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As seen in: Kyiv Post, MSN, New York Post, Substack, That Was The Week (Podcast), The Hill, Flipboard, The Nation (Nigeria), Foundation for Defense of Democracies, RealClear World, Reader Supported News and
Covers:  Ukraine, Russia, Putin, International Relations, Politics, Post-Soviet countries, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, Latin America, South America, Economics
2010 Russia lifetime ban for anti-Putin work. Джейсон Джей Смарт, PhD. Special Correspondent @KyivPost. Check out more: jasonjaysmart.com/social-media

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Jason Jay Smart, PhD, is a correspondent for Kyiv Post & TVP World.

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Russia is Fracturing From Within (And Putin Can’t Stop It)

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By Jason Smart
| Kyiv Post Verified
War in Ukraine Russia With public support for United Russia plunging to historic lows ahead of the critical September 2026 Duma elections, the Kremlin is relying on asset nationalization and capital freezes to maintain control. 2m ago The full scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has degraded into an absolute systemic collapse for the Kremlin. On the front lines, massive attrition rates and aggressive officer abuse have systematically hollowed out Russian military capabilities.
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Russia’s 11-Time-Zone War Just Backfired

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By Jason Smart
| Kyiv Post Verified
War in Ukraine Russia Putin Ukraine’s long-range strikes – reaching targets like Ufa, 930 miles from the front – are turning Russia’s size into a liability, argues Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart. Refineries, factories, and rail links across Russia’s 11 time zones can’t all be defended, straining fuel supplies, weapons production, and air defense simultaneously.
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Inside The Brutal Financial Executions Rocking Moscow

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By Jason Smart
| Substack
Gas station lines are spreading across the provinces, bringing back a kind of panic many Russians associate with the final Soviet years. Ukrainian drone strikes have hit 24 of Russia’s 33 major refineries, taking a major share of national processing capacity offline. With western Russia running out of untouched refining hubs, the Kremlin is now depending heavily on a state rail monopoly already buried under roughly $50 billion in debt.
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