Putin's Slip Reveals Russia's War Failures - Jason Jay Smart

⚡ At the 2025 St. Petersburg Economic Forum, Putin declared: “The whole of Ukraine is ours.” Minutes later, he threatened to seize Sumy to create a “buffer zone.”

So which is it? Is Ukraine already Russia—or does Russia need more land to feel secure?

This isn’t just a contradiction. It’s a collapse: Putin’s statement revealed the same ideological cracks that helped bring down the Soviet Union.

In this video, Jason Jay Smart breaks down how Putin’s latest words exposed the internal decay of the Kremlin’s narrative.