EPISODE · Jun 30, 2026 · 11 MIN
Russians Are Starting to Regret Crimea
from Professor Gerdes Explains · host Professor Gerdes
Russians spent years pretending the war was someone else’s problem. Now the fuel crisis is spreading across Russia, gas lines are growing, Crimea is short on fuel and power, and some Russians are starting to ask the question Putin never wanted them to ask: why did they need Crimea in the first place? They still blame everyone but themselves, but the consequences of the war are finally reaching ordinary Russians in ways they cannot ignore. 0:00 Russians are starting to regret Crimea 0:16 Russians blame Crimeans, DPR, and LPR residents 1:39 Crimea’s fuel and power problems spread 2:07 Fuel lines hit Russian regions 2:48 Russians celebrate finding small amounts of gasoline 3:21 Black-market fuel behavior emerges 4:11 Moscow residents shocked by empty gas stations 4:44 Shortages spread thousands of kilometers from Ukraine 5:14 The growing list of Russian regions without fuel 6:42 Older Russians try to defend Putin’s war narrative 8:15 Russians connect the crisis to “the thing” they cannot say 9:23 The economy may pressure Putin more than Trump 10:46 Special queuing operation #Ukraine #Russia #Crimea #Putin #FuelCrisis #GasShortage #UkraineWar #RussiaUkraineWar #RussianEconomy #OccupiedCrimea Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Principle over partisanship. ***** To support me as as I provide Ukraine war context: ***** Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Buy Me A Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/professorgerdes Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes YouTube Channel Membership: https://www.youtube.com/@Professor-Gerdes/membership 🇺🇸 Contact the White House to express your support for Ukraine https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ *****IF YOU WISH TO PROVIDE DIRECT AID TO UKRAINE: ***** 🇺🇦 I have partnered with Greg Terry for all donations to Ukraine. He has raised and delivered more than a quarter of a million dollars of aid to date. To directly support this effort of delivering necessary provisions to the front lines, click on these links (and then watch him give your donations to soldiers on the front lines on his channel): https://www.youtube.com/@GregTerryExperience Amazon Shopping List USA/North America (Shop and send to UKRAINE AID c/o Bethel Life's Gift Registry Address) https://a.co/iodWsUK Amazon Shopping List for EU/UK https://www.amazon.de/hz/wishlist/ls/... Direct Link for Financial Giving via our 501(c)(3) Tax-Deductible in the USA https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html Link for Greg's 501(c)(3) EIN Information https://www.gregterry.org/donate.html 🇺🇸 Alternatively, you may choose to donate to Samaritan’s Purse: https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/ukraine-response/?utm_source=FY22UkraineResponseVanityURL&utm_medium=direct&utm_campaign=m_YUKR-22L3&utm_content=Ukraine-Response-Redirect%20%20 🇺🇦 If you wish to support the Ukrainian Army, give directly to United 24. Follow this link: https://u24.gov.ua/ ***BUY SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE *** 🇺🇦 If you purchase from Saint Javelin with my link below, a cut of the proceeds will go directly to humanitarian aid for soldiers (bandages, tourniquets, etc.). I don't get the revenue. It goes to buy medical supplies from UnitewithUkraine.com. Use this link: https://www.saintjavelin.com/en-us?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Gerdes 🇺🇸 This is the absolute CHEAPEST THING YOU CAN DO to support Ukraine (This is NOT MY SITE) https://amzn.to/4aPtwQr - Just support the war effort somehow. 🇺🇦 I wrote a book about Ukraine's president Zelenskyy which I have updated for the first 4-5 months of the war in Ukraine: It is free if you have Amazon Kindle Unlimited or $9.99 otherwise: https://amzn.to/3Q2wnyE 🇺🇦 If you cannot give or buy, you can like, share, and pray for the people of Ukraine. 🇺🇸 Please leave comments and tell me how I can help you gain more perspective. You can contact me @Dr_Gerdes on Twitter or email [email protected] #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR
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