Russia under unprecedented pressure from Western elites — Putin

West fails to defeat Russia on battlefield, attempts to destabilize nation futile — Putin

Russia is under rude and unprecedented pressure from Western elites, Putin said

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.

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 []

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

[Photo] Vladimir Putin held a traditional meeting with the top graduates of Russia's mili [...]

Vladimir Putin held a traditional meeting with the top graduates of Russia's military academies in the Grand Kremlin Palace's St George Hall I am confident that you will prove worthy of the high rank of Russian officer and do everything in your power to uphold the glorious traditions of our Armed Forces.I would like to stress the importance of continuing to study the achievements of military science and of growing professionally throughout your career. In the words of General Mikhail Dragomirov, our prominent military theorist, A leader dedicated to his calling <...> must continue to learn. Without knowledge, there can be no victory.

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 []

Putin Says Russia Rejects Western Attempts to Influence Sovereign Nations

Russian President Vladimir Putin has spoken out against what he described as Western attempts to interfere in the affairs of sovereign nations, arguing that Moscow rejects the principles underlying the so-called rules-based international order. Putin's message was delivered to participants of the Primakov Readings international forum and was read aloud by presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. According to the Russian leader, many countries increasingly question a global system that, in his view, allows powerful states to exert pressure on others and influence their political decisions.

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.

🇷🇺⚡️ — 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

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

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

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

‘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

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.

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

No Names, No Faces, No Phones: Secret Lives Of Ukraine's Shadow Drone Unit

The retaliatory attacks on Russian military sites and oil refineries they carry out have embarrassed President Vladimir Putin, who four years ago thought he could capture Kyiv in a matter of days.

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.

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.

Russia&#039;s historic collapse has begun PHOTO/VIDEO

Vladimir Putin is facing mounting pressure as Ukraine steps up its attacks on Russia's oil infrastructure, with refineries across the country shutting down due to damage and lengthy repair work.

The underground saboteurs who are wrecking Putin’s plans

Atesh is at the forefront of resistance in Russian-occupied Ukraine

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

‘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...

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.

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.

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

Furious Putin attempts to quell panic in Russia as Ukraine hits two dozen oil tankers on top as well as refineries in just one week

Furious Putin attempts to quell panic in Russia as Ukraine hits two dozen oil tankers on top as well as refineries in just one week

Russian President Putin acknowledges fuel supply problems | DW News

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged a "deficit" in fuel supplies, with shortages and long queues reported at petrol stations across the country. The situation follows a wave of Ukrainian drone strikes targeting oil refineries and energy infrastructure, which analysts say has disrupted production and forced authorities to impose export curbs and rationing measures in several regions. #dwnews #ukrainewar #putin 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

How the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska spawned the Kremlin’s myth of the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ — and why it collapsed

Putin’s meeting with Trump in August 2025 gave rise to a new term in the arsenal of Russian diplomacy and propaganda: the “spirit of Anchorage.” The claim was that during the Russian president’s visit to Alaska, Russia and the United States had reached certain agreements on peace in Ukraine — agreements that were directly shaping events on the front and in diplomacy. For a full year, Russian politicians and pro-Kremlin journalists insisted that following the “spirit of Anchorage” was the key to breaking the deadlock in peace talks. After Putin rejected Zelensky’s public peace proposal — and as a fuel crisis triggered by Ukrainian strikes intensified — it became definitively clear that the “spirit of Anchorage” had evaporated. Trump acknowledged as much, and within days so did Putin. Writing exclusively for Meduza, political scientist and researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs Sergejs Potapkins explains how the “spirit of Anchorage” came into being — and why it lasted as long as it did.

Putin hails capture of key city Konstantinovka as Zelenskyy condemns deadly Russian strikes across Ukraine

According to reports from Russia Today, the city, which served as a crucial pillar of the Sloviansk-Kramatorsk-Konstantinovka defensive agglomeration, had been transformed into a fortress over the decade following the 2014 Maidan events.

Russia Pulverizes Key Ukrainian Targets: Recruitment Hub, Arms Depot, and Refinery

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces also hammered a territorial recruitment center and weapons storage facilities in Kiev, in addition to an oil refinery in Kremenchug, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday

Could this man change Russia? | The Economist

Why is Russia’s top oligarch speaking out now? Andrey Melnichenko, one of Russia’s richest men, spoke to The Economist’s Russia editor, Arkady Ostrovsky, for almost 60 hours. Melnichenko lays out the pressures the country is under and how it needs to change. #russia #putin #ukraine Read more: bit.ly/4f6fQoj Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.st/3Mia0pz Download The Economist app: https://econ.st/4qdVVaA Follow us on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist

Opening shots of '40 day assault' on Russia as Putin suspected of Baltic plots

Desperate Russian leader Vladimir Putin suspected sabotage plots as Kyiv's Zelensky starts a 40 day campaign to cripple Russia's ability to continue wage war on Ukraine's civilians

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 []