The Duran Quick Take: Episode 259.

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou discuss the second round of Democrat debates in Detroit, hosted by CNN, where the first leg featured 10 candidates, including Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.).

According to the Hill (https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/455439-yang-on-watching-democratic-debates-we-are-about-to-watch-the-most-boring), Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang took a shot at his Democratic rivals appearing in Tuesday night's primary debate, likening the event to a "boring football game."

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 258.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the recent New York Times editorial board which is calling on US President Trump to court Russian President Vladimir Putin away from his flourishing cooperation with Xi and China.

Journalist George Szamuely sums it up in this tweet:

"Having demonized Russia and blamed it for every problem besetting US, having built up armed forces on its borders, having imposed wave after wave of sanctions, having expelled diplomats & walked out on arms control treaties, US expects Russia to be its ally against China."

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 258.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the recent New York Times editorial board which is calling on US President Trump to court Russian President Vladimir Putin away from his flourishing cooperation with Xi and China.

Journalist George Szamuely sums it up in this tweet:

"Having demonized Russia and blamed it for every problem besetting US, having built up armed forces on its borders, having imposed wave after wave of sanctions, having expelled diplomats & walked out on arms control treaties, US expects Russia to be its ally against China."

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 257.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss this weekends protests organized by liberal Russian opposition figures, demanding places on the ballot ahead of September's Moscow city council elections. The protests blocked traffic along major Moscow streets, eventually ending in clashes with police.

The Saturday march was one of the largest unsanctioned rallies Moscow has seen in years, with estimates placing the number of participants at roughly 3,500 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry claims that 700 people in attendance were working as journalists. Various independent Russian media outlets estimate the protestors to have been over 5,000. Moscow police detained over 1,000 protesters, among them, professional provocateur Alexei Navalny.

In a recent turn of events, certain to embolden protestors, a Moscow doctor says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned while in prison.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 257.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss this weekends protests organized by liberal Russian opposition figures, demanding places on the ballot ahead of September's Moscow city council elections. The protests blocked traffic along major Moscow streets, eventually ending in clashes with police.

The Saturday march was one of the largest unsanctioned rallies Moscow has seen in years, with estimates placing the number of participants at roughly 3,500 people, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The Ministry claims that 700 people in attendance were working as journalists. Various independent Russian media outlets estimate the protestors to have been over 5,000. Moscow police detained over 1,000 protesters, among them, professional provocateur Alexei Navalny.

In a recent turn of events, certain to embolden protestors, a Moscow doctor says Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny may have been poisoned while in prison.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 256.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the disaster for the Democrats and the Deep State that was the Robert Mueller testimony. Of course Mueller's stupidity and lack of knowledge was very much theater.

Now that it has been revealed that Hillary Clinton stooge, Andrew Weissmann, was the man running the two year plus Russiagate hoax, will AG Barr & Co., bring the hoaxster to justice, and will the various pieces to this soft coup against President Trump finally be put together.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 256.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the disaster for the Democrats and the Deep State that was the Robert Mueller testimony. Of course Mueller's stupidity and lack of knowledge was very much theater.

Now that it has been revealed that Hillary Clinton stooge, Andrew Weissmann, was the man running the two year plus Russiagate hoax, will AG Barr & Co., bring the hoaxster to justice, and will the various pieces to this soft coup against President Trump finally be put together.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 253.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Boris Johnson's rise to become UK Prime Minister.

Johnson gave his first statement in the House of Commons since becoming the new UK Prime Minister. Boris made his position clear on Brexit, as he has promised to complete the UK's exit from the EU by the 31st of October.

Johnson then made sweeping cabinet changes, which saw half of Theresa May's ministers out the door.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 253.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Boris Johnson's rise to become UK Prime Minister.

Johnson gave his first statement in the House of Commons since becoming the new UK Prime Minister. Boris made his position clear on Brexit, as he has promised to complete the UK's exit from the EU by the 31st of October.

Johnson then made sweeping cabinet changes, which saw half of Theresa May's ministers out the door.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 252.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss rising tensions in the Mediterranean, as Turkey pushes forward with its illegal oil and gas drilling, despite EU sanctions.

Turkish President Erdogan stated that Turkey is prepared to reinvade Cyprus if needed.