Europe's Navy Bluff Exposed: Britain Backs Down ***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