Putin’s Spiraling Crisis Exposed by Russia’s Military Records

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Paranoid Putin, 73, Makes Major Move After Humiliating Attacks

Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty ImagesVladimir Putin has urgently recalled frontline defense systems to help fortify Moscow after a run of humiliating Ukrainian drone strikes on the Russian capital. The 73-year-old president has now had the gun-and-missile-launcher system set atop a massive oil refinery in the city, which provides for up to 40 percent of the capital’s fuel needs and, notably, sits less than 10 miles from his offices at the Kremlin, according to The Telegraph.His scramble to fortify Moscow follows a barrage of drone strikes on June 18—the largest of the war so far to hit the city—that reportedly ripped into the refinery and sent a silo cap spinning skyward.Read more at The Daily Beast.

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

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.

Putin’s Cuban Missile Crisis in Ukraine 

The parallels are more complicated.

Kremlin To Look Into "Strange" Video Appeal To Putin Alleging Army Torture

The viral video appeals to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran accusing Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers for not fulfilling suicidal orders.

Putin appears haggard and mis-states Russian advances (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,593)

Newly-surfaced battlefield maps and open-source intelligence comparisons expose how the Kremlin’s own briefings distort front lines for Vladimir Putin, even as Russian bloggers quietly concede his latest “liberation” claim is at least premature.

Russians’ trust in Putin falls to lowest level since start of war, FOM survey finds

Russians’ trust in President Vladimir Putin has fallen to 69, the lowest figure recorded since the start of the full-scale war, according to a survey by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM) conducted June 19–21 — shortly after the largest Ukrainian attack on Moscow.

🇷🇺⚡️ — Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplo [...]

— Reuters reports that in Moscow, hardliners are allegedly urging Putin to abandon diplomacy and escalate the conflict, including by launching nuclear strikes.They have previously called on the Kremlin leader to consider various harsh measures, up to the assassination of Zelensky and the use of tactical nuclear weapons.According to the same Reuters, the Kremlin is currently resisting calls to abandon negotiations and other radical proposals.In the West, it seems that they are seriously considering the statements of ex-generals who have been given a microphone to entertain them, who are completely detached from reality.@Intelslava

Zelensky threatens to 'bring the war home to Russia' as Ukraine strikes both sides of Kerch Strait

Kyiv's two-pronged attacks deep inside Russia are biting hard on Putin's war economy, effecting civilians as attacks on Kerch Strait threaten to cut-off the Kremlin's military within Ukraine

‘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

Moscow rebukes Seoul for anti-Russia moves, military drills near North Korea

A senior Moscow official criticized South Korea for aligning with the West in its “attacks” on Russia in a meeting with Seoul’s ambassador, accusing the ROK of stoking tensions in the DPRK and urging his country to end sanctions against Pyongyang. Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Rudenko, Moscow’s top diplomat overseeing Korean Peninsula affairs among other []

The West Is Preparing for War Against Russia: Putin

The Russian leader confirmed that his nation is modernizing its nuclear forces and weapons. On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin held a traditional meeting with the top graduates of Russia’s military academies. At the event, held in St. George’s Hall at the Grand Kremlin Palace, he once again denounced that Western countries are preparing to wage []

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

Putin wants Trump to believe that Russia is winning the war in Ukraine

PUTIN: WAR ‘PROGRESSING ACCORDING TO PLAN’: In a series of elaborately choreographed events over the past few days, Russian President Vladimir Putin attempted to change the narrative that Russia is reeling from Ukraine’s sustained deep drone strikes against Russian refineries and energy infrastructure and supply routes into occupied Crimea. In a staged video released by []

Kremlin to review viral video of soldier criticizing war | DW News

The Kremlin says it plans to look into a viral mutiny threat to President Vladimir Putin by a military veteran, who has accused Russian commanders in Ukraine of torturing and murdering soldiers. The post by veteran Alexander Lunin has received millions of views. #Putin #UkraineWar #Kremlin #DW News For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

Putin Has Lost the War in Ukraine

The only question is what the endgame will look like.

US president demands higher Nato defence budget

Russia's war on Ukraine has cost hundreds of thousands of lives, but as the conflict unfolds, both the Russian and US presidents have been placing pressure on Nato. Putin's war of choice has highlighted vulnerabilities within the alliance, while Trump keeps telling Europe to step up to the plate. Jon Brain reports.

Russia touts ‘war with NATO’ amid losses in Ukraine

As Russia faces challenges on the frontlines and at home, President Putin's backers decry Kyiv's Western allies.

Latvia’s intelligence service assesses Russian security risks to the Baltic states

Russia may carry out hybrid attacks in the short term, but the likelihood of a large-scale conventional Russian military attack against the Baltic states is currently very low, Latvia’s Constitution Protection Bureau (SAB) has concluded. According to the Latvian intelligence service, there is a possibility that Russia could launch hybrid attacks and provocations against the [] The post Latvia’s intelligence service assesses Russian security risks to the Baltic states appeared first on Baltic News Network.

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 []

Day 1,592 of WW3: Putin announces plans to continue strikes on Ukraine and expand a "security zone" in the Kharkiv and Sumy regions. What's another million casualties to him? This is your Saturday Ukraine conversation [News]

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Russian forces threaten linchpin of Ukraine's 'fortress belt'

Russia is grinding its way into Kostiantynivka, a key stronghold in Ukraine's eastern "fortress belt" long coveted by the Kremlin, even as its gains across the rest of the 1,200-km front line have largely stalled. #ukraine #russia #war #fortress #kostiantynivka

Washington paid victims of mystery Havana Syndrome nearly $3 million

Investigators traced Havana Syndrome cases to a Russian intelligence Unit.

Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless

Ballistic missiles are accounting for a growing share of Russia’s increasingly deadly attacks on Ukrainian cities, as Moscow unleashes a new bombing strategy seeking to exploit a global shortage of US-made Patriot air defense systems, writes Karlis Kuskevics. The post Putin escalates ballistic missile attacks as Patriot shortages leave Ukraine defenseless appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Belgian authorities detain 'disposable agent' suspected of sharing state secrets

46-year-old man is suspected of having passed state secrets to individuals connected to Russia

Russia Cleanses Its Spy Agencies

Putin’s intelligence services are being cleansed of non-Russians, a policy completely at odds with the agencies’ multiethnic histories. It is a risky move that may one day bring serious consequences to the regime.

Shadow over Ukraine: Why Kremlin escalates ahead of NATO Summit

The timing is difficult to dismiss as a coincidence. As NATO leaders prepare to gather in Türkiye to discuss the future of European security, Russia has launched one of its fiercest waves of attacks against Ukraine in recent months.

Ukraine’s Shortage of Patriot Missiles Leaves Kyiv Undefended

Russia’s nearly unimpeded strikes are the consequence of a global dearth of interceptors for the U.S.-made Patriot antimissile system.

Press review: Trump-Putin call as Russian troops advance while US-Russia OPCW talks fail

Top stories from the Russian press on Monday, July 6th

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

How Long Do Russian Soldiers Last on the Frontline in Ukraine? Not Long AT ALL

Ukraine Says Russian Intelligence Used Fake Support Texts to Steal Messaging Credentials

The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) said it, together with the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), uncovered a long-running campaign orchestrated by Russian intelligence services to break into the messaging accounts of government officials, military personnel, politicians, and activists in Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S. The systematic cyber attacks aimed at stealing sensitive