Putin's 90 minute call with Finland's Alexander Stubb and Norway's Jonas Gahr Støre went nowhere, and the Kremlin readout now demands unconditional acceptance of Russia's terms. In this episode we break down why Stubb is angling to become Europe's chief negotiator, why London spun a false Financial Times story, and why the push for a Ukraine ceasefire on current lines keeps hitting a wall. With Witkoff, Kushner and Dmitriev floating Arctic and energy deals, who is really stringing who along? The Duran: Episode 2661 00:00:00 Putin's call with Stubb and Støre; Norway refutes the FT 00:01:16 UK sources working to block diplomacy 00:02:47 Frederiksen and EU hardliners furious over the call 00:03:47 Stubb and Støre refloat the old Donbas proposal 00:04:53 Putin demands unconditional acceptance of Russia's terms 00:06:06 Why the call happened; Finland's growing concerns 00:07:23 Stubb's bid to be Europe's chief negotiator 00:09:19 Is US intelligence backing Stubb? 00:11:17 Why Putin takes every call 00:12:12 Europe's nightmare: separate deals with Russia 00:15:57 The real goal: a ceasefire on current lines 00:18:57 Echoes of unconditional surrender 00:24:12 Why not von der Leyen or Kaja Kallas? 00:27:23 Arctic deals, energy talks and the sanctions reality 00:31:07 Who's stringing who along? THE DURAN SHOP https://theduranshop.com Exclusive Merch from The Duran THE DURAN ON LOCALS https://theduran.locals.com Join The Community OUR OFFICIAL YOUTUBE CHANNELS The Duran : https://www.youtube.com/@TheDuran Alex Christoforou : https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou Alexander Mercouris : https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal Social Telegram: https://t.me/thedurancom Instagram: @theduranreal TikTok : @theduranreal X(Twitter) : @TheDuranReal AUDIO Spotify : https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD Apple Podcasts : https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a Soundcloud : https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 DONATE Donorbox : https://donorbox.org/the-duran Patreon : https://patreon.com/theduran Amazing musi..