FSB Leak Reveals Major Kremlin Betrayal - Jason Jay Smart
Tonight's report exposes a series of events Moscow never wanted the world to connect. Ukraine has struck targets far beyond the front line, hitting Novorossiysk's Sheskharis terminal, damaging oil loading arms and cutting visible tanker activity from 4 vessels down to 1.
Drone strikes on the VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary - more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from Ukraine - disrupted production of Kometa antennas. This is a key system that shields Russian drones from electronic warfare. In Taganrog, a rare A-100LL radar test aircraft was destroyed, setting back Russia's future AWACS program by years. Even a thermal plant near Moscow has been knocked offline, leaving tens of thousands briefly without heat or electricity.
At the same time, a leaked phone call between Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov surfaced through channels linked to Russia's own intelligence networks. The leak aligns with the interests of Moscow insiders who depend on the war economy. We analyze the 22% VAT jump, soaring recruitment costs of $22 million per day, shrinking oil revenues, and $300 billion in frozen reserves abroad. These factions gain from chaos and fear any outcome that threatens their income streams.
This investigation follows the money, the strikes, and the leak to show how battlefield pressure and internal betrayal now define Russia's war trajectory.
CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
02:21 - The Real Reason The Kremlin Won't Negotiate Peace
03:58 - Russia's Economy is Cracking: Technocrats Force a Tax Hike
05:16 - Frozen Assets & War Contracts: Why Elites Are Fighting
08:44 - FSB Sabotage: Leaking the Witkoff Peace Call
10:35 - Russian Agent Derkach: Weaponizing Ukrainian Corruption
13:17 - The Final Act: How Ukraine Ends the War on Russia's Clans
16:34 - Outro