Russia is on the brink, according to Jake Broe – a leading analyst of Russia’s war against Ukraine and a former US Air Force Nuclear and Missile Operations Officer.
With its economy in free fall and its military struggling on the battlefield, 72-year-old Russian President Vladimir Putin is running out of options. His allies are turning their backs, sanctions are tightening, and now even China and India are scaling back purchases of Russian oil, cutting off a critical lifeline.
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At this point, Putin should be panicking, Broe says. But instead, is he being shielded from reality by his own advisers, setting the stage for a dramatic downfall?
In this exclusive interview with Kyiv Post’s Jason Smart, Broe breaks down the internal pressures that could push Russia toward a catastrophic defeat.
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