Konstantin Samoilov - Putin Does Not Want Peace - But Does He Need Temporary Peace? @INSIDERUSSIA

Welcome to our monthly conversation with Konstantin, who is one of the most respected voices on YouTube about what is happening Inside Russia. Konstantin Samoilov is a well-known YouTuber whose channel ‘Inside Russia’ comments insightfully on Russia’s decent into authoritarianism over the last few years. But now, like many others, he’s outside Russia, with no idea of when he can return there. ---------- SILICON CURTAIN LIVE EVENTS - FUNDRAISER CAMPAIGN 10 Events in 10 months - Advocacy for a Ukrainian victory with Silicon Curtain https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras Our first live events this year in Lviv and Kyiv were a huge success. Now we need to maintain this momentum, and change the tide towards a Ukrainian victory. The Silicon Curtain Roadshow is an ambitious campaign to run 10 events in 10 months (at a minimum). We may add more venues to the program, depending on the success of the fundraising campaign. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras We need to scale up our support for Ukraine, and these events are designed to have a major impact. Your support in making it happen is greatly appreciated. All events will be recorded professionally and published for free on the Silicon Curtain channel. Where possible, we will also live-stream events. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras ---------- SILICON CURTAIN FILM FUNDRAISER A project to make a documentary film in Ukraine, to raise awareness of Ukraine's struggle and in supporting a team running aid convoys to Ukraine's front-line towns. https://buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain/extras ---------- LINKS: https://www.youtube.com/@UC9HHZMXng9reLBQmNc1Y8iA ---------- CHAPTERS: 00:02:52 I don't believe that any drone could fly to Chernobyl by mistake. 00:05:58 Putin is trying to get some kind of upper hand right before the negotiations. 00:08:24 Russians are sitting quietly in the corners of in the bubbles they have created. 00:10:49 Putin is in a ‘bad or worse’ situation. He made a mistake invading Ukraine. 00:15:51 The only thing for him is to hang on to ‘absolute power’ he amassed in Russia. 00:18:50 He can draw people in from Central Asia, the vast numbers of immigrants. 00:24:08 The only way Putin can save his regime is to sell oil and gas at market prices. 00:27:45 I'm seeing Putin getting back on top. He has scored a couple victories. 00:34:28 A lot of people are reacting to the words of Trump to every single phrase. 00:38:59 The markets are hyping. But the Russian economy is a series of bad news. 00:42:30 Russian rouble is not traded on the exchange anymore. It's not market price. 00:44:13 Did anything change? Why did Gazprom stock go up? It’s just speculation. ---------- INSIDE RUSSIA is a source of current news on Russia - Konstantin carefully selects 9 news stories that are important and really matter, with commentaries and analyses by Konstantin delivered daily to channel patrons at Patreon.com Get your access to daily news updates at patreon.com/INSIDERUSSIA @INSIDERUSSIA https://www.patreon.com/insiderussia ---------- OTHER VIDEOS WITH KONSTANTIN ON SILICON CURTAIN: https://youtu.be/UNToc9vg74I (28-Jan-25) https://youtu.be/lQcewpk0SsU (13-Dec-24) https://youtu.be/kvpa8MS8Mmw (20-Nov-24) https://youtu.be/S15izhFsEF8 (20-Nov-24) https://youtu.be/zAaBRnpQ_Xg (22-Oct-24) https://youtu.be/WUUz11jZ-nY (17-Sep-27) https://youtu.be/2Pz9wGeCzXc (13-Aug-24) https://youtu.be/xV_cXBA12tw (22-Jul-24) https://youtu.be/lnIgKQRHM8o (15-Jun-24) https://youtu.be/XX3zU5QNvCw (22-May-24) https://youtu.be/qXcfjra6KGI (16-Apr-24) https://youtu.be/FTuvRZQMCN8 (04-Mar-24) https://youtu.be/URzXdRO02ps (29-Jan-24) ---------- SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/siliconcurtain https://www.patreon.com/siliconcurtain ---------- TRUSTED CHARITIES ON THE GROUND: Save Ukraine https://www.saveukraineua.org/ 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/ kharpp - Reconstruction project supporting communities in Kharkiv and Przemyśl https://kharpp.com/ NOR DOG Animal Rescue https://www.nor-dog.org/home/ ----------