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Check out my book "How Ukraine Survived": https://amzn.to/47gnlEf. You can also read it for free by signing up for a Kindle Unlimited trial at https://amzn.to/3QMsBr8. (I use affiliate links, meaning I earn a commission when you make a transaction through them. Even if you read for free, you are still supporting the channel.) We have recently spent an inordinate amount of time discussing what Russia might be capable of doing if it drifts westward. What we have not spent as much time discussing is what is happening inside of Russia, and how that might affect what will happen to Ukraine. Today, we examine the accuracy of the PUTIN IS DONE and RUSSIA IS BROKEN narratives. 0:00 Is Russia Broken? 1:19 The Current State of the Russia-Ukraine War 5:57 The Reality of the Reports 10:24 The Problem with Inflated Expectations 11:58 The Europe/Social Media Split The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/): By Khamenei.ir: https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=40564 https://farsi.khamenei.ir/photo-album?id=52387 By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49437 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/50658 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/56135 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67458 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67843 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68366 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68371 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71452 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/71496 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73200 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/73995 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75614 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76073 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76879 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79450 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/76879 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/77449 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78301 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78424 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78802 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/78998 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79025 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79630 http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/79633