Empire Collapsing! David Satter on the failed parade and Russia’s Visible Capitulation

10 May 2026

The “sacred” Russian May 9th has transformed into a visible capitulation. With a total absence of heavy armor and Air Defense systems stripped from every region just to protect a single square in Moscow, the Kremlin’s illusion of an “invincible empire” is finally shattering. As Russians watch their oil refineries burn from Ukrainian drone strikes, a realization is dawning: this war cannot be won.

To decode this geopolitical shift, Henry Keen sits down with David Satter – renowned American historian, former Financial Times Moscow correspondent, and the first American journalist expelled from Russia since the Cold War. Satter, who famously exposed the FSB’s role in the 1999 apartment bombings, provides a unique analysis of the psychological and physical collapse of the Russian state.

4 comments

  1. I’m tired of hearing this crap about Russia’s collapse. At this point I think it’s all bullshit. Wishful thinking.

  2. He is right : the apartment bombings were 110% a putler operation.
    But ruZZians don’t care.
    Also Beslan is highly suspect. Anna Politkovskaya questioned the putler narrative and was murdered for it.
    Nord Ost : Brian Whitmore thinks it’s a 90% probability that also was putler.
    When the theatre was gassed, the authorities reduced to supply the antidote to the hospitals. As a result 200 civilians died.
    As usual, no RuZZians gave two fucks.
    As Mr Satter says in the interview, individuals in ruZZia just don’t count. All that matters is the “glory” of this wretched cauldron of devilry.

    • “He is right : the apartment bombings were 110% a putler operation.”

      I’ve always believed it.

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