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Pyotr Kurzin

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Geostrategist & Economist | Host, The Global Gambit: 500K+ audience, 10M views a month | Ex-UN, World Bank, Crisis Group | SAIS Join the show: youtube.com/@theglobalgambit?si=f8C…

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A sitting US Senator just said he hopes Vladimir Putin ends up in prison. "He's intentionally killing civilians. Tens of thousands of war crimes. I hope one of those prisoners is Vladimir Putin." One only hopes that that wish can become a reality. youtu.be/HGX-w4Hjg7A

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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

WHAT THE RAF FAIRFORD ATTACK WAS REALLY ABOUT - w/ GEN RANDY MANNER @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social #geopolitics #Iran #Trump #uspoli #UK www.youtube.com/live/NkmCruv...

WHAT THE RAF FAIRFORD ATTACK WAS REALLY ABOUT - w/ GEN RANDY MANNER

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A sitting US Senator just said he hopes Vladimir Putin ends up in prison. "He's intentionally killing civilians. Tens of thousands of war crimes. I hope one of those prisoners is Vladimir Putin." One only hopes that that wish can become a reality. youtu.be/HGX-w4Hjg7A

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Iran threatened it. Russia has done this before. Now a counterterror operation at RAF Fairford. 18 US bombers flying live strikes against Iran. Iran named this base as a target. Two adversaries. One foiled attack on British soil. This is the war coming home. youtu.be/ZbcTr712jFk?...

Who Could Be Behind the Attempted Attack in the UK

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

China looks like the next superpower. Its geography tells a completely different story. Professor Sarah Paine: “If the world goes to hell, China will not get any merchant traffic out.” Japan. Korea. Vietnam. Philippines. Submarines and mines. No aircraft carriers needed. youtu.be/CN_ihGT-Gdg?...

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

America can take Kharg Island. It just can't keep it or protect US troops from drones. Petraeus: "We do not have good deployable counter-drone capabilities right now." The 82nd Airborne wants to act on it. Iran's drones made it impossible. That is the real lesson of this war. youtu.be/6jlMfZc2b4o

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Trump is meeting Xi with no leverage and no deliverables. China is dictating the terms — on US soil. Iran a disaster. Greenland a joke. Midterms looming. China set its red lines before Xi even boarded the plane. Taiwan is the real subtext. Watch carefully. youtu.be/kdU9VIhtavo?...

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The AFD elected a former neo-Nazi as General Secretary. It is polling at 41% in Saxony-Anhalt. Ben Hodges lives in Germany: "A part of Germany is drifting back towards the past." The states most anti-immigrant have the fewest immigrants. The AFD is winning on a lie. youtu.be/Hn8Bklf2KAc

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The AFD elected a former neo-Nazi as General Secretary. It is polling at 41% in Saxony-Anhalt. Ben Hodges lives in Germany: "A part of Germany is drifting back towards the past." The states most anti-immigrant have the fewest immigrants. The AFD is winning on a lie. youtu.be/Hn8Bklf2KAc

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Putin spent 25 years perfecting a system for staying in power. It destroyed everything else in Russia. Professor Sally Paine: "Russia's toast. Putin is going to keep doubling down till he dies." When he dies — a free-for-all. No succession. No rule of law. No plan. youtu.be/tpElUf-A4Xc

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Putin spent 25 years perfecting a system for staying in power. It destroyed everything else in Russia. Professor Sally Paine: "Russia's toast. Putin is going to keep doubling down till he dies." When he dies — a free-for-all. No succession. No rule of law. No plan. youtu.be/tpElUf-A4Xc

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Putin wants to mobilise 1.8 million Russian's. A generation sacrificed for his failed war. Samoilov, with sources inside Russia: "Only with bodies. That's the only option left." Ukraine is fighting a war of drones. Putin is sending men. This is the beginning of the end. youtu.be/SFudxTwuB08

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Putin wants to mobilise 1.8 million Russian's. A generation sacrificed for his failed war. Samoilov, with sources inside Russia: "Only with bodies. That's the only option left." Ukraine is fighting a war of drones. Putin is sending men. This is the beginning of the end. youtu.be/SFudxTwuB08

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

How's your election going Putin

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Russia's greatest strength was its vastness. Ukraine just turned it into its greatest weakness. Ben Hodges said it clearest: "I'd hate to be the commander of Russia's missile defence forces. That guy is going to lose every day." Russia can't protect all of it. youtu.be/Hn8Bklf2KAc

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ukraine figured out how to defeat Russia. NATO is finally catching up. General David Petraeus said it clearest: “Instead of three tank brigades, four unmanned systems brigades.” Software changes every week. Hardware every three weeks. The West is learning. youtu.be/uyJXwbwbWoY

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ukraine figured out how to defeat Russia. NATO is finally catching up. General David Petraeus said it clearest: “Instead of three tank brigades, four unmanned systems brigades.” Software changes every week. Hardware every three weeks. The West is learning. youtu.be/uyJXwbwbWoY

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🚨🎬 If in the UK, I’ll be on BBC News covering Russias elections, NATO escalations and Putin’s deepening desperation. Subscribe to the clips channel to watch the recording youtube.com/@pkurzinclip...

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Russia sends soldiers to the front with 2 weeks of training. Ukraine captures them before they've learned to fight. General David Petraeus: "Sworn in, given a uniform, told to run across the street." Putin promised Russian greatness. He's delivering Russian graves. youtu.be/6jlMfZc2b4o

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Russia sends soldiers to the front with 2 weeks of training. Ukraine captures them before they've learned to fight. General David Petraeus: "Sworn in, given a uniform, told to run across the street." Putin promised Russian greatness. He's delivering Russian graves. youtu.be/6jlMfZc2b4o

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🇮🇷 Iran thinks controlling the Strait of Hormuz makes it untouchable. It doesn't. General David Petraeus says: 10 million barrels a night through alternative routes. That's the number that ends Iran's leverage entirely. America is quietly making geography irrelevant. youtu.be/6jlMfZc2b4o?...

Putin’s Crimea Problem Is About to Get Much Worse | David Petraeus

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Dennis "dejay" Koch @dennisjkoch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Have Exposed Just How Weak #Russia Has Become @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social General David Petraeus returns to The Global Gambit to explain how Ukraine is transforming modern warfare—and why Vladimir Putin may be approaching an increasingly dangerous moment. youtu.be/6jlMfZc2b4o

Ukraine’s Deep Strikes Have Exposed Just How Weak Russia Has Become | David Petraeus

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Europe knows about Russian sabotages. But chooses silence over accountability, and Putin knows it. Anders Åslund, says: "Intelligence agencies don't want to publicise anything if they can avoid it, nor do they want to prosecute if they can avoid it." This is wrong. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdWt...

Ukraine Is Taking Out Putin's Secret Crimea Lifeline

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fry69 @fry69.dev · 21/08/2026

See also this podcast/discussion for quite a few interesting hot takes regarding Putin and the future of Russia ->

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Russia stopped counting its own people in 2006 — because it didn't like the number. Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan: "That's never happened in human history." Moscow isn't hiding a statistic. It's hiding a missing generation. Follow for more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMX...

Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Russia stopped counting its own people in 2006 — because it didn't like the number. Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan: "That's never happened in human history." Moscow isn't hiding a statistic. It's hiding a missing generation. Follow for more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMX...

Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan

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PKs Powerfromspace1 🚀 Last Angry Bernie Brother cast adrift 😒 @powerfromspace1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

@pyotrkurzin.bsky.social on YT! | Geopolitics Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan #UkraineWar #RussiaIsCollapsing too slowly... 8/18/26 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwMX...

Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ukraine isn't just hitting Putin's oil. It's ending Russia as an energy superpower. @peterzeihan.bsky.social: "This is the end of Russia as a significant energy exporter." 140 attacks in six weeks. 3-4 million barrels a day gone. Wells that can't be restarted once they stop. youtu.be/HwMXWMhWt_Y

Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Ukraine isn't just hitting Putin's oil. It's ending Russia as an energy superpower. @peterzeihan.bsky.social: "This is the end of Russia as a significant energy exporter." 140 attacks in six weeks. 3-4 million barrels a day gone. Wells that can't be restarted once they stop. youtu.be/HwMXWMhWt_Y

Putin's Dream Was To Restore Russia. He's Destroyed it Instead | Peter Zeihan

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Netanyahu warned that a new Muslim military alliance could emerge. His own actions in Gaza and Lebanon helped form it. The Middle East binary is dead. Three blocs now exist. Countries have options. Two regional security architectures. America trying to straddle both. youtu.be/Hbz7fDA7T7s?...

Inside the Insane Muslim NATO Nobody Saw Coming

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

The Islamic NATO just launched. It could transform the Middle East. And the truth is crazier than anyone realises. Turkey. Saudi Arabia. Pakistan. The pact says an attack on one "should" be considered an attack on all. The Middle East binary is dead. Three blocs now. youtu.be/Hbz7fDA7T7s?...

Inside the Insane Muslim NATO Nobody Saw Coming

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In 2022, Putin and Xi declared a new world order. 4 years late 1.2 million Russian casualties and an axis in ruins. Gen H.R. McMaster says: "They thought they were the protagonists. They thought they were in the driver's seat. But where are they now?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqO0...

Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In 2022, Putin and Xi declared a new world order. 4 years late 1.2 million Russian casualties and an axis in ruins. Gen H.R. McMaster says: "They thought they were the protagonists. They thought they were in the driver's seat. But where are they now?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqO0...

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Putin is completely losing Crimea. And Ukraine hasn't even sent in a single troop. "Strategically speaking, Crimea is done for the Russians. There's no benefit other than saving Putin's ego." First amphibious drone landing in military history. Sea of Azov effectively taken. youtu.be/3ehZKlFqre0

Putin Has Completely Lost Crimea | Paul Warburg

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Putin is completely losing Crimea. And Ukraine hasn't even sent in a single troop. "Strategically speaking, Crimea is done for the Russians. There's no benefit other than saving Putin's ego." First amphibious drone landing in military history. Sea of Azov effectively taken. youtu.be/3ehZKlFqre0

Putin Has Completely Lost Crimea | Paul Warburg

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Putin's war has cost Russia 1.4 million casualties since 2022. More than four times every American killed in war since World War II. An entire generation. Lost to one man's warped obsession. 30,000 casualties a month. 27,000 recruits. The gap widens every month. youtu.be/vNgKlvlRNHo?...

There's A Bigger Story Behind Ukraine's Military Reshuffle

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Putin's war has cost Russia 1.4 million casualties since 2022. More than four times every American killed in war since World War II. An entire generation. Lost to one man's warped obsession. 30,000 casualties a month. 27,000 recruits. The gap widens every month. youtu.be/vNgKlvlRNHo?...

There's A Bigger Story Behind Ukraine's Military Reshuffle

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Putin is trapped. Mobilise = admit the war is failing. Don't mobilise = frontlines collapse. Russian generals don't resign. They fall out of windows. One system corrects. The other compounds. And Putin is now completely caught in something of his making. youtu.be/vNgKlvlRNHo

The Truth Behind Zelensky's New General Appointment

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Putin has now sold 71% of Russia's gold reserves. When those are gone, there is nothing left. 0.4% GDP growth. 1/2 civilian sectors in decline. $90 million per square mile of territory gained. You can print money. You cannot bring back a lost generation. youtu.be/5qQ2KD7MaYU

Russians Are Finally Realising the Truth About Putin’s War

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Putin has now sold 71% of Russia's gold reserves. When those are gone, there is nothing left. 0.4% GDP growth. 1/2 civilian sectors in decline. $90 million per square mile of territory gained. You can print money. You cannot bring back a lost generation. youtu.be/5qQ2KD7MaYU

Russians Are Finally Realising the Truth About Putin’s War

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Putin promised to protect Russians. Ukraine just burned their Amazon and he did nothing. Same day: another oil depot 50km from Moscow take out. Zelensky calls it a long-range sanctions plan. One refinery, one warehouse, one symbol of normality at a time. Putin can't stop it. youtu.be/InyMhb6sQak

Ukraine's Latest Attack Points to a New Problem for Putin

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ukraine protests its president even during wartime. Putin is jailing veterans for speaking out. Zelensky called protests a sign of healthy democracy. Putin is silencing even his biggest backers. Repression is never strength. It's what you do when persuasion stops working. youtu.be/SV3F72tuTqs?...

Putin Just Did the Unthinkable to His Biggest Supporters

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Putin's Ukraine strategy rested on time favouring Russia. The NATO Summit undid all that. $70 billion in military assistance. Drone deals with 15 NATO states. Ukraine recognised as a contributor, not a recipient. Putin's narrative is shifting from triumph to endurance. youtu.be/hXV4OWVia3M?...

Everything Is Converging Against Russia Right Now

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Putin's Ukraine strategy rested on time favouring Russia. The NATO Summit undid all that. $70 billion in military assistance. Drone deals with 15 NATO states. Ukraine recognised as a contributor, not a recipient. Putin's narrative is shifting from triumph to endurance. youtu.be/hXV4OWVia3M?...

Everything Is Converging Against Russia Right Now

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Ukraine started this war as a recipient. Now it's becoming Europe's top security provider. @general-ben.bsky.social: "Within ten years Ukraine will be the heart of Europe's defence industry." The US is moving on a deal potentially worth billions for Ukrainian-produced drones. youtu.be/_qxxtrCDqqw

Crimea Is Becoming Russia's Biggest Problem | Ben Hodges

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Putin isn't just losing Crimea. His entire war campaign is being trapped in a siege. US Army General Ben Hodges: "People are leaving. Not just vacationers. Government officials. Crimea is becoming a trap." Crimea is becoming the biggest sign of Putin's failure. youtu.be/_qxxtrCDqqw

Crimea Is Becoming Russia's Biggest Problem | Ben Hodges

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Putin spent years cultivating Trump. It just backfired spectacularly. Trump sat next to Zelensky, called him a winner, said Ukraine has a lot of future. Putin's two core bets are failing simultaneously. The coalition hasn't fractured. And Putin is running out of road. youtu.be/nS7BPCOkZl4?...

Something Seriously Bad Just Happened to Putin’s War in Ukraine

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Putin spent years cultivating Trump. It just backfired spectacularly. Trump sat next to Zelensky, called him a winner, said Ukraine has a lot of future. Putin's two core bets are failing simultaneously. The coalition hasn't fractured. And Putin is running out of road. youtu.be/nS7BPCOkZl4?...

Something Seriously Bad Just Happened to Putin’s War in Ukraine

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Russians approve of Putin but don't trust him. In any other country, that gap would be a crisis. But as Mark Galeotti says: "There are two Putins — the avatar of the country, and Putin the politician." Liking Putin isn't support. It's patriotism by another name. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpbm...

Putin's Support Isn't What You Think

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Pyotr Kurzin @pyotrkurzin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Trump's greatest gift to NATO was proving the US can no longer be trusted. For decades Europe stayed dependent on America deliberately - Trump destroyed that logic. Ankara is the moment Europe internalised it. Europe is finally building what it should have decades ago. youtu.be/WJHR2DkPR4s?...

Something Historic Just Happened At NATO And Nobody Noticed

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