Why a broken Russia is bad for the world

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

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

Marcus Kolga: Putin’s Russia is at a dead end — Canada must help Ukraine finish the job

Putin’s war has failed to erase Ukraine or break the west. Instead, it's exposed the weakness, corruption and fear of his regime

How “the Blob” Gaslighted Itself Into Thinking That Russia Is on the Brink of Collapse

Dan Storyev And how this is leading America’s Russia policy into dangerous places. The post How “the Blob” Gaslighted Itself Into Thinking That Russia Is on the Brink of Collapse appeared first on The Nation.

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.

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’s 11-Time-Zone War Just Backfired

Ukraine’s long-range strikes – reaching targets like Ufa, 930 miles from the front – are turning Russia’s size into a liability, argues Kyiv Post’s Jason Jay Smart. Refineries, factories, and rail links across Russia’s 11 time zones can’t all be defended, straining fuel supplies, weapons production, and air defense simultaneously. This exposes fuel shortages, recruitment problems, and mutiny talk, undercutting Putin’s promise of a contained war and revealing Moscow’s struggle to protect what its war machine depends on.

25 killed by Russian drone strike | 9 News Australia

Moscow says the deadly strike was an act of retaliation in the wake of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. #9News | Subscribe and 🔔: http://9Soci.al/KM6e50GjSK9 | Get more breaking news at nine.com.au FOLLOW 9News Australia ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/9News/ ► X: https://twitter.com/9NewsAUS ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9news/ ► TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@9news Join 9News for the latest in news and events that affect you in your local city, as well as news from across Australia and the world. #BREAKINGNEWS #9NEWS #AUSTRALIA

Russia too big for Europe to forget about it — Kremlin

Europe prefers to pay extra attention to Russia, Dmitry Peskov noted

Russia’s nuclear blackmail is not deterrence. A media scholar in Lviv calls it terror

The West keeps reading the Kremlin’s nuclear threats through a Cold War lens, Svitlana Matviyenko argues. The mistake, she says, is doing Russia’s work for it.

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.

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

Russians race to adapt cars to use LPG amid gasoline shortage

Russians are lining ‌up to adapt their cars to run on liquefied petroleum gas after Ukrainian attacks on refineries have created nationwide fuel shortages, increased gasoline prices and led to long lines at filling stations. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #world #Russia #Gasoline #LPG #car #RussiaUkraineWar #shortage Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4wuopAi 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on X: https://twitter.com/Reuters Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en

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 []

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

Putin’s ‘Explosive’ New Humiliation Is Leaked

Anastasia Barashkova/Pool via ReutersVladimir Putin could face a humiliating new setback as his war risks creating a banking crisis in Russia, according to a new report. The bloodthirsty Kremlin dictator launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. The “special military operation,” as he called it, has become a protracted war with stubborn Ukraine not bowing to Russia’s imperial ambitions. This protraction, of course, costs money—meaning Putin has created a bubble that could soon burst, a European state intelligence report seen ​by Reuters has warned. Read more at The Daily Beast.

Is Putin Running Out of Options?

"Putin is DESPERATE." Former US Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor says Russia is struggling on the battlefield as Ukraine continues striking military targets inside Russia.

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

Kremlin: Europe’s militarization concerns Russia

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 ‘will never make peace in Ukraine’ – Here’s the reason why

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, Bill Browder tells Sam Kiley on the ‘World of Trouble’ podcast

Opinion: Vladimir Putin Hasn't Looked This Desperate In Over 25 Years

As the Russian position weakens, there is possibility of a coup against Putin, for whom just too many things have gone wrong in the last four years.

Why is Putin suddenly under pressure? | The Economist

As Ukrainian strikes hit infrastructure deep inside Russia, discontent is building across Russian society. The Economist assesses what these challenges mean for Putin's future. #putin #russia #ukraine Read more: https://econ.st/4w8rEgH 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

[Photo] Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Director General of the Russian Export Cent [...]

Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Director General of the Russian Export Centre (REC, part of VEB.RF) Veronika NikishinaThe head of the REC reported on the recent growth of Russia's non-commodity, non-energy exports (which reached 1.7 trillion rubles in 2025), the promotion of the Made in Russia brand, the establishment of regional export support centres, and the development of stable partnerships with friendly nations.

🇷🇺🇺🇦⚡️ — The Russian troops are 8-9 km away from Slavyansk - Putin@Intelslava

— The Russian troops are 8-9 km away from Slavyansk - Putin@Intelslava

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.

‘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...

The Lack of Gasoline is Getting to Russians

The Lack of Gasoline is Getting to Russians

‘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