Putin, Russia and Ukraine

Trump Has Decided Who Is Responsible For Russia's Invasion Of Ukraine – And It's Not Putin
Donald Trump has blamed the US, and more specifically Joe Biden, for Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The president-elect was outlining his plan for his second administration on Tuesday when he decided to express some sympathy with the Russian dictator almost three years after Putin began the bloody war.
Sanctions brought on by Putin’s war in Ukraine are taking a bite out of Russia’s New Year's salad
With soaring inflation and the ruble dropping to one of its lowest levels against the dollar since President Vladimir Putin launched his war in Ukraine, this year Russians will have to pay more for the dish, which is traditionally served alongside caviar and tangerines, before the New Year is toasted in.
Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia
Baker, a veteran journalist, offers a deeply sourced investigation into the political economy of the sanctions imposed on Russia following its attack on Ukraine.
As Russian losses in Ukraine mount, Putin faces ‘devastating’ demographic timebomb
Russian losses in Ukraine are helping fuel a demographic timebomb that could see the country’s population reduced by half by the end of the century, experts have told the Kyiv Independent. “The impact on Russian society is devastating,
Russian war losses in Ukraine have risen for 6 months straight, UK says
The UK Defence Ministry, citing Ukrainian military estimates, said Russian losses reached a high of 2,200 troops killed or wounded on December 19.
Russia on the brink as casualties surge and 'horrific' price of Putin's war revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Both Russia and Ukraine are trying to "maximise their position" prior to the return of Donald Trump to the White House, suggested Rand Europe's James Black.

Russia, Ukraine and Oil Depot

Putin 'Stopped Taking Calls' From Bashar al-Assad Before Coup: Report
Vladimir Putin and Bashar al-Assad were allegedly communicating before rebels took over the Syrian government in December.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump sympathises with Putin’s Nato stance as Kyiv drones hit key Russian city
Trump sympathises with Putin’s Nato stance as Kyiv drones hit key Russian city - Ukrainian presidential advisor Alexander ...
Putin orders Russia's top bank to team up with China in AI push to challenge Western tech dominance
Sweeping Western sanctions against Russia have made AI chips a challenge to obtain.
PM Fico says he secured gas supply for Slovakia in talks with Putin
Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday he had secured Slovakia's gas supply during a visit to meet Russian President ...
Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious
Marking 25 years in office, Vladimir Putin says he has remade Russia as a sovereign power and will prevail in Ukraine, but ...
A senior Assad aide said a 'trick' by Putin contributed to Syria's collapse
An Assad official claims Putin betrayed his ally by promising support that never came.
Putin Declares ‘Everything Will Be Fine’ Despite Russia’s Growing Challenges
Speaking on the 25th anniversary of his rule, President Vladimir V. Putin delivered an upbeat and vague New Year’s Eve ...
Putin Ally Predicts 'Year of Great Victory' for Russia
Putin has approved an expansion of military-patriotic educational programs as part of his "Year of the Defender of the ...
Doomsday Clock reset imminent amid Israel-Hamas war and threats from Iran, North Korea and Russia’s ‘unhinged’ Putin
Our planet is the closest it has ever been to a global nuclear holocaust, the scientific community has warned over the past ...
Assad’s desperate final plea to Putin & panic-stricken wait to be bundled to Russia are REVEALED a month on from ousting
TYRANT Assad’s desperate final plea to Putin and his nerve-racking wait to be smuggled into Russia have been revealed. The cowardly dictator escaped Syria just hours before rebels captured ...