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Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages
Narrative Analysis: Name Calling
Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin has been backed into an embarrassing corner as Ukrainian drones strike deeper and deeper inside Russia.For several weeks, Ukraine has been launching waves of drone attacks into Russia, targeting cities such as Moscow and St. Petersburg and the country’s oil refineries, which are vital to funding the Kremlin’s invasion efforts.Until now, Ukraine’s drone strikes had been largely limited to targets within around 1,000 miles of Kyiv-controlled territory. However, on Monday, Ukraine was able to send drones to the Siberian city of Omsk, more than 2,000 miles from Kyiv, targeting Russia’s largest refinery and a crude distillation unit.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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TASS
· Jul 5, 2026
Europe's survival depends on East-West unity — Fico
The Slovak prime minister described the European narrative of confrontation with Russia as a defense mechanism of frightened countries
BizNews
· Jul 5, 2026
Ian Bremmer on BizNews: Why a frustrated Putin is the world's next big risk
Ian Bremmer on BizNews: Why a frustrated Putin is the world's next big risk
The Hill
· Jul 4, 2026
‘It is a crisis’: Putin under increasing pressure from Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning the blame...
Off The Press
· Jul 4, 2026
‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking rare heat at home for Ukraine quagmire
Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming under rare public criticism at home, a significant signal of how the pressures from the more than four-year war in Ukraine are hurting the country. Fuel shortages and rising inflation, high-profile attacks against Russian energy infrastructure and cities, and mounting military casualties are prompting prominent figures to start pinning []...Click to read more
Daily Mail
· Jul 5, 2026
Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable
Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable
Kyiv Post
· Jul 5, 2026
How Putin Will Fall – Part II: Chronicle of a Coming Coup
Vladimir Putin’s grip is eroding as Russia’s own security elites turn against him. Kremlin propagandist Colonel Khodarenok’s blunt TV critique signals the General Staff aligning with Chekist factions to remove a leader they see as cowardly and disastrous. Russia’s “vastness” has become a military liability.
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Related coverage for "Putin Faces Humiliating Dilemma as Domestic Crisis Rages": TASS — Europe's survival depends on East-West unity — Fico. BizNews — Ian Bremmer on BizNews: Why a frustrated Putin is the world's next big risk. The Hill — ‘It is a crisis’: Putin under increasing pressure from Ukraine war. Off The Press — ‘It is a crisis’: Putin taking rare heat at home for Ukraine quagmire. Daily Mail — Russia in meltdown: Empty petrol pumps, battlefield humiliation and warnings of an uprising as net closes in on scrambling Putin... amid warnings he may do the unthinkable. Kyiv Post — How Putin Will Fall – Part II: Chronicle of a Coming Coup