BREAKING: Two Commercial Ships Hit by Drones Near Bulgaria—One Sinks, One Crippled - w/ John Helmer
Summary
John Helmer argues that the proposed Trump-Putin "diesel deal" has collapsed, evidenced by rising fuel prices and Russian officials' refusal to confirm a ceasefire. He attributes this failure to internal Russian factional conflicts and Trump’s declining political support ahead of US midterms. The discussion also covers the drone attacks on commercial vessels near Bulgaria, which Helmer links to arms smuggling, and the upcoming Hamburg trial of a Ukrainian officer for the Nord Stream sabotage.
Topics discussed
Sponsor segments: Gymshark and Perk
Analysis of the collapsed Trump-Putin diesel deal and market impact
Russian Security Council and Lavrov's response to the ceasefire
The Minerva Zen tanker mystery and Melnichenka's role
Drone attacks on commercial vessels near Bulgaria
Hamburg trial of Sergei Kaye and NATO military rhetoric
Kremlin spokesman reality check on Trump and US escalation
Sponsor segments: Zinn and Gymshark
French politics: Mélenchon, Le Pen, and Macron's legacy
Macron's military posturing in the Indian Ocean and Atlantic
Sponsor segment: Gymshark
Closing sponsor segment: Perk
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