Putin raises pressure on Ukraine, expecting Western support to fade
Russian President Putin appears to hope military pressure, changes in Western politics and focus on Israeli-Hamas war will drain support for Ukraine.
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Russian President Putin appears to hope military pressure, changes in Western politics and focus on Israeli-Hamas war will drain support for Ukraine.
When Westerners talk about the war in Ukraine becoming a “forever war,” they tend to mean it as a bad thing. For Putin, it likely is a goal, writes Mark Galeotti.
Russia says it intercepted two US drones – a Reaper and a Global Hawk – that were conducting ‘air intelligence’ near Crimea
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Russia’s easily replenished ‘concrete wall’ has forced Kyiv to rethink its tactics – but hopes for a ‘hell for leather’ breakthrough remain, reports Andy Gregory