How Ukraine's Crimea strategy is making Putin's war 'futile'

The war Putin promised would never reach Russia has reached Siberia

In February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russians that invading Ukraine was an act of self-defense. If NATO were left unchecked, he warned, Western missiles would soon be able to reach deep into Russia — past Volgograd, Kazan, Samara, even beyond the Ural Mountains. To prevent that nightmare, he launched what the Kremlin euphemistically []

Vance believes Russia's offensive capabilities in war with Ukraine approaching zero

The Russians are now in a situation where their offensive operations are achieving almost nothing on the battlefield, while Ukraine's successes are helping to create the conditions needed to end the war.

Putin will never make peace in Ukraine because it will ‘ruin him’

Despite four grinding years and Ukraine now successfully smashing Russia’s energy infrastructure, Vladimir Putin has no interest in trying to end the war for one key reason, Sir Bill Browder tells Sam Kiley on the World of Trouble podcast

Putin Vows to Continue Russia’s Ukraine Offensive

President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia will continue its efforts to fully capture four Ukrainian regions, dismissing Ukraine’s recent proposal to ease hostilities in the ongoing war. In a televised interview, he emphasized the need to enhance Russia’s air defense to respond to increased Ukrainian drone attacks targeting its oil industry. Despite acknowledging fuel shortages [] The post Putin Vows to Continue Russia’s Ukraine Offensive appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Ukraine, l'Europe contre la paix ?

Plus de quatre ans après le début de l'offensive russe en Ukraine, aucun belligérant ne semble en mesure de l'emporter. Car ni l'un ni l'autre ne peut perdre cette guerre, dans laquelle ils ont englouti tant d'hommes et de moyens. Mais on ne fait pas la paix avec ses amis. Retrouver le chemin () / Ukraine, Russie, Diplomatie

‘Saving Kyiv Regime Is Not Our Plan’: Putin Rejects Ukraine Proposal To Limit Long-Range Strikes

Putin said Russia will press ahead with its goal of capturing four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he called a Ukrainian proposal to limit long-range strikes as part of a potential de-escalation. He claimed the plan would ease pressure on Kyiv’s forces and insisted Russia would not halt its offensive.

Saving the Kiev Regime Is Not Part of Our Plans — Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukraine's proposal to limit military operations to four regions, calling it a tactical move designed to redeploy troops amid a catastrophic personnel shortage, while also emphasizing that Russia's energy infrastructure is holding up well against Ukrainian strikes.

Putin says Russia will press on with front-line campaign

President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that Russia will press ahead with its battlefield aim of fully capturing four Ukrainian regions, rejecting what he said was a new proposal by Ukraine to rein in hostilities in the more than four-year-old war. Putin, speaking to a Russian state ‌television interviewer, also said Russia needed to boost its air defense capacity to counter intensified Ukrainian drone attacks aimed mainly at its oil industry. He said Russia was coping well in tackling fuel supply

False flags and a war of nerves. Russia is too weak to fight Nato militarily. But it can attack in other ways

Russia is too weak militarily to invade any Nato country. It is building some military infrastructure, notably on the border with Finland, but it has no soldiers to put there. Whatever Russia is planning is in a different domain, a war of nerves, aimed at our brains, not our territory.

Russia ground forward 2.9 km a day this year. Its big prize is one ruined city

Russia's first strategic win of the year is a ruined city—and Ukraine's drone-centric defense may not miss it the way it once would have.

Is Putin Misleading Trump?

"Putin is trying to MISINFORM Trump." Ukrainian MP Kira Rudik says Russia has no intention of ending the war and is using false promises to delay stronger US pressure.

Putin Dismisses Ukraine's Offer: Russia Won't Pause Long-Range Strikes | Dawn News English

Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected Ukraine's proposal for a mutual halt to long-range strikes, arguing that it would distract from Moscow's military objectives. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dawn News English is your window into the latest news, insight, and features from South Asia and beyond. Website: www.dawn.com Official Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Twitter: https://x.com/dawnnewsenglish Official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dawnnewsenglish #russiaukrainewar #geopolitics #internationalrelations #globalsecurity #peacetalks #militarystrategy #europeansecurity #worldnews #Ukraine #russia #news #latestnews #dawnnewsenglish #dawnnews

Putin vowed to demilitarize Ukraine. Instead, he created a major military power.

When Putin launched the full-scale invasion in 2022, he identified the “demilitarization” of Ukraine as one his two primary war aims. It is now clear that he has failed in the most spectacular fashion imaginable, writes Peter Dickinson. The post Putin vowed to demilitarize Ukraine. Instead, he created a major military power. appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Midrange drones are reshaping the battlefield for Ukraine

By repeatedly striking the highways that carry fuel, ammunition and reinforcements, Ukrainian commanders say they have stalled Russian advances and enabled Ukrainian counterattacks and strikes into illegally annexed Crimea to isolate the peninsula from the mainland. (AP video Srdjan Nedeljkovic and Dmytro Zhyhinas) #drone #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #news Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

JUST IN: 🇷🇺 President Putin says the West has failed to inflict a "strategic defeat"

JUST IN: President Putin says the West has failed to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.@BRICSNews

Ukraine Denies Russian Capture of Key Eastern City Kostiantynivka

Russia's military told Putin that its forces had taken control of the city, a strategic target that Moscow has long sought in its advance through the Donetsk region.

Ukraine says it sees ‘concrete results’ on bolstering air defenses at NATO summit

Foreign minister says proposals Ukraine has today are ‘certainly a chance for Putin to end this war and actually avoid collapse’

Latvia warns that Russia is planning hybrid attacks on the Baltics and Poland but says full-scale war is not imminent

Latvia’s intelligence service has warned that Russia is planning “military provocations” against the Baltic states and Poland aimed at pressuring NATO into abandoning its support for Ukraine.

Russia says it has taken five villages in Ukraine

Russia's defence ministry claims to have captured five villages in Ukraine's eastern regions, including four in Kharkiv and one in Donetsk. However, Ukraine's President Zelensky vehemently denies Russia's assertion of taking the strategically vital city of Kostiantynivka, calling it another fabrication. This city is crucial for Ukraine's defence line in the industrial Donetsk region, and its capture would significantly aid Russia's northern advance.

Putin Calls Konstantinovka Capture ‘First Stage,’ Vows Drive Toward Full Control of Donetsk

Vladimir Putin called Russia's seizure of Konstantinovka an 'excellent result' and the 'first, but very important, stage' in destroying Ukrainian Armed Forces formations in Donetsk — a declaration that names Kramatorsk and Slaviansk as the next objectives in an explicitly stated drive to capture all of the region.

West trying to destabilize Russia, unable to beat it on battlefield – Putin (VIDEO)

The West is trying to destabilize Russia from inside, unable to beat it on the battlefield, President Vladimir Putin has said Read Full Article at RT.com

As State Duma elections near, Putin claims West seeks to politically destabilize Russia

Speaking at a congress of the ruling United Russia party, Putin said the West had failed to defeat Russia on the battlefield and was therefore trying to stir up the political situation and sow internal unrest.

Ukraine's drone campaign turning Russia's oil system into new frontline

The escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has taken a highly destructive turn along the frontlines and border zones, shifting the focus of tactical strikes heavily onto retail energy networks. In recent months, Russian forces have initiated a systematic campaign targeting civilian petrol stations within a 30 to 50-kilometer radius of the Ukrainian border. Utilizing a combination of kamikaze drones, heavy artillery, and precision guided missiles, these strikes have left hundreds of local distribution points in ruins across regions like Kharkiv, Sumy, and Chernihiv.

Russia going through a difficult period, Putin says

Russian ‌President Vladimir Putin says Russia ‌is going through a difficult period but that it ‌has ‌taught the country ​much amid the Ukraine war.

Russia claims it captured the strategic key Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka

Russian forces have claimed capture of Kostiantynivka in eastern Ukraine's Donetsk region after roughly a nine-month battle. The city sits within Ukraine's "fortress belt," a defensive network of cities forming Donbas's main defensive line. Ukrainian officials denied the city fell. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile

The Kyle Anzalone Show guest Scott Horton: How Evil Is the American Empire?

Putin says Russia is in a “challenging period,” but the more revealing question is what comes next when a war stops feeling like a crisis and starts running on autopilot. We unpack why Russia can look simultaneously steady and stuck: not prone to emotional swings, yet still locked into a slow, costly grind where drone []

If Russia has no fleet providing security, it will not exist — Kremlin aide

Nikolay Patrushev also said that Russia needs a strong merchant fleet

Lavrov: Russia No Longer Trusts Western Calls for Ukraine Peace Talks

Russia will no longer trust statements by Western countries about their desire to negotiate a settlement to the conflict in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. We will no longer believe the West when it says it wants negotiated solutions. That reserve of goodwill and hope has been exhausted completely, the diplomat said. Lavrov Accuses the West of Imitating Peace Efforts The minister also accused Western countries of merely imitating a desire for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. According to him, European states have moved away from discussing negotiations and have instead begun issuing open ultimatums to Russia.

Ukraine Drone Escalation Will Not Lead to Peace: Peskov

NATO’s aggressive stance forces Russia to strengthen its capabilities. On Thursday, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that the current escalation of Ukrainian long-range drone attacks against Russia could bring about the end of the war. RELATED: Russians to Compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics Games “Rather, we see that []