Today just confirmed what I’ve felt for a while now—Russia has entered the beginning of its end.
We’re watching a tired, isolated leader run a country that’s tearing itself apart just to keep a brutal war going. Two of Russia’s allies have already collapsed. The economy is bleeding. And while the Kremlin played its hand cleverly for a few months, reality has finally caught up. The illusion of control is gone.
Putin had his chance. He could’ve taken earlier proposals from President Trump that might’ve offered a way out. But he chose war. Now, he’s facing a Ukraine that’s not only well-armed, but more determined than ever. Europe’s arms industry is booming, and Russia’s internal situation is rotting from within.
This is no longer about the USSR or its legacy weapons. That 40-year stockpile has been shredded in just 40 months of war.
Some believe China might help, but I doubt it. The cost would be too high, and I don’t think Beijing will bail Putin out.
What’s ahead for Russia might be even worse than the collapse of the Soviet Union. Honestly, it feels more like 1917 all over again—total breakdown, chaos, and civil conflict. And dictators don’t just walk away quietly. Like in 1944, even when the end is obvious, they usually drag their country through hell before falling.
So here’s the real question:
Not if Russia falls—but how it will happen.
And how long the Russian people will keep following a man driving straight into disaster.