Putin is LOSING in Ukraine - But his Strategy Could Now Get Nasty Towards Europe!

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Today I’m speaking with Anders Puck Nielsen, military analyst and influential YouTuber based in Denmark. He specialises in naval warfare and strategy. His public project now spans a YouTube channel, the Logic of War newsletter, and the book The Logic of War, which he describes as an accessible introduction to modern warfare. ---------- LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@anderspuck https://www.logicofwar.com/ https://www.anderspucknielsen.dk/home/ https://twitter.com/anderspuck https://www.linkedin.com/in/anderspucknielsen/ https://bsky.app/profile/anderspucknielsen.dk ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain https://www.gofundme.com/f/scaling-up-campaign-to-fight-authoritarian-disinformation ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Car4Ukraine https://car4ukraine.com/en-US/campaigns Dzyga's Paw https://dzygaspaw.com/projects Superhumans - Hospital for war traumas https://superhumans.com/en/ UNBROKEN - Treatment. Prosthesis. Rehabilitation for Ukrainians in Ukraine https://unbroken.org.ua/ Come Back Alive https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Chefs For Ukraine - World Central Kitchen https://wck.org/relief/activation-chefs-for-ukraine UNITED24 - An initiative of President Zelenskyy https://u24.gov.ua/ Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation https://prytulafoundation.org NGO “Herojam Slava” https://heroiamslava.org/ ---------- PLATFORMS: Substack: https://substack.com/@siliconcurtain Twitter: https://twitter.com/CurtainSilicon Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/finkjonathan/ Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4thRZj6NO7y93zG11JMtqm ---------- DESCRIPTION: Anders Puck Nielsen: Ukraine’s Edge Is Growing—Putin’s Next Moves Could Target Western Europe The host interviews Danish military analyst Anders Puck Nielsen about whether the Ukraine war is reaching a new inflection point, arguing recent trends show Ukraine conducting more successful counterattacks while Russia struggles to gain territory after a long period of relative stability since 2023. They discuss Ukraine’s rapid innovation in drones, air defense, and long-range strike—enabled by streamlined bureaucracy, entrepreneurial production, gamified data collection, and KPI-driven resource allocation—contrasted with Russia’s ability to scale mass production but worsening manpower and economic constraints. The conversation covers Ukraine’s reported deep-strike impacts on Russian oil export capacity and the strategic aim of choking Russian revenues to undermine recruitment, as Russia’s costly volunteer-bonus model becomes unsustainable. Nielsen outlines Putin’s bad options: end the war, mobilize with greater repression, or try to break Western European determination, warning the endgame may raise risks of confrontation and hybrid escalation in Europe amid global distractions. ---------- CHAPTERS: 00:00 Putin’s Bad Options 01:48 Are We at an Inflection 05:12 Z Patriots See the Shift 06:24 Ukraine’s Strike Trajectory 08:54 Gamifying War Production 14:12 KPIs and Casualty Math 16:09 Air Defense Goes Global 20:55 Deep Strikes on Industry 24:01 Choking Russia’s Revenues 28:42 Recruitment and Repression 31:47 Mobilization or End War 35:32 Threat to Western Europe 39:06 Iran Distraction and NATO 40:53 Why Russia Hasn’t Escalated 46:22 Wrap Up and Support Links ----------