Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests
2 years, 3 months ago

Putin orders partial military call-up, sparking protests

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine, a deeply unpopular move that sparked rare protests across the country and led to almost 1,200 arrests. I’ve said enough.” The Vesna opposition movement called for protests, saying: “Thousands of Russian men — our fathers, brothers and husbands — will be thrown into the meat grinder of the war. Another Russian, Valery, said his wife’s family lives in Kyiv, and mobilization is out of the question for him “just for the moral aspect alone.” Both men declined to give their last names. “But you do understand that it’s something personal for him.” In calling for the mobilization, Putin cited the length of the front line, which he said exceeds 1,000 kilometers. … It’s being done just to let one person keep his grip on personal power.” The partial mobilization order came two days before Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine plan to hold referendums on becoming part of Russia — a move that could allow Moscow to escalate the war.

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Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House
5 days, 19 hours ago

Putin hints at end to Ukraine war as he begins annual marathon news conference and says Russia is close to 'reaching our primary goals' - a month before Trump returns to White House

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia. Vladimir Putin has hinted at an end to the Ukraine war as he started his annual marathon news conference in Russia Russia's T-72 tanks drive during military drills held at a firing range amid Russia-Ukraine conflict, in the southern …

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report
1 month ago

Putin open to discuss Ukraine ceasefire with Trump if Zelenskyy abandons Nato dream: Report

Firstpost  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly said that he is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with US President-elect Donald Trump only if Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy abandons ambitions of his country joining Nato Vladimir Putin is open to discussing a Ukraine ceasefire deal with Donald Trump but rules out making any major territorial concessions and insists Kyiv abandon …

Trump dials Putin to discuss Ukraine war, reminds him of US military presence in Europe: Report
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump dials Putin to discuss Ukraine war, reminds him of US military presence in Europe: Report

Firstpost  

Trump’s election is seen as carrying the potential to upend the almost three-year Ukraine conflict, as he insists on a quick end to the fighting and casts doubt on Washington’s multi-billion dollar support for Kyiv US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported …

Donald Trump calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin, urges him not to escalate war in Ukraine: report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump calls Russia’s Vladimir Putin, urges him not to escalate war in Ukraine: report

The Hindu  

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, the Washington Post reported Sunday. They said he also expressed an interest in further conversations to discuss “the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon.” Mr. Trump’s election is seen as carrying the potential to upend the almost three-year Ukraine conflict, …

Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
3 months, 1 week ago

Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Anna Popova, the Head of the Federal Service for the Oversight of Consumer Protection and Welfare, during their meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military …

Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Russian terror begins at weapons depots, …

Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory
3 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine renews calls on the West to approve long-range strikes on Russian territory

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine made a new call Saturday on the West to allow it to strike deeper into Russia after a meeting between U.S. and British leaders a day earlier produced no visible shift in their policy on the use of long-range weapons. “Russian terror begins at weapons depots, airfields and military bases inside the Russian Federation,” Ukrainian presidential …

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion
4 months, 1 week ago

Russia intensifies attacks in eastern Ukraine as it fights against Kyiv's cross-border incursion

The Independent  

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Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated
4 months, 1 week ago

Ukraine military takes control of 28 Russian towns, 180,000 people evacuated

Live Mint  

Ukraine’s military has taken control of 28 towns and villages in Russia’s Kursk border region, prompting a sixth of its population to flee the incursion, Russian President Vladimir Putin was told. Putin said the Defense Ministry’s main task was to “drive out the enemy from our territories and, together with the Border Service, ensure reliable protection of the state border.” …

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin tells 76,000 Russians to evacuate in the wake of Ukrainian advance as state of emergency called

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Belarus’s foreign ministry warned that further airspace violations could …

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia-Ukraine war: Russia orders evacuation of Kursk region after Ukraine's surprise incursion

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia on Saturday announced increased security measures in the border region of Kursk, where an incursion this week by Ukrainian forces caught Russian troops off guard and exposed its military vulnerabilities in the nearly 2½-year-old war. He also said that Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the commander of Ukraine’s armed forces, had sent him multiple reports about the front-line …

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ukraine penetrates Russia's southern border, Putin decries 'large-scale provocation'

India TV News  

Moscow: Signalling a renewed offensive by Kyiv, Russia on Wednesday said it was fighting off cross-border raids for a second day as Ukrainian soldiers managed to penetrate the country's southern borer near a gas transmission hub. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the incursion into the Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” while Ukrainian officials remained quiet about the scope of …

Putin calls Ukrainian incursion into southwest Russia a ‘large-scale provocation’
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Putin calls Ukrainian incursion into southwest Russia a ‘large-scale provocation’

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” as his officials asserted that they were fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. The Russian Defense Ministry said Tuesday that up to 300 Ukrainian troops, supported by 11 tanks and more than 20 armored combat vehicles, had crossed …

Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as ’foreign agents’ as it presses crackdown
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Russia declares a former presidential hopeful and others as ’foreign agents’ as it presses crackdown

Live Mint  

The Russian authorities on Friday declared a former presidential hopeful, a prominent human rights advocate and several others to be “foreign agents,” the latest step in an unrelenting crackdown on dissent in Russia that has reached new heights since Moscow sent troops into Ukraine. Prisoner rights advocate Maria Litvinovich; the Way Home movement that campaigns for bringing mobilized Russian soldiers …

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push
10 months ago

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on its recent success in taking a key city by mounting an ambitious four-pronged offensive to break through the front line. The front line running more than 1,000 kilometers across …

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push
10 months ago

Russia’s forces turn their focus on Ukraine’s northeast in what may be an ambitious new push

LA Times  

Flowers and toys lie on the ground at a makeshift memorial commemorating victims of a Dec. 30 missile attack by Ukraine in Belgorod, Russia, on Monday. Russian forces are probing Ukrainian defenses for weak points in the country’s northeast, an official said Thursday, an area where analysts believe the Kremlin seeks to build on its recent success in taking a …

Dozens detained as Russian soldiers’ wives call for their return from Ukraine
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Dozens detained as Russian soldiers’ wives call for their return from Ukraine

Associated Press  

More than two dozen people, mostly journalists, were detained Saturday at a protest in central Moscow, as wives and other relatives of Russian servicemen mobilized to fight in Ukraine called for their return, according to independent Russian news reports. They marked 500 days since Russian President Vladimir Putin in September 2022 ordered a “partial mobilization” of up to 300,000 reservists …

Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin vows to make military gains in Ukraine as he meets with his campaign staff

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin vowed Wednesday to push back Ukrainian forces to reduce the threat of attacks on Russian territory as he met with activists running his campaign ahead of the March presidential election that he’s all but certain to win. Asked about plans for the military campaign in Ukraine, Putin said the line of contact needs to be …

Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies
1 year ago

Ukraine ends year disappointed by stalemate with Russia, and anxious about aid from allies

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The international political outlook could …

Putin ratchets up military pressure on Ukraine as he expects Western support for Kyiv to dwindle
1 year ago

Putin ratchets up military pressure on Ukraine as he expects Western support for Kyiv to dwindle

Associated Press  

After blunting Ukraine’s counteroffensive from the summer, Russia is building up its resources for a new stage of the war over the winter, which could involve trying to extend its gains in the east and deal significant blows to the country’s vital infrastructure. Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be hoping that relentless military pressure, combined with changing Western political …

Putin claims Russia’s military has the momentum in Ukraine and is poised to meet Moscow’s goals
1 year ago

Putin claims Russia’s military has the momentum in Ukraine and is poised to meet Moscow’s goals

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that his country’s military has seized the initiative in Ukraine after repelling a monthslong counteroffensive and is well positioned to achieve Moscow’s goals. “The enemy has suffered heavy casualties and to a large extent wasted its reserves while trying to show at least some results of its so-called counteroffensive to its masters,” …

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out
1 year ago

Intercepted calls from the front lines in Ukraine show a growing number of Russian soldiers want out

Associated Press  

In audio intercepts from the front lines in Ukraine, Russian soldiers speak in shorthand of 200s to mean dead, 300s to mean wounded. “There’s no f------ ‘dying the death of the brave’ here,” one soldier told his brother from the front in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region. “Everybody’s f------ mad, f------ gloomy as hell.” It was New Year’s Day, and the Russians …

Putin 'will call for general mobilisation in Russia after winning 2024 presidential elections'
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin 'will call for general mobilisation in Russia after winning 2024 presidential elections'

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin will ramp up his illegal war on Ukraine and could call for a general mobilization in Russia once he has won the 2024 presidential elections, it has been claimed. Pictured: Russian servicemen march in Moscow Wives of mobilised men take to the streets in Moscow to demand Vladimir Putin bring their men home Mobilisation protest leader Olga Kats, …

Putin and top military leaders visit southern military headquarters to assess his war in Ukraine
1 year, 1 month ago

Putin and top military leaders visit southern military headquarters to assess his war in Ukraine

The Independent  

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Fighting rages on Ukraine front line as Russia goes on the offensive
1 year, 1 month ago

Fighting rages on Ukraine front line as Russia goes on the offensive

Al Jazeera  

Assaults on key town of Avdiivka continue as Putin visits Russian military headquarters for progress report on offensive. Ukraine’s general staff reported late on Thursday that its military had repelled Russian assaults across the front earlier in the day, including around the strategic eastern towns of Avdiivka and Bakhmut as Moscow’s forces become more active following Kyiv’s counteroffensive over the …

Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine special forces fight off Russian jet to retake strategic drilling rigs near Crimea, Kyiv says

The Independent  

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Ukraine’s months-long counteroffensive at the crossroads
1 year, 3 months ago

Ukraine’s months-long counteroffensive at the crossroads

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine’s troops appear to be nearing a breakthrough, slowly edging south in the Zaporizhia region. Ukrainian forces this far south will then be able to destroy targets round Melitopol, putting pressure on Russian troops there and threatening Russian units protecting the near bank of the Dnipro with encirclement. The city of Donetsk, the linchpin for the southern and eastern fronts, …

The key to Ukraine punching through Russia’s defences – and putting Putin’s forces on the back foot
1 year, 3 months ago

The key to Ukraine punching through Russia’s defences – and putting Putin’s forces on the back foot

The Independent  

Long-range strikes by drone and missile and a raid on territory in occupied Crimea that took Russian forces by surprise – all part of Kyiv’s recent push towards the peninsula that is a symbol of Vladimir Putin‘s territorial ambitions. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has long spoken of the need for Ukraine to retake all areas of territory occupied by Russia, …

Putin meets top generals in charge of Russia's war efforts in Ukraine
1 year, 4 months ago

Putin meets top generals in charge of Russia's war efforts in Ukraine

Firstpost  

The meeting came after Ukraine, whose counteroffensive to recapture land taken by Russia in the first months of the war has been slower than expected, said it liberated a small village along the frontline, its first since July Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday paid a visit to the commander of Russia’s operations in Ukraine and other top military brass. …

Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting
1 year, 5 months ago

Ukraine aims to wear down and outsmart a Russian army distracted by infighting

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — The ambush had been postponed three times before Ukrainian commanders decided one recent night that conditions were finally right. But it was never going to resemble Ukraine’s blitzkrieg liberation of the eastern Kharkiv region last year, he said, because ”Russian forces have had too long to prepare fortifications.” Russian authorities say Ukraine has suffered substantial losses since …

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 488
1 year, 5 months ago

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 488

Al Jazeera  

As the war enters it 488th day, these are the main developments. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his defence minister said they held a series of calls with key allies including the United States to discuss Putin’s “weakness” and Ukraine’s next counteroffensive steps. In China’s first official remarks on the rebellion, the foreign ministry said Beijing supported Russia in “protecting …

Russian mercenaries call off march to Moscow after Putin vows to punish organizers
1 year, 6 months ago

Russian mercenaries call off march to Moscow after Putin vows to punish organizers

LA Times  

Members of the Wagner Group sit atop a tank in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after the mercenary army’s chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, declared an armed rebellion. Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the private army known as the Wagner Group, said his armored forces had advanced to within 125 miles of the Russian capital after seizing control of Russia’s main rear logistical hub for its …

Ukraine attacks the front line; Russia says big losses inflicted
1 year, 6 months ago

Ukraine attacks the front line; Russia says big losses inflicted

Al Jazeera  

Ukraine says its forces recaptured 100 square kilometres, but Russia’s President Vladimir Putin says counteroffensive attacks have ‘catastrophically’ failed. But Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine was suffering “catastrophic” losses and Kyiv’s casualties were 10 times greater than Moscow’s. Russia’s defence ministry said initial attacks were repelled, but two days later the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War said …

Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block attacks on border regions
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin threatens to seize more of Ukraine to block attacks on border regions

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested Tuesday that he could order his troops to try to seize more land in Ukraine to protect bordering Russian territory — a threat with questionable credibility because the Kremlin lacks full control over areas it already annexed. Putin’s comments at an open meeting with military journalists and bloggers followed Kyiv’s claims that …

Putin asserts Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, while drones strike within Russia
1 year, 6 months ago

Putin asserts Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun, while drones strike within Russia

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted Friday that Ukrainian troops have started a long-expected counteroffensive and were suffering “significant” losses. “We are seeing that the Ukrainian regime’s troops are suffering significant losses,” Putin said, without providing details. “It’s known that the offensive side suffers losses of 3 to 1 — it’s sort of classic — but in this …

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase
1 year, 8 months ago

Putin and Zelensky rally troops with war poised for new phase

LA Times  

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited command posts of his forces fighting in Ukraine for the second time in two months, officials said Tuesday, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his latest trip near the front line. Elsewhere, Kremlin video showed Putin arriving by helicopter at Russian forces’ command post in southern Ukraine’s Kherson province, then flying to the headquarters of …

Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’
1 year, 9 months ago

Russia vows to respond ‘proportionately’ to US ‘provocations’

Al Jazeera  

Intensified spying by American drones near Ukraine could lead to an escalation and Russia will respond proportionally to future intelligence-gathering operations, Moscow’s defence chief has told his US counterpart. And I think that that will help to prevent miscalculation going forward.” The US military said it ditched the Air Force MQ-9 Reaper in the sea after a Russian fighter jet …

‘We kill them all': Russian soldiers in Ukraine call home
1 year, 10 months ago

‘We kill them all': Russian soldiers in Ukraine call home

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — How do people raised with a sense of right and wrong end up involved in terrible acts of violence against others? Lyonka, you wanted to live at that moment, right honey?” Leonid: “More than ever!” Mother: “It’s totally horrible.” Leonid: “They were lying there, just 18 or 19 years old. Blankets, forks, spoons, pans.” Mother: “You gotta …

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops’
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia says phone use allowed Ukraine to target its troops’

The Hindu  

Unauthorised use of cell phones by Russian soldiers led to a deadly Ukrainian rocket attack on the facility where they were stationed, according to the Russian military, as it raised the death toll from the weekend attack to 89. Gen. Lt. Sergei Sevryukov said in a statement late Tuesday that phone signals allowed Kyiv's forces to “determine the coordinates of …

‘It's not us who refuse talks, it's them’- Russian President Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks
1 year, 11 months ago

‘It's not us who refuse talks, it's them’- Russian President Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks

India TV News  

Ukraine Russia War: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine. Putin said in a state television interview, excerpts of which were released on Sunday afternoon that Russia is “prepared to negotiate some acceptable outcomes with all the participants of this process.” He said that “it's not us who refuse …

Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on
1 year, 11 months ago

Putin claims Moscow ready for Ukraine talks as attacks go on

Associated Press  

KYIV, Ukraine — President Vladimir Putin claimed that Russia is ready for talks to end the war in Ukraine even as the country faced more attacks from Moscow — a clear sign that peace wasn’t imminent. Putin said in a state television interview, excerpts of which were released on Sunday afternoon that Russia is “prepared to negotiate some acceptable outcomes …

Cornered in Ukraine, Putin ditches annual news conference
2 years ago

Cornered in Ukraine, Putin ditches annual news conference

Associated Press  

President Vladimir Putin has ditched his annual marathon news conference following a series of battlefield setbacks in Ukraine — a tacit acknowledgment that the Russian leader’s war has gone badly wrong. “Kremlin officials are almost certainly extremely sensitive about the possibility that any event attended by Putin could be hijacked by unsanctioned discussion about the ‘special military operation,’” it said, …

Russia completes partial mobilisation of citizens for Ukraine war
2 years, 1 month ago

Russia completes partial mobilisation of citizens for Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first mobilisation since World War II in September, but the process was chaotic. Russia’s defence ministry says the partial military mobilisation that was announced in September after a series of battleground defeats in Ukraine has been completed. President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s first large-scale mobilisation since World War II on September 21, one of a …

Russia-Ukraine news latest: Putin says there’s no need for more ‘massive strikes’
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia-Ukraine news latest: Putin says there’s no need for more ‘massive strikes’

The Independent  

✕ Close Moment Russian missile hits pedestrian bridge in Kyiv For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The …

Putin calls his actions in Ukraine ‘correct and timely’
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin calls his actions in Ukraine ‘correct and timely’

Associated Press  

KYIV, UKRAINE — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he expects his mobilization of army reservists for combat in Ukraine to be completed in about two weeks, allowing him to end an unpopular and chaotic call-up meant to counter Ukrainian battlefield gains and solidify his illegal annexation of occupied territory. So my actions are correct and timely.” Russia’s difficulties in …

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin
2 years, 2 months ago

No regrets on Ukraine: Russia ‘acted correctly’, says Putin

Al Jazeera  

Russian president pledged to end the divisive troop mobilisation that led to the conscription of tens of thousands of men with many others fleeing the country. Russia’s leader said he has no plans “for now” to launch massive air raids such as those carried out this week, in which more than 100 long-range missiles were fired at targets across Ukraine. …

Putin says Russian military call-up to finish in 2 weeks as Ukraine makes advances
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin says Russian military call-up to finish in 2 weeks as Ukraine makes advances

LA Times  

A Ukrainian soldier checks a trench dug by Russian soldiers in a recaptured area of the Kherson region in southern Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he expects a mobilization of army reservists, ordered by him last month to bolster his country’s troops in Ukraine, will be completed in two weeks. Putin said that all activated recruits should …

Putin 'miscalculated' Russia's ability to occupy Ukraine: Biden
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin 'miscalculated' Russia's ability to occupy Ukraine: Biden

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a normally rational actor who badly misjudged his prospects of occupying Ukraine. "I think he is a rational actor who has miscalculated significantly," Biden told CNN after Moscow's shelling of civilian targets across its neighbor marked an escalation in the seven-month conflict. Biden warned last week …

Russia’s military call-up is having major repercussions almost everywhere but the Ukrainian battlefield
2 years, 2 months ago

Russia’s military call-up is having major repercussions almost everywhere but the Ukrainian battlefield

LA Times  

Less than three weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the call-up of 300,000 men to bolster army ranks decimated by battlefield routs in Ukraine. “I need to build my new life now,” said a 30-year-old film producer named Sakhamin, who made his way to the Georgian capital of Tbilisi days after Putin’s Sept. 21 announcement of a “partial” mobilization. …

Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout
2 years, 2 months ago

Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout

Al Jazeera  

Attempts to boost forces in Ukraine appear chaotic and have unleashed rare shows of criticism. Mobilisation ‘slightly too late’ The Russian army launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February, when Putin was facing a dip in approval ratings, after the so-called “Crimea effect” wore off. “I don’t think will change the course of this war because it is …

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