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Curated by: Caleb McMurtrey (30 videos)
How does Putin’s system actually survive, and why does that survival make Russia more dangerous and more fragile? In this composite video, I bring together the full series to explain how Russia is ruled through personal dependence rather than strong institutions. We look at how Putin broke the oligarchs, built a competing elite system around security chiefs, technocrats, war managers, propagandists, regional bosses, and state-capitalist networks, and how the Ukraine war hardened that system into something more militarized, coercive, and dependent on loyalty. The bigger story is that Putin’s Russia is not collapsing in a simple way. It is becoming more personalized, more brittle, and more dangerous because the same system that keeps Putin in power also corrupts the military, distorts the economy, atomizes society, and makes every future crisis harder to manage. Timeline: 0:00 Intro 2:40 How Putin's System Works 18:36 How Putin Built His System 33:25 Who Matters In Putin's System 54:03 How The Ukraine War Impacted Putin's System 1:12:52 Impact To Russian Military 1:34:44 Impact To Russian Economy 1:55:24 Impact To Russian Society 2:16:57 Conclusion 🧠Join my Patreon and get weekly reports on what's going on in the world! https://patreon.com/CalebMcMurtrey ☕️ Interested in supporting the channel? Consider buying me some coffee! 👇 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/threatsandb 🔥 Get unbiased and balanced news while tracking bias from the largest news outlets with Ground News using my affiliate link: https://ground.news/landingV5/welcome?utm_source=threatsandtrends&utm_medium=pap-link#a_aid=threatsandtrends ⭐️ Find me at: Twitter - https://x.com/CalebBMcMurtrey Business Email - threatsandtrends@gmail.com Interested in starting a lab or sprucing up your home office? Check out these affiliate links for cool things I highly recommend! These also go to help support the channel! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇 https://kit.co/studiosec Note: I receive a small commission from any purchases of any of the gear shown in the affiliate link above. This supports the channel and keeps the content free!