Indeed, there was virtually zero coverage, and the US made no effort to ensure his safety.
I was sad to hear he'd died. He made some good content both as Coach Red Pill and when he started covering Ukraine. I particularly liked his video on epistemic viciousness. And, of course, his video exposing Victoria Nuland was extremely insightful and detailed for those who had no idea who she was. I guess you can say he was a bit of a clout chaser and perhaps not the most honest of actors, but many of his opinions were on point.
I guess we'll never really know what︀ happened; I think Scott Ritter made some decent points, though, asking why, when he was︁ arrested in 2022, he was released and allowed to post as normal. I know he︂ lost access to his original YouTube, telegram, Patreon, etc. But he was back up and︃ running post-release pretty quickly, doing the same stuff that led to his original arrest. So,︄ him being an SBU asset doesn't sound implausible.
I also don't understand why he tried︅ fleeing to Hungary. Surely, getting to Russia was a more viable option. I don't know︆ how easy that would be given the landscape, but there's so much shared border; surely︇ it is possible to get across. He could probably have organised safe passage via some︈ of the people he often spoke with via his channel. So, that one is a︉ bit puzzling.
