China-Russia Alliance Locked In, Will Gloves Come Off?

The Duran: Episode 2528 Putin returns from Beijing with 40 signed agreements covering energy, aviation, AI, and rare earths, while Xi Jinping and Russia have quietly dismantled the last barrier to a fully integrated economic alliance, leaving Europe and the United States with almost nothing to show for their own diplomatic efforts. Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris of The Duran break down what the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline deal, China's historic decree to shield its companies from US sanctions, and Russia's formal declaration as a civilizational state actually mean for the balance of global power. Is the multipolar world no longer a theory but a reality being signed into existence one deal at a time? 00:00:00 Introduction: Putin and Xi summit overview 00:00:28 Power of Siberia 2 and the energy lockdown 00:01:12 Comparing Putin visit vs Trump visit to China 00:02:21 Nabiullina and financial system integration 00:03:43 China decree: ignoring US sanctions on Russian energy 00:06:08 Power of Siberia 2 signing ceremony imminent 00:07:38 Nuclear energy, AI and rare earths cooperation 00:09:00 Why Putin got deals and Trump got nothing 00:10:12 Aviation collaboration revival: Russia China aircraft 00:12:36 China rejects Boeing, forges ahead with own aviation 00:13:27 Russia declares itself a civilizational state, breaks from Europe 00:15:23 Putin returns to Moscow: drone attacks and Ukraine 00:16:24 European leaders hoping to provoke Russian retaliation 00:18:40 Trump and Putin expected to speak; Americans do not want escalation 00:19:30 Ukraine as a failing state and Putin's position of strength ***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