Michael Weiss

And yet it's Russia has this sort of we have this conception of it like Mary Poppins handbag. You just keep pulling stuff out. You know, it's just a disproportionate level. Is it true?

And yet it's Russia has this sort of we have this conception of it like Mary Poppins handbag. You just keep pulling stuff out. You know, it's just a disproportionate level. Is it true?

I have no doubt that's true. Also, they're offering them ever greater incentives in terms of salaries. You could live like a king on the money that you would get, except for the fact you're going to be sent to a front and turned into hamburger. To underscore their manpower problem, you don't go recruiting North Koreans if you're doing well and winning a war, right?

I have no doubt that's true. Also, they're offering them ever greater incentives in terms of salaries. You could live like a king on the money that you would get, except for the fact you're going to be sent to a front and turned into hamburger. To underscore their manpower problem, you don't go recruiting North Koreans if you're doing well and winning a war, right?

I have no doubt that's true. Also, they're offering them ever greater incentives in terms of salaries. You could live like a king on the money that you would get, except for the fact you're going to be sent to a front and turned into hamburger. To underscore their manpower problem, you don't go recruiting North Koreans if you're doing well and winning a war, right?

So 10,000 plus North Koreans now in Kursk, possibly already deployed to Ukraine. They're tricking Indians into becoming mercenaries for them. They've recruited Cubans. They've recruited now Houthis, according to the Wall Street Journal. So they're trying to throw as much into this meat grinder as possible. And their losses are staggering at the equipment level too. I mean, I've lost track.

So 10,000 plus North Koreans now in Kursk, possibly already deployed to Ukraine. They're tricking Indians into becoming mercenaries for them. They've recruited Cubans. They've recruited now Houthis, according to the Wall Street Journal. So they're trying to throw as much into this meat grinder as possible. And their losses are staggering at the equipment level too. I mean, I've lost track.

So 10,000 plus North Koreans now in Kursk, possibly already deployed to Ukraine. They're tricking Indians into becoming mercenaries for them. They've recruited Cubans. They've recruited now Houthis, according to the Wall Street Journal. So they're trying to throw as much into this meat grinder as possible. And their losses are staggering at the equipment level too. I mean, I've lost track.

There are people who study this stuff on an hourly basis, but it's, again, you would think that this is not sustainable. And yet, and yet, Putin doesn't care. They are pressing ahead in Donbass, making more gains in the last month, maybe two months, than they have since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

There are people who study this stuff on an hourly basis, but it's, again, you would think that this is not sustainable. And yet, and yet, Putin doesn't care. They are pressing ahead in Donbass, making more gains in the last month, maybe two months, than they have since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

There are people who study this stuff on an hourly basis, but it's, again, you would think that this is not sustainable. And yet, and yet, Putin doesn't care. They are pressing ahead in Donbass, making more gains in the last month, maybe two months, than they have since the start of the full-scale invasion in 2022.

The Ukrainians are beginning to see the writing on the wall that, okay, look, Trump is coming in. We might not have unlimited security assistance. Everyone wants to cut a deal, but what kind of deal? We need to have leverage over the Russians.

The Ukrainians are beginning to see the writing on the wall that, okay, look, Trump is coming in. We might not have unlimited security assistance. Everyone wants to cut a deal, but what kind of deal? We need to have leverage over the Russians.

The Ukrainians are beginning to see the writing on the wall that, okay, look, Trump is coming in. We might not have unlimited security assistance. Everyone wants to cut a deal, but what kind of deal? We need to have leverage over the Russians.

And then there's this kind of fingers crossed hope that the economy in Russia simply collapses, and that's going to have some immediate impact on the battlefield. I'm a little bit skeptical and wary of people who tell me, though, that it's going to be game over for Putin, because I've heard that for many, many years. I mean, it used to be if the price of oil drops below $100 a barrel, that's it.

And then there's this kind of fingers crossed hope that the economy in Russia simply collapses, and that's going to have some immediate impact on the battlefield. I'm a little bit skeptical and wary of people who tell me, though, that it's going to be game over for Putin, because I've heard that for many, many years. I mean, it used to be if the price of oil drops below $100 a barrel, that's it.

And then there's this kind of fingers crossed hope that the economy in Russia simply collapses, and that's going to have some immediate impact on the battlefield. I'm a little bit skeptical and wary of people who tell me, though, that it's going to be game over for Putin, because I've heard that for many, many years. I mean, it used to be if the price of oil drops below $100 a barrel, that's it.

His regime is toast. That was like 15 years ago, you know? Yeah, right. So I would take kind of these projections with a pinch of salt. But, you know, look, the Ukrainians are...

His regime is toast. That was like 15 years ago, you know? Yeah, right. So I would take kind of these projections with a pinch of salt. But, you know, look, the Ukrainians are...

His regime is toast. That was like 15 years ago, you know? Yeah, right. So I would take kind of these projections with a pinch of salt. But, you know, look, the Ukrainians are...