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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:47 AM 15 hrs ago

Is Russia's Collapse Now Unstoppable? -with Prof. Gerdes - Jason Jay Smart



Russia’s economic collapse and political crisis are accelerating faster than the Kremlin can control—driven by Ukraine’s relentless military strategy, financial pressure, and global sanctions. Professor Gerdes, a respected authority in leadership studies and popular YouTube host, joins Jason Smart to expose how Russia’s war economy is imploding and why Putin's end may be closer than many think.

Exposing how Ukraine’s battlefield innovations are dismantling Russia’s capacity to wage a prolonged war, Gerdes and Smart explain how collapsing logistics and plummeting morale are eroding the Russian Army’s effectiveness. They also examine how the U.S. Senate’s passage of new “bone-crushing sanctions” could accelerate the decline—and eventual collapse—of Putin’s regime.

This conversation reveals:
-- The accelerating collapse of Russia’s war economy
-- The internal breakdown of the Putin regime
-- What Ukraine’s evolving strategy means for Europe and NATO
-- Why Russian propaganda is losing influence worldwide

This is not just a war of tanks—it’s a war of economies, narratives, and survival. And Putin is losing on every front.
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Is Russia's Collapse Now Unstoppable? -with Prof. Gerdes - Jason Jay Smart (Original Post) TexasTowelie 15 hrs ago OP
From what I have read, the answer is not IF, but WHEN. BobTheSubgenius 13 hrs ago #1

BobTheSubgenius

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1. From what I have read, the answer is not IF, but WHEN.
Mon Jun 30, 2025, 12:42 PM
13 hrs ago

The big unknown is the time line. Some analysts say that their rainy day fund will run out this year, at which point.....I was going to say all hell breaks loose but that ship has already sailed.

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