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TexasTowelie

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Mon Jun 30, 2025, 10:47 AM Jun 30

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



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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