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UK Flips on Oil Sanctions. EU Scrambles to Find Negotiator to Face Putin

2026-05-21 News & Politics
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The Duran: Episode 2525 Europe is scrambling to find someone to negotiate with Putin, and the names on the table, including Angela Merkel, Mario Draghi, and Kaja Kallas, reveal just how thin the EU's diplomatic bench truly is. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris break down the UK's stunning reversal on Russian oil sanctions, Keir Starmer's humiliating apology to Zelensky, and the uncomfortable truth that the entire British political class has openly placed Ukraine above the wellbeing of its own citizens. Is Europe now searching for a negotiator because it knows it is losing, and is there a single leader left in the West qualified enough to sit across from Putin and Lavrov? 00:00:00 Introduction: Europe searches for a Russia negotiator 00:00:29 UK pauses oil sanctions: Starmer's quiet reversal 00:01:04 Conservative backlash and Labour splits over the pause 00:01:39 Starmer apologizes to Zelensky and reverses the reversal 00:02:32 Starmer's record: Ukraine's biggest champion in Europe 00:04:16 Britain's energy crisis and the cost of living squeeze 00:05:02 US military pullback from Europe and NATO concerns 00:06:52 West Streeting exposed: Ukraine over British citizens 00:13:08 The negotiator search: Merkel, Draghi, Kallas evaluated 00:14:07 Does the winning side scramble for a negotiator? 00:15:38 Four years of demanding Russian capitulation 00:16:44 Why Europe is now sensing it is losing 00:20:34 Why none of the candidates can actually negotiate 00:22:22 Europe has no Schroeder, no Chirac, no Kohl 00:24:07 Closing thoughts: no strategy, no qualified negotiator ***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)

@theimperialist2686 2026-05-21

Blair's buddy Starmer did a flip flop u turn, because he's no longer getting Ukrainian rent boys.

193 5 replies
@andersstook3273 2026-05-21

All the Russians has to do is to wait for our great western leaders to come on their knees begging for help!

153 17 replies
@julblu3719 2026-05-21

I think no one in the EU is nearly capable to face a real leader like Putin! The stupidity of the western "elites" on all levels is unbearable! Who let the nukes out?

85 7 replies
@roobanloganathan6498 2026-05-21

Russia should tell UK to return all the Russian assets frozen in UK before any fuel is supplied. Putin should not show any pity towards UK because the politicians, media, former army officers etc are all hell bent on destroying Russia.

75 6 replies
@samphilip4205 2026-05-21

Best negotiator is Alexander Mercouris!!

71 6 replies
@roobanloganathan6498 2026-05-21

Russia should demand that UK recall back all their military and intelligence personnels helping Ukraine now to attack Russia. Russia should also demand that UK stop providing weapons and drones to Ukraine. If none done, Russia should refuse to sell any oil to UK.

70 13 replies
@Imperatorcf 2026-05-21

Thank you, gentlemen the UK/EU hypocrisy is just so over the top. I’m exhausted.😒

66 1 replies
@TheDuran 2026-05-21

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@ErrolLaggner 2026-05-21

Helmut Schmidt once said, "Better to negotiate for 100 hours in vain than to shoot for one minute." .

40 4 replies
@PatrickDuffy-u3s 2026-05-21

I thought Europe stopped using that evil oil? What do they need oil for? They have windmills and solar panels.

37 2 replies

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