Kremlin Revolt Looms: Inner Circle Splits - Jason Jay Smart
      
      
Moscow is fortifying against its own reflection. Air defense batteries and Rosgvardia armor now protect power, not borders, showing a regime bracing for internal shock. Elites are voting with their feet and their capital. Reports show massive wealth transfers abroad, tightened security around Valdai, and new prosecutions targeting exiled opposition figures. That is what panic looks like inside an autocracy: defenses turning inward, markets sliding, and loyalty being priced.
Here is the strategic read. The economy is fracturing as capital flight widens the fiscal hole, leaving the Kremlin unable to fund both war and repression. The power vertical is weakening as oligarchs and insiders diversify away from Moscow. On the battlefield, Ukraines precision strikes are increasing the cost of loyalty. These forces converge on one outcome: political instability at the core of Putins system.
This channel tracks indicators, not rumors. When money moves, security hardens, and prosecutions rise together, it means the Kremlin is spending its limited focus suppressing insiders instead of confronting Ukraine or NATO. That shift creates opportunity. In this episode, we expose the financial drain, the new defensive lines around Valdai, and the fractures splitting Putins inner circle. We will also break down what Kyiv and the West must do next: close sanctions loopholes, expand long-range strike capabilities, and maintain relentless pressure on Russias war machine.
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Kremlin's Top-Down Power & War Decisions
02:06 - Why Putin Needs the War to Continue
03:12 - Who is the Real Enemy Inside the Kremlin?
03:40 - Air Defense Rings and Putin's Fearful Orders
05:12 - Russia's Budget Collapse & Currency Crisis
08:07 - Historical Coups & The Weak Lion King
11:30 - Financial Distress & The Path to Regime Defeat
14:54 - Outro