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If you care about Ukraine, you are in the right place. I try to provide unique insights that help you understand the context. Just listen to ONE episode, and if you like it, subscribe. To support my effort, you can: Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Support me directly at PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes or Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dr.gerdes

  1. 8 HR AGO

    The Russia–Venezuela Link Just Got Weirder—And It’s Possible

    The Russia–Venezuela relationship just took a stranger turn — and it’s possible this isn’t improvised at all. In 2019, Fiona Hill testified that Russian officials were quietly encouraging the United States to move on Venezuela. Not publicly. Not formally. But as part of a broader strategic mindset: Russia viewed Venezuela as leverage — a pressure point — while Ukraine was the real priority. Fast-forward to today. Russia is suddenly vocal again about Venezuela, reacting sharply to U.S. actions and signaling concern well beyond routine diplomacy. That raises a serious question: Is Venezuela resurfacing as a bargaining chip, distraction, or signaling mechanism — not just a regional issue, but part of Russia’s wider strategy as it struggles in Ukraine? Nothing here proves a deal. Nothing confirms coordination. But the pattern is familiar — and that’s what makes this moment so strange. The link didn’t disappear. It went quiet. And now it’s back. Facts matter. Patterns matter. And this one is worth watching closely. Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** 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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

    17 min

  2. 11 HR AGO

    Iran’s Mullahs Have an Exit Plan — And It Leads to Moscow

    Reports and signals are converging around a striking possibility: Iran’s senior regime figures may already be gaming out an exit plan—and Moscow appears to be the fallback destination. In this video, I break down what’s being reported, what’s confirmed vs. unconfirmed, and the pattern that suggests this isn’t just rumor: when pressure spikes, Moscow becomes the landing pad for embattled autocrats. We’ll connect the dots between recent regional shocks, regime security behavior, and the geopolitical logic of why they would seek sanctuary in Russia—then lay out what this could mean for Iran’s stability, Russia’s leverage, and the next phase of escalation. Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** 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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

    13 min

  3. 13 HR AGO

    Ukraine Cuts Russia’s Energy Lifeline — Moscow Bombs a Hospital

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    11 min

  4. 1 DAY AGO

    Why Ukraine, Iran & Venezuela All Flared Up at Once

    Ukraine, Iran & Venezuela all flared up at once for a reason. In this episode, I map the shared Russian thread that runs through all three arenas — the pressure points, the leverage, the timing, and the strategic incentives that make “separate crises” start moving together. Not speculation: a clear, step-by-step framework for how Moscow benefits when the world is distracted, divided, and overstretched. #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #Iran #Venezuela #Geopolitics #UkraineWar #WorldNews #Gerdes Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. Fundraiser: https://donorbox.org/project-tetyana

    20 min

  5. 1 DAY AGO

    Maduro Seized: What’s Confirmed vs. What’s Still Unknown

    Maduro Seized: What’s Confirmed vs. What’s Still Unknown

    17 min

  6. 1 DAY AGO

    Ukraine’s Daily Drone Output: The Real Number (Verified)

    Ukraine’s Daily Drone Output: The Real Number (Verified)

    19 min

  7. 2 DAYS AGO

    Russia’s Influence COLLAPSES: Ally Captured, Venezuelans Freed

    Russia’s influence didn’t just take a hit—it looked powerless in real time. When an ally gets hauled off, the message to every fence-sitter is: Moscow can’t protect you.In this video I break down what this moment signals about Russia’s shrinking leverage abroad, why it matters beyond Venezuela, and what it reveals about Putin’s ability to project power when pressure spikes. #russia #Putin #Venezuela #Maduro #Geopolitics #UkraineWar #GerdesFacts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. ***** 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 professorgerdesyt@gmail.com #UKRAINE #UKRAINERUSSIAWAR #UKRAINEWAR

    20 min

  8. 2 DAYS AGO

    Zelensky’s LETHAL Upgrade: Why the New War Cabinet Changes Everything

    The era of political red tape in Kyiv is officially dead. Zelensky has just replaced his administrators with his most effective operators for their assigned tasks, and the 2026 battlefield is about to feel the impact. President Zelensky’s "substantial overhaul" of the Ukrainian government isn't just a change in personnel—it’s a total shift in war doctrine. By clearing out the old guard and promoting Kyrylo Budanov to the Presidential Office and Mykhailo Fedorov to the Ministry of Defense, Ukraine has created a streamlined "War Cabinet" designed for two things: precision lethality on the battlefield and smoother negotiations with the US diplomatically. This move marks a definitive pivot toward an intelligence-led, tech-heavy strategy aimed at breaking the 2026 stalemate. With Budanov’s expertise in asymmetric warfare and Fedorov’s proven ability to scale drone production to 1,000 units per day, the "New Kyiv" is focused on neutralizing Russia’s manpower advantage through superior technology. This video breaks down how this "Lethal Upgrade" intends to bypass traditional bureaucracy, secure long-term Western support, and deliver a decisive blow to the Kremlin’s 2026 ambitions. #Ukraine2026 #Zelensky #Budanov #WarCabinet #DroneWarfare #KyivReshuffle #Fedorov #MilitaryIntelligence #UkraineStrategy #ModernWarfare Facts over noise. Context over headlines. Truth over talking points. FUNDRAISER: https://donorbox.org/project-tetyana

    17 min
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If you care about Ukraine, you are in the right place. I try to provide unique insights that help you understand the context. Just listen to ONE episode, and if you like it, subscribe. To support my effort, you can: Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ProfessorGerdesExplains Support me directly at PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/professorgerdes or Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/dr.gerdes

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    Professor Gerdes
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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