Tag: Putin
Trump urges Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms in fiery clash
Trump urges Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms, warning Ukraine could be “destroyed” if it refuses, during a tense meeting that devolved into shouting. Trump tossed aside war maps, pushed a Donbas concession, then floated freezing current front lines.
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Russia’s War Chest Crisis: Liquid Reserves Could Collapse by Christmas
Russia’s war chest is nearing empty as sanctions drain reserves, oil revenue falls, and labor shortages intensify. With liquid funds possibly gone by Christmas, the Kremlin faces a tightening fiscal crisis that threatens its long-term war strategy.
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Ukrainian Territorial Question: Why Kyiv Rejects Any Deal Without It
Ukraine rejects any peace plan that ignores its Constitution or territorial integrity. Zelenskyy states the Ukrainian territorial question is already resolved in law and warns that any deal made without Kyiv will fail to bring lasting peace.
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Termination of Russian gas transit one of Moscow’s biggest defeats – Zelensky
“When Putin was presented with the Russian presidency more than 25 years ago, the annual gas transit through Ukraine to Europe totaled more than 130 billion cubic meters. Today, it equals 0. This is one of Moscow’s biggest defeats. As a result of Russia weaponizing energy and resorting to cynical blackmail of partners, Moscow lost one of the most profitable and geographically accessible markets” – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Putin tells Russians at New Year that ‘everything will be fine’
In a New Year address, President Vladimir Putin told Russians that the country would move forward with confidence in 2025, though he offered no specific promises on the economy or the war in Ukraine. At a time when many ordinary people are worried about rising prices and the central bank’s 21% interest rate is squeezing businesses and homebuyers, Putin reassured Russians that their well-being was his top priority.
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Investigation Confirms Russian Missile Caused Azerbaijan Airlines Crash
Preliminary investigations, according to Azerbaijani government sources, reveal that a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the incident. The missile was reportedly fired during drone activity over Grozny, Chechnya, and detonated near the aircraft, sending shrapnel into the cabin.
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment November 17 2024
While Russian President Vladimir Putin’s maximalist objectives demanding full Ukrainian capitulation remain unchanged, a prominent Kremlin-affiliated mil blogger appears to be trying to repackage long standing Kremlin territorial claims to southern Ukraine.
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Russia wants Kursk back before Negotiations and Ukraine isn’t Budging.
Russia has a desire to reclaim the Kursk region as a precondition for any negotiations regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, reflecting its broader territorial ambitions. The situation remains complex, with Ukraine firmly refusing to yield any territory despite Russia’s demands.
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Putin Announces Plans to Increase Russian Drone Production in 2024
During a meeting of the Russian Military-Industrial Commission focused on unmanned aerial systems, Vladimir Putin announced that the Russian Armed Forces acquired around 140,000 drones of various types in 2023 and plans to increase production tenfold this year.
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Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, August 19, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on August 19 further codifying a vague Russian state ideology into Russian law without concretely modifying the Russian Constitution. Putin’s effort to codify a specific ideology may be intended to counter the Russian ultranationalist community’s efforts to establish an accepted national ideology – ISW.
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Ukraine’s invasion of Russia is erasing Vladimir Putin’s last red lines
Ukraine’s Kursk offensive poses serious questions about the credibility of Russia’s sabre-rattling and the rationality behind the West’s abundance of caution, as it is surely the reddest of all red lines. If Russia was at all serious about a possible nuclear escalation, this would be the moment.
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Putin Signs Russia’s Three-Year Budget, Amplifying Military Expenditure
Russian President Vladimir Putin recently signed a national budget for the next three years, reflecting a substantial 25 percent increase in spending. The budget allocates 36.6 trillion rubles ($415 billion) for 2024, accompanied by an anticipated deficit of 1.595 trillion rubles ($9.5 billion).
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