Pyotr Kurzin
@PKurzin • 61,351 subscribers
Host of @theglobalgambit podcast on Strategy of Geopolitics, Economics and War (1M). Exp @worldbank, @CrisisGroup, @UN | MA @SAISHopkins. Radically Central
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🇷🇺⚠️Every Russian general who ordered strikes on civilians is now a marked man. Retired US Army Ben Hodges, in an exclusive interview, says the GUR has already started the clock — and there is nowhere to hide. "Every officer in the chain of command — for the rest of his life — is going to have to be checking under his car. Because the GUR is going to hunt them down." Russia can't protect everything. And neither can its generals. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers
Pyotr Kurzin193,852 просмотров • 25 дней назад
🇷🇺☢️ Everyone inside Putin's circle agrees his war can't continue. They just can't agree on how to end it. Mark Galeotti — one of the world's leading experts on Russia and the Kremlin — in an exclusive interview says the debate is no longer behind closed doors. It's public. And it goes all the way to the first deputy head of the presidential administration. "This is nothing that wasn't being said behind closed doors in previous years. But now it's being said publicly." The pragmatists say freeze it and walk away. The hawks say escalate — send in the 150,000 conscripts Putin hasn't deployed yet and impose an end on Russia's terms. Either way, the clock is running out on Putin's war. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers | Follow Pyotr Kurzin for more
Pyotr Kurzin80,602 просмотров • 13 дней назад
🇺🇸🤯🇷🇺 "Trump has been kissing Putin's ass for years." A sitting US Senator. On the Intel Committee. Said it on camera. US Senator and combat veteran Captain Mark Kelly, in an exclusive interview, says Putin didn't just benefit from Trump's deference — he exploited it. And Ukraine is paying the price. "Putin has played Donald Trump in a way that has clearly benefited Putin and put the Ukrainians at further risk." This is a member of the Armed Services and Intel Committee. Not a pundit. Not an op-ed. That's not incompetence. That's a pattern. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers Senator Mark Kelly
Pyotr Kurzin120,673 просмотров • 21 дней назад
🇪🇺🇷🇺 Europe has Putin by the throat. It just hasn't tightened its grip. Retired US Army Ben Hodges, in an exclusive interview, says Europe's combined economies, technology and industrial capacity dwarfs Russia — and it has tools it hasn't even begun to use. Every shadow fleet vessel carrying Russian oil and gas to China and India passes through NATO and EU waters in the Baltic and Black Sea. "You can stop those. Or stop giving out visas to Russian tourists. There's a lot of things that could be done." Europe doesn't need America to win this war. It needs to decide it wants to. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Follow Pyotr Kurzin for more
Pyotr Kurzin61,796 просмотров • 15 дней назад
🇺🇸 🤯 🇮🇷 Trump isn't stupid. It's much worse than that. ian bremmer - the world's leading geopolitical risk analyst - in an exclusive interview on Trump's Iran deal says has genius-level political instincts and catastrophic policy incompetence. Both simultaneously. "He has a genius in marketing and branding. His political instincts are incredible. And yet his staggering level of self-confidence and narcissism serves his policy impulses incredibly badly." A CEO with this record would be fired. America re-elected him. That's not stupidity. That's something far more dangerous. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Follow Pyotr Kurzin for more like this
Pyotr Kurzin63,303 просмотров • 18 дней назад
This is what the #Olympics is about. About pushing the limits of humankind. About the absolute camaraderie between athletes. About the utterly electric atmosphere of this shared experience and Olympics enabling everyone to be in the moment. Phenomenal Duplantis #GOLD
Pyotr Kurzin1,477,393 просмотров • 1 год назад
🇷🇺❌🇺🇦 The real reason Putin cannot ever meet Zelensky. Not won't. Can't. Sitting across the table from Zelensky as an equal requires treating Ukraine as a legitimate sovereign state — which demolishes the entire ideological foundation the war is built on. The Russian justification has always been: Ukraine isn't a real country, doesn't have a legitimate government, and the "SMO" is there to protect ethnic Russians from Nazification. The moment Putin shakes Zelensky's hand as a head of state, that justification collapses in real time, on camera, in front of the world. So this isn't stubbornness. It's a structural impossibility dressed up as a choice. And Zelensky just walked him into it in front of every Global South delegate Putin has spent years courting. Full video in first comment ↓
Pyotr Kurzin56,884 просмотров • 24 дней назад
🇷🇺⚔️🇺🇦 Russia is losing 35,000 troops a month. The Ukrainians want to push that to 50,000. In an exclusive interview, US Senator and combat veteran Captain Mark Kelly just got back from Odessa. He finished his panel at the opera house and went straight into a bunker. "We get our panel done and then we've gotta go into the bunker because Odessa's under attack." This is what the war actually looks like. Not the ceasefire theatre. Not Trump's phone calls. The ground truth. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers! Senator Mark Kelly
Pyotr Kurzin50,045 просмотров • 26 дней назад
🇷🇺🤥 Russia's military has been deceiving Putin for years. Equipment that didn't work. Contractors paid to approve things that should never have been approved. And the man they were lying to built his entire career on detecting exactly that. Retired US Army Ben Hodges, in an exclusive interview, says this corruption is what has been breaking Russia's war from day one. "The corruption had created a situation where there was not accurate reporting. Equipment in storage turned out to be unready — even though the ministry had been paying contractors to approve it." Putin isn't micromanaging this war because he's in control. He's doing it because he can no longer trust anyone. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers
Pyotr Kurzin34,819 просмотров • 22 дней назад
🇷🇺📉 40% of Russians' income goes on food. Putin is betting his people will suffer in silence. Mark Galeotti — one of the world's leading experts on Russia — in an exclusive interview says Russia's economy is cannibalising itself. And the Kremlin has calculated it can keep doing so for years. "It's cannibalising itself — the way that if you are putting too much effort and not eating enough, your body will start to devour itself in the desperate quest for energy." Mortgages unaffordable. Pensions under threat. Public services being cut. And yet protest remains too dangerous to contemplate in a thuggish police state at war. The Kremlin isn't worried. It's gambling the war ends before the people break. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Follow Pyotr Kurzin for more like this
Pyotr Kurzin14,405 просмотров • 12 дней назад
🇷🇺 🇺🇦 Russia’s claims that Ukraine attacked Putin aren't random. They’re a signal. A potential false flag attempt. Its a familiar pattern: whenever diplomacy gains momentum, especially between the US and Ukraine, Moscow escalates. Not randomly. Deliberately. When Washington shows patience, Russia applies pressure: • heavier strikes • civilian infrastructure hit • escalation timed to talks Then, right after “constructive” US-Ukraine meetings, Moscow shifts arenas, from the battlefield to narrative space. A sudden claim of a drone attack on one of Putin’s residences. No evidence. No damage. Unclear if Putin was even there. Ukraine denies it. Zelensky calls it a lie designed to derail diplomacy. This isn’t really about drones. It’s about shaping the story of what happens next. If talks slow or fail, the groundwork is already laid: 'Russia didn’t reject peace — it responded to provocation.' That’s why the timing matters. This wasn’t meant to force escalation now. It was meant to create flexibility later. • Talks continue → claim fades • Talks stall → claim justifies hardening • Escalation follows → claim becomes “proof” Not a trigger. A placeholder. When Russia’s options narrow, escalation (real or manufactured) is how it regains leverage. And that’s the part too many people still miss.
Pyotr Kurzin132,584 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
🇷🇺🤯 Russians still support Putin but don't trust him. While 80% say they approve, only 30% actually trust him. In any other country, that gap would be a crisis. Mark Galeotti, one of the world's leading experts on Russia — in an exclusive interview explains the paradox. "How come Russians approve of someone who they think lies to them? There are effectively two Putins. There is Putin who has become the avatar of the country. And then there's Putin the politician." Approving of Putin isn't support. For many Russians, it's just patriotism by another name. And his approval ratings are falling. Clearly and unmistakably. Full interview in first comment ↓ | Extended cut for X subscribers
Pyotr Kurzin10,409 просмотров • 10 дней назад
🇺🇸⚠️This isn’t anti-American. It’s about permanently weakening US interests. The transatlantic alliance remains the biggest force multiplier for US power. That’s precisely why this approach is so damaging. Sanctioning Europeans over EU tech law doesn’t pressure Brussels into backing down. It misunderstands how the EU works, and weakens the alliance Washington benefits most from. Here’s the core mistake: Europe doesn’t respond to pressure by folding. It responds by locking in alternatives. The figures being targeted are tied to the Digital Services Act - legislation democratically adopted, approved by the European Parliament, and backed by all 27 member states. Sanctioning individuals doesn’t dilute that policy. It entrenches it. And the response isn’t loud confrontation. It’s quieter, and worse for US interests. Officials have already made clear visa bans change nothing. What does change is the internal calculus: more hedging, less trust, faster moves to reduce reliance on American systems. That isn’t hostility. It’s risk management - the same de-risking Washington applies. This is how the EU has always behaved. The irony being, that by trying to coerce Europe, Washington is accelerating the diversification it claims to fear. When the choice is between total reliance vs selective diversification, diversification always wins. That’s the real long-term cost to US interests.
Pyotr Kurzin72,813 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
🇺🇸❌🇪🇺 America Completely Abandons Europe Despite the comforting illusions in Brussels, Europe is no longer treated as a strategic partner in Trump’s new foreign policy doctrine. In his framework, Europe isn’t the frontline of global power. It’s a demographic, political, and institutional liability. Russia is barely criticised. China is framed primarily as an economic rival, not a military one. And the strategic focus shifts back to the Americas - echoing the Monroe Doctrine. Why does this matter? Because it signals a brutal change in posture: - U.S. guarantees become conditional. - European protection becomes optional. - And Ukraine becomes a bargaining chip, not a commitment. This isn’t about ideology. It’s about who Washington now sees as strategically solvent. Now more than ever, Europe MUST wake up. And understand it is on its own or risk its complete peril.
Pyotr Kurzin60,695 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
🇷🇺⚠️📉 Russia's economy is reaching a point of no return in 2026. Not imminent collapse. But a triple header of problems, Putin simply has no answer for: - Galloping inflation from money printing. - A weaker ruble eating into daily life. - Visible political infighting and rising public stress. Russians are used to hardship, but this feels different. Returning veterans. More violence. More anger bubbling below the surface. No mass uprising. No sudden revolution. Just a country grinding forward under pressure, the social fabric quietly thinning, and a country reaching critical mass. This is what slow-burn instability looks like. And inconceivable to imagine Putin isn't seriously panicking.
Pyotr Kurzin49,463 просмотров • 5 месяцев назад
🇺🇸 ⚠️Trump didn't just break his promises. He broke the movement that elected him. In Part 1 of my conversation with Tom Nichols - staff writer at The Atlantic - we get into what's really unraveling inside Trump's America. From the Iran war he swore he'd never start, to a MAGA coalition that no longer recognises itself, to a Republican Party with no coherent story left to tell. But this clip starts somewhere that stops you cold. America just released its official 2026 counterterrorism strategy: - The Proud Boys didn't make it. - Right-wing militias didn't make it. - "Violent transgender anarchists" did. Tom argues its not a security document, but a political enemies list. And explains why that distinction matters more than most people realise. Watch the full episode via the comments and follow for more.
Pyotr Kurzin17,415 просмотров • 1 месяц назад
🇺🇸❌🇪🇺 NATO CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THE US Despite what many 'experts' will claim here, the idea of NATO-minus (without the US) is possible. Because when you strip away the noise or agendas, the data and thus reality, is clear. Europe collectively spends $400 bn on defence. That's more that Russia ($140 bn) and China ($250 bn) combined. And its without any of the 31 other NATO members being in a wartime economy. Moreover, that's not to mention the vast human capital of Europe and many companies that exist be from Airbus to Thales, Saab to Rheinmetall. Now of course, right now, this is quite hypothetical, quite idealistic - a lot has to change: - Would it be easy? No. - Would it happen quickly? No. - Does Europe have the genuine will and political capital to do it? Unclear. But in principle, the potential is there. It just needs to be seized on. And the more Trump continues to criticise, insult, and threaten, the more it will only backfire as it ensures Europe completely decouples from the US and in the process destroying America's biggest asset: its alliance network. Watch the video here and follow Pyotr Kurzin for more.
Pyotr Kurzin26,933 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад
🎥 A dream realised. Ever since l was young, l wondered what it would be like to appear on BBC News to talk about the events that shape our world. Yesterday, I finally got that opportunity. An especially big thank you to Maryam Moshiri and the ever professional team at BBC News (World) for making it as enjoyable and exciting as possible. Here’s to many more.
Pyotr Kurzin32,870 просмотров • 4 месяцев назад
🇺🇸❌ Defending sovereignty...unless Europe does it. Trump's administration says this is about 'America First', national security, and protecting US interests. But when the EU exercises its own sovereign decision-making, it suddenly becomes foreign interference and globalist overreach. Sovereignty that only applies to the USA isn’t principle. It’s hypocrisy, insanely short-sighted, and incredibly self-destructive.
Pyotr Kurzin39,459 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад
