Putin Just Crossed a Red Line He'll Regret - Jason Jay Smart
Vladimir Putin tried to use May 9 peace optics to protect Red Square, but the sequence exposed the fraud. Trump announced a 3-day ceasefire tied to a 1,000-for-1,000 prisoner exchange, Zelensky confirmed Ukraine had Russias agreement, and Putin later admitted Russia recorded no Ukrainian ceasefire violations before blaming Kyiv anyway.
That betrayal explains why Russias neighbors no longer trust Moscows promises. Putin warned Armenia over its possible EU path, accused Finland after it joined NATO in 2023, and watched Sweden join NATO in 2024 after more than 200 years of non-alignment. Latvia faces Belarusian pressure, Moldova is moving toward EU talks, and the Baltics are cutting Russian influence from schools.
Putin invaded Ukraine to break the West, but Ukraine exposed the weakness behind Russias threats. NATO grew larger, Europe began pouring money into defense, former Russian partners invited Western support, and Moscows poor regions are paying the human cost. Putin wanted the old empire back. His war made that empire run from him.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Putins Empire Backfires
1:24 Victory Day Exposes Russias Weakness
3:07 Putin Breaks the Prisoner Deal
4:42 Russias History of Deception
5:49 Putin Threatens Armenia
7:34 Finland and NATO Trigger Kremlin Panic
9:21 Russias Internal Collapse Accelerates
11:02 The Cost of Russias Brotherhood
12:08 Putins War Machine Is Destroying Russia
13:07 Soviet Collapse Warning for Putin