Russian Power in the Caucasus is Collapsing. Azerbaijan is Just the Start.
Simon Whistler · July 10, 2025 · 13 min video · Europe & NATO
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For anyone not closely following geopolitics, it looked like just another average day in Russia. On June 27, local police in the city of Yekaterinburg took swaths of migrants into custody. The rationale was grim if unremarkable.
The bed were accused of a series of mob star murders that had taken place over two decades earlier. Nor was what happened next, particularly surprising. While in custody, two of the men, Hussein and Zierd and Safarov unexpectedly died.
Although the police report didn't quite say they accidentally fell out of the window after shooting themselves five times in the back of the head, the fire was so very much along those lines. Especially when photos of the other arrested men appeared, showing them with visible signs of beating and torture.
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Azerbaijan just publicly humiliated Russia—and Moscow did nothing. From arrests to propaganda raids, Baku’s bold defiance shows Putin’s grip on the Caucasus may finally be slipping. Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq PoliticalFronts: http://www.youtube.com/@homefronts Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/
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