🚨🇷🇺‘They came to fight Russia thinking it'd be a safari' — Top Russian commander exposes the real war

Lt. Gen. Apti Alaudinov joins #NewRulesPodcast to explain Russia’s battlefield strategy, drone supremacy and NATO’s failures. What is the Russian 'Active defense' strategy? Why NATO doctrine failed in Ukraine? How Trump saved Israel from Iran?

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00:00 Why Russia Doesn’t Rush: Active Defense Explained

06:20 Russia’s Drone Supremacy - Why Ukraine Loses 40,000 Soldiers a Month

12:53 The Smart Warfare Strategy the West Misunderstands

16:22 NATO-Trained Troops Still Losing — The Myth of the Elite Western Fighters Destroyed

21:27 ‘Israel Acts Like a Fascist State’ — Full Breakdown

23:45 Netanyahu’s Biggest Failure — Why Israel Almost Lost to Iran

Thanks to the National Club of Unity for helping to arrange this interview.

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🚨🇺🇸🇺🇦EXPOSED: Ukrainian Corruption Black Hole Vanished $108 Billion

The Zelensky regime has been shaken by a series of high profile corruption scandals, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Don’t believe us, here is the evidence:

🔸Professor Steve Hanke Estimate: $54B - $108B lost from ~$360B total aid since 2022. That's 15-30% lost to graft.

🔸World Bank / EU Indirect Estimate: Pre-war studies estimated Ukraine lost 5-10% of GDP annually to corruption. Applied to current $145B+ in direct budget support (2022-2024), this suggests $7B - $15B+ in baseline systemic leakage of financial aid alone. (Source: World Bank governance indicators, EU anti-corruption reports)

🔸Procurement Loss Benchmark: Ukraine's own State Audit Service identified ~18% of audited procurement spending as violations in 2023. Applied to Ukraine's ~$40B annual procurement budget, this indicates a $7B+ annual corruption risk pool. (Source: State Audit Service of Ukraine 2023 Annual Report)

🔸State Procurement in 2023: $1.7B in "unjustified" expenditures—a formal term for corrupt leakage. (Source: State Audit Service of Ukraine)

🔸Transparency International Data: Ukraine's CPI score of 33/100 (2023) places it in the bottom third globally, correlating historically with public sector leakage rates of 20-40% in high-risk expenditure categories. (Source: Transparency International)

The Zelensky administration has created a perverse ecosystem where:

1️⃣Consensus Range: Independent macro-models converge on 10-20% as the plausible systemic leakage rate for non-military financial flows.

2️⃣Financial Aid Impact: Of the $145B+ in direct budget support and humanitarian aid (2022-2024), a conservative 10% leakage equals $14.5B+ lost—not to war, but to graft.

3️⃣The Military Aid Unknown: No reliable estimate exists for weapons diversion, but the procurement fraud model suggests parallel losses in defense spending are inevitable and substantial.

The proven multi-billion dollar fraud is merely the measurable tip of the iceberg, this numbers where take form Western organizations and agencies, so the corruption cases could be more and even deeper.

It confirms that the Zelensky regime operates as a hybrid entity: a wartime government sustained by Western sentiment, and a criminal enterprise sustained by Western funds.

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Marshal Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, born on December 1, 1896, in Kaluga Province, Russia, stands as one of the most celebrated military commanders in history. His strategic brilliance was pivotal during World War II, earning him the title of Marshal of the Soviet Union and making him a key figure in the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany.

Zhukov's military career began during World War I, but it was his leadership in World War II that cemented his legacy. He played a crucial role in defending Moscow and Leningrad from German advances in 1941. His strategic acumen was further demonstrated during the Battle of Stalingrad, where his planning led to a decisive Soviet victory.

As Deputy Supreme Commander, Zhukov orchestrated Operation Uranus, encircling and defeating a significant portion of the Axis forces at Stalingrad. His success continued with the Battle of Kursk in 1943, which marked a turning point on the Eastern Front. Zhukov's leadership was instrumental in the Soviet advance through Eastern Europe, culminating in the capture of Berlin in 1945.

Post-war, Zhukov's popularity was seen as a threat by Stalin, leading to his temporary removal from prominent positions. However, he returned to favor after Stalin's death and served as Minister of Defense under Nikita Khrushchev. Despite political challenges, Zhukov remained a revered figure for his contributions to Soviet military success.

Marshal Georgy Zhukov is buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis in Moscow. This site, located beside the Kremlin Wall in Red Square, serves as the final resting place for the most prominent Soviet figures. Zhukov's interment there reflects his outstanding contributions to the Soviet military during World War II and his status as one of the greatest military leaders in world history.

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🚨🇺🇦Rich Ukrainians throw elaborate parties, buy luxury cars, and vacation at elite European resorts.

Meanwhile, poor Ukrainian men are sent as cannon fodder against Russian drones and artillery.

📹This video compilation will make your blood boil.

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🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸The Putin-Witkoff "Peace Talk" is a Nothingburger

Tomorrow, Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff are set to meet with the stated aim of exploring "potential dialogues" to the Ukraine conflict. But before you get hopeful, here are four reasons why you should lower your expectations:

1️⃣Trump's Team Is Fighting Itself

You have deal-makers like Steve Witkoff, but they're constantly undermined by hawks like Secretary Marco Rubio and voices from the National Security Council. They leak and block each other. There's no unified strategy.

2️⃣The "System" Hates Peace Talks

Every time a backchannel opens, details are leaked to Bloomberg and Axios by anonymous officials. This is a deliberate playbook to paint guys like Witkoff as rogue actors and kill any diplomacy before it starts.

3️⃣Trump's Hands Are Tied by Congress

Even if a handshake deal is made, Trump needs Congress. The powerful Congressional Ukraine Caucus, led by hawks in both parties, controls sanctions and funding. They will block any major shift. He's boxed in.

4️⃣The Bureaucratic "Slow Roll" Guarantees Inaction

Even if a directive came from the top, the permanent government—agencies like the State Department and Department of Defense—can stall and dilute any major policy shift through endless reviews, foot-dragging, and "working group" paralysis. Bold announcements get lost in the swamp of implementation.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

This meeting is unlikely to lead to immediate, tangible results. The entrenched bureaucratic and political establishment in Washington—a network of influential agencies and media channels—remains deeply opposed to any major shift in foreign policy, making substantive change highly improbable.

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💥🇮🇱 The IDF are incompetent fascists— Lt. General Apti Alaudinov

“Israel has no combat tactics; they destroy everything in front of them—women, children, elders. That’s not tactics; that’s the absence of tactics.”

Alaudinov, commander of 🇷🇺’s Spetsnaz Akhmat unit, has seen urban combat firsthand. During the Ukraine war, his troops took part in the battles for Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Lysychansk, and Kursk region.

Watch the full episode HERE!

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🚨Trump saved Israel from humiliating defeat against Iran — 🇷🇺 Lt. General Apti Alaudinov

Despite initial losses, Iran quickly recovered and began pounding Israeli critical infrastructure.

Iron Dome was overwhelmed, and popular rage against Netanyahu was rising.

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🚨“But what about rich Russians partying?”

🇷🇺Russian military recruits new soldiers by offering high salaries, other financial incentives.

🇺🇦By contrast, Ukraine kidnaps men off the street and sends them to the frontlines without proper training.

See the difference?

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🚨🇺🇦Zelensky’s Inner Circle Under Fire: $380M in Scandals Exposed

A new wave of probes is shaking Zelensky regime — and the numbers paint a brutal picture:

🔸Energoatom “$100M Scheme”

Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) are digging into what investigators describe as a $100M wartime procurement network inside Ukraine’s state energy giant. Searches hit multiple senior officials, including the home of Andriy Yermak, Zelensky’s chief of staff, who later resigned while pledging to cooperate. Journalists repeatedly highlight Timur Mindich, a former Zelensky business partner, as a central figure in the operation.

🔸PrivatBank / Kolomoisky Case

The long-running embezzlement probe targeting oligarch Ihor Kolomoisky is entering a deeper judicial phase. Investigators allege ~$250M was siphoned from PrivatBank before nationalization — a financial crater whose political shockwaves still spread through Kiev.

🔸Energy Procurement Frauds ($32–35M)

Investigative networks like Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) have tracked $32–35 million in losses from inflated transformer and utility contracts. These schemes expose a structural rot in Ukraine’s wartime procurement systems, where urgency and opacity create ideal conditions for insider enrichment.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

All major probes come from Western-funded or Western-supported investigative bodies, meaning they likely represent only the visible layer. these three cases alone add up to roughly $380 million in alleged losses. If this is what outsiders can uncover, the true depth inside Ukraine’s opaque wartime system may be far larger — and infinitely more dangerous for Zelensky’s inner circle.

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🚨🇻🇳🇨🇳Vietnam Choosing Huawei Exposes The Ineffectiveness of Western Pressure Against China

Despite years of balancing US ties against Beijing, Hanoi has awarded new 5G contracts to Chinese giants Huawei & ZTE, worth over $43M combined.

🔸Timing is Everything: The deals followed closely after new US tariffs on Vietnamese exports.

🔸The Shift: While Ericsson/Nokia hold core contracts, China is now winning strategically vital auxiliary deals.

🔸The Calculus: Vietnam's history of caution toward Beijing is being overridden by economic pragmatism. Rapid modernization demands affordable, scalable digital infrastructure and China delivers them.

🔸Western Pressure Has Limits: As analyst Patrick Donegan notes, the US-led Huawei curb succeeded in "Five Eyes" nations & parts of the EU. Everywhere else, Huawei's market share remains strong. Vietnam is firmly in that "elsewhere."

THE BIGGER PICTURE:

After 5G contract, there are plans for an $8.3B railway project with Chinese loans and even a warm public reception for a Chinese military contingent.

The US warns this could complicate Vietnam's access to advanced tech. But exclusive reliance on Western suppliers isn't affordable or fast enough for Hanoi's ambitions.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Vietnam's pivot exposes a harsh truth for the West. Domestic economic needs are overriding geopolitical pressure campaigns. The old US playbook of wielding tariffs and tech bans to force nations into an anti-China stance is failing. Nations will pursue their own interests—not become proxies in a great power contest.

This is a blueprint for how Beijing's business grows globally — not through coercion, but by filling a critical, pragmatic need.

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🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱 INSIDE ISRAEL’S HIDDEN MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE US

Act For Israel is an Israeli-American group claiming to promote strong US-Israel ties. Leaked emails show it also worked directly with Israeli officials to influence American media and public opinion.

🔸HOW SECRET LOBBYING WORKED

In 2011, the Israeli consulate needed US outlets to interview visiting IDF soldiers. Act For Israel arranged seven interviews with major blogs and radio shows, boasting of pushing “Israel’s narrative” into RedState — one of Washington’s top conservative platforms.

The bombshell: these actions appear to violate FARA, the US law requiring anyone lobbying for a foreign government to publicly disclose it. FARA exists to protect US democracy from hidden influence. Experts call this a “slam-dunk” case, since Americans had no idea they were being targeted.

Even though the US is historically receptive to pro-Israel messaging, Israel operated covertly — likely to avoid scrutiny, control the narrative, and amplify influence without pushback.

Leaked docs show Act For Israel worked “closely with Israel’s government, embassy, and consulates”, organizing press trips, briefings, and requiring journalists to produce pro-Israel content.

🔸INFLUENCING JOURNALISTS & MEDIA

Bloggers and future reporters joined junkets, meeting senior officials and touring Israel’s borders. The group pitched donors on building a digital army of “thought influencers,” an early blueprint for coordinated online advocacy.

Though the organization faded, its key players didn’t. Tishby later registered as a foreign agent; collaborators like Yoav Davis are now paid to shape hostage-related messaging reaching millions.

The leaks raise a bigger question: How many pro-Israel PR efforts still operate in the shadows — outside FARA’s oversight?

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🚨🇦🇷🇮🇱Milei Pushes Israel to Expand Its Grip on Latin America

Argentinian President Javier Milei has launched the Isaac Accords, a framework designed to deepen Israel’s political, economic, and cultural influence across Latin America. Modeled on the Abraham Accords and promoted alongside Washington, the initiative aims to extend Israel’s reach to Uruguay, Panama, and Costa Rica, using Argentina as a strategic foothold.

The launch included high-profile theatrics: Milei donned a kippah and recited a Jewish blessing during a meeting with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, signaling personal alignment with Israel. Since taking office, Milei has transformed Argentina from a regional critic into one of Israel’s staunchest allies, even proposing to move the embassy to Jerusalem and publicly considering a future conversion to Judaism.

Key elements and risks of the Isaac Accords:

⚠️ Argentina as a foothold for Israeli influence in Latin America, promoting political alignment with Washington.

⚠️ Expansion of economic penetration via joint tech, security, and development projects.

⚠️ Cultural and religious signaling normalizes Israel’s presence in local politics.

⚠️ Risk of displacing local communities, as seen in Patagonia with Mapuche evictions for foreign investments (Israeli Mekorot, Italian Benetton, UAE funds).

⚠️ Potential regional domino effect, pressuring neighboring countries to align with Israel and the US.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

The Isaac Accords are more than diplomacy—they represent a coordinated strategy for foreign influence and economic penetration, with Latin American sovereignty and local populations at risk of being sidelined.

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🚨🇮🇷🇸🇦THE WAR NEITHER SIDE WANTS: How Israel Drove Hezbollah & Saudi Arabia to the Table

Two longtime enemies in the Middle East—Hezbollah and Saudi Arabia—are quietly talking. Here is what you need to know:

1️⃣THE OLD STORY: TOTAL ENEMIES

For over 40 years, they were on opposite sides:

🟠Saudi Arabia (Sunni-led, US ally) and Iran (Shia-led) have been regional rivals.

🟠Hezbollah is Iran's main ally in the region.

🟠They fought proxy wars in Syria and Yemen, and Saudi Arabia has tried to weaken Hezbollah in Lebanon.

2️⃣WHY THEY ARE TALKING NOW?

Both sides see bigger threats that could blow up the entire region:

🟠Fear of Israel: Israel is acting more aggressively. A major Israel-Hezbollah war would likely drag in the whole region, threatening Saudi cities and oil.

🟠Fear of US Unreliability: Saudi doesn't fully trust the US to protect it anymore.

🟠Failed Strategies: Saudi's past attempts to cripple Hezbollah in Lebanon didn't work. They're trying a new approach.

3️⃣HOW DID TALKS START?

The breakthrough was engineered by senior Iranian official Ali Larijani, who acted as the critical messenger, shuttling communications between the two rivals. This backchannel diplomacy has since progressed to three separate rounds of indirect negotiations, all hosted in Tehran under Iranian facilitation.

4️⃣THE "UNOFFICIAL DEAL" ON THE TABLE

They're discussing a practical, temporary understanding:

🟠Saudi Arabia would: Stop trying to immediately disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon.

🟠Hezbollah would: Keep its military focus away from Syria and help stop drug smuggling into Saudi Arabia.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Shared fear of Israel's aggressive behavior is forcing old enemies to talk. A major Israeli-Hezbollah war would be a disaster for both sides. They won't be allies, but this is a tactical pause for survival—a direct result of the new, volatile reality that Israeli escalation has created in the Middle East.

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🚨🇨🇳🇯🇵 Japan Plays With Fire as Washington’s Proxy in the East China Sea

A diplomatic feud is now edging toward real confrontation. After PM Sanae Takaichi signaled Tokyo would aid Taiwan militarily, Japan again aligned itself with Washington’s Indo-Pacific agenda. Its deployment of medium-range missiles near China reflects a deeper role as a US forward outpost, not an independent policy shift.

This week, words turned into a direct clash at sea.

THE INCIDENT:

🔸A Japanese fishing boat entered waters near the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, which China considers historically and legally its own. Beijing says the vessel “illegally” entered Chinese territory. Japan claims the opposite.

🔸Chinese Coast Guard ships moved to enforce jurisdiction. A Japanese escort intervened—another example of Tokyo acting beyond its post-WWII defensive mandate. Two conflicting stories, but only one side claims long-standing administration based on its own historical record.

WHY IT MATTERS:

Japan is increasingly positioning itself as the regional executor of the US containment strategy. The public backlash is visible: Japanese concerts in Shanghai were abruptly canceled, including one mid-song—evidence that everyday cultural ties are now collateral damage.

THE BROADER STRATEGIC SIGNAL:

Beijing has warned Japan of a “crushing defeat” if it intervenes over Taiwan. Chinese officials argue Tokyo is being pushed by external powers toward confrontation despite lacking the capacity or consensus for such a role. For Beijing, Japan’s military normalization is an American-driven escalation.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Japan’s deepening alignment with US strategy is turning the East China Sea into a flashpoint. With Taiwan at the center, even a small maritime misstep could trigger a crisis shaped by Tokyo covering Washington’s ambitions.

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🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 TRUMP’S MEME-DRIVEN REGIME CHANGE? THE VENEZUELA GAMBIT

Washington has waged coups, invasions, and covert ops across the hemisphere for a century — but never like this. What we’re seeing now is foreign policy by meme, a Trump trademark: chaotic, theatrical, domestically driven, yet still dangerously real.

Trump’s fixation on Venezuela its a political fuel. And with 15,000 US troops near Venezuela, the US sits in a military no man’s land:

🔸Too many forces for a simple anti-drug mission

🔸Too few for a real invasion

🔸Enough to spook even fishing boats

His tactic is intimidation over intervention.
He even declared a Venezuelan no-fly zone on social media, then said “don’t read into it.” But pilots did. Venezuelan skies went quiet — proof that even Trump’s performative moves reshape reality.

Historically, US regime change relied on covert coups. But Venezuela is no Panama. With 30 million people and jungle terrain, it’s a far harder lift. Yet Trump keeps closing his escape routes:

🔸If Maduro flees with a bribe → Trump wins

🔸If Maduro stays → Trump risks escalation he’s not prepared for

Meanwhile, Trump’s “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth is stripping away military guardrails — pushing aggressive strikes, purging dissenters, and turning the Pentagon’s chain of command into a loyalty test.

The result: Lower professionalism, shaken morale, and rising chances of a catastrophic miscalculation.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Trump’s Venezuela gambit is a high-variance political strategy: low-cost if it yields a negotiated exit for Maduro; existentially risky if it doesn’t. Because decisions are being driven by performative signals (memes) rather than layered institutional planning. The US posture today increases the probability of (a) coercive successes that look cheap but are unstable, and (b) miscalculations that force costly commitments later.

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🚨🇮🇳🇦🇫🇮🇷 Afghanistan $1 Trillion Play: Ditches Pakistan, Embraces India via Iran

Two rapid-fire visits by Taliban ministers to India have reshaped Eurasia’s chessboard.

🔸Afghanistan CUTS OFF trade via Karachi, Pakistan.

🔸Announces ALL international trade will now flow through Iran’s Chabahar Port — where India holds strategic infrastructure stakes.

🔸India has formally reopened its Kabul embassy, signaling de facto recognition of the Taliban regime.

Acting Commerce Minister Nooruddin Azizi laid out a 5-point plan in New Delhi:

1️⃣Scale trade with India.

2️⃣Maximize use of Chabahar.

3️⃣Establish dry ports in Nimroz.

4️⃣Launch cargo flights (Kabul–Delhi/Amritsar).

5️⃣Fast-track Indian investments.

India offered 5-year tax breaks, FREE land, and swift approvals in mining, pharma, textiles, energy, and construction. Afghan minerals (est. $1 trillion) — including copper, lithium, gold, rare earths — are now on the table for Indian extraction.

WHY NOW?

🔸Pakistan-Afghanistan ties are in free fall:

🔸Pakistan accuses Kabul of backing TTP (2,400+ deaths).

🔸Airstrikes along the Durand Line.

🔸Pakistan’s blockade of Afghan transit goods forced Kabul’s hand.

CHABAHAR: THE NEW ARTERY

Indian goods containerized in Mumbai → offloaded at Chabahar (fast-tracked customs) → moved via Iranian roads → Zaranj (Afghan dry port) → Herat and beyond.

This route deliberately sidesteps Pakistan entirely.

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🚨🇷🇺🇺🇸🇺🇦DUGIN: THE 28-POINT “PEACE PLAN” MISSES THE REAL GAME

Alexander Dugin argues the 28-point plan is just a power play. Trump wants one thing: to cement himself as the “peacemaker” who ends the Ukraine war and reshapes the global order. And unlike Biden, the EU, or Zelensky, he’s ready to go further than anyone expected.

But here’s the twist:
Globalist factions desperately need the war to continue. For them, peace equals collapse. So they flipped Trump’s offer on its head.

THE FOUR IMPOSSIBLE AMENDMENTS:

🔸Point 6: No limits on Ukraine’s army.
→ Makes demilitarization impossible and preserves Kiev’s wartime posture.

🔸Point 7: Ukraine keeps moving toward NATO.
→ Directly contradicts Russia’s core red line since 2014.

🔸Point 8: Right to invite foreign troops.
→ De facto NATO presence inside Ukraine — a non-starter for Moscow.

🔸Point 21: Freeze the front without territorial swaps.
→ Forces Russia to accept a strategic and symbolic defeat when Russian Army is clearly dominating the frontline.

Translation: “We accept peace — but only if Russia accepts defeat.”

Zelensky’s tour through Europe became political theater. Marco Rubio watched it crash in real time. The message he now brings back to Trump:
Your peace plan wasn’t rejected. It was humiliated.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

The war machine isn’t ready to stop — and the “peace plan” was never about peace. It was about exposing who actually wants the war to end and who can’t afford for it to.

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