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Vladimir Putin last month raised the maximum age of conscription from 27 to 30 in a desperate effort to replenish the frontline as Kyiv pushes ahead with its counteroffensive.
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Russia's arrest of a journalist who detailed its economic woes is an act of desperation—and probably not the last one.
By putting the economy on a war footing, Putin risks returning Russia to the days of Stalinist totalitarianism, where there will be no oligarchs or businesses left, only loyal administrators.
Russian pop icon Filip Kirkorov had concerts canceled after accusing a state media boss of “humiliating” a singer who spoke out against the war in Ukraine. “The punishing of public personalities communicates that regular citizens should be afraid -- very afraid -- of protesting,” an analyst said.