https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/2fa04ca0-792d-4f0a-bd43-9418f347ab29 Europe is cracking down hard as Ursula von der Leyen unveils a sweeping new Act to police social media, right as Saudi Arabia abruptly cuts oil shipments and leaves the EU scrambling for energy. Alex breaks down Zelensky's latest drone claims, Denmark's tense standoff with a Russian warship and why Germany is secretly funding Ukraine's arsenal behind closed doors. Is Brussels really stronger than ever, or is the whole union quietly falling apart? Episode 2179 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:25 Ursula von der Leyen delivers the State of the Union 00:04:08 EU adopts a NATO style Article Four 00:04:32 Kids Act details and social media restrictions 00:06:00 Canada offered associate EU membership 00:07:43 Saudi Arabia halts oil shipments to Europe 00:10:01 Libya shuts down three major oil fields 00:11:18 United States may ban diesel exports 00:14:57 UK weighs joining the fight against the Houthis 00:15:34 CBS photos reveal Iran strike damage on US bases 00:17:48 CBS interviews Zelensky on alleged drone attacks 00:20:07 Zelensky explains why Ukraine avoids elections 00:24:26 Ukraine foreign minister requests locomotives 00:25:20 Denmark and Russia clash over a helicopter incident 00:27:44 Sikorski claims and Russia's response on Poland 00:29:38 Merz cancels his New York trip and Kissinger Award 00:31:02 Germany's secret unit funding Ukraine weapons revealed 00:34:41 Ed Sheeran loses his band and opening acts 00:37:49 Clown world Stubb Merz axe photo and Yermak's bracelet 00:43:04 Clown world Kallas fields a Putin phone call question BUY ME A COFFEE: https://buymeacoffee.com/alexchristoforou THE DURAN SHOP: https://theduranshop.com SUBSTACK: https://theduran.substack.com/ LOCALS: https://theduran.locals.com (1 Month Free Trial) THE DURAN: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal X: https://x.com/AXChristoforou BTC: bc1q7ff0r8mnt04a4cj3krakzn4fmar28pv43ds2xe ETH: 0x96ee7fedae52f3a263bb499300ab0f641faef496 LTC: ltc1qs333rf24gwh6tnusl60at7m77way0q4699vule XRP: rH6WnYnLP3MwKqJMapoofyxCeNbMEK3pp6 RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran https://rumble.com/c/AlexChristoforou https://rumble.com/c/AlexanderMercouris SPOTIFY: http://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-duran APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100 Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:29:29 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://serfdomalley.com https://serfdomalley.com/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://serfdomalley.com/videos/watch/2fa04ca0-792d-4f0a-bd43-9418f347ab29 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://serfdomalley.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.