News about Ukraine, Russia

NEW: The Kremlin is pursuing a concerted effort to remove senior Russian defense officials and has likely expanded this effort to senior officers commanding Russian combat operations in Ukraine. 🧵(1/4) pic.twitter.com/WX5lWU9d8R

🤡 Putin's spokesman: there is no need for mobilization in Russia "We have a very active and ongoing recruitment of volunteer contractors, it goes daily. And the president has said repeatedly that, in the opinion of the military, there is no such need," Dmitry Peskov said. The… pic.twitter.com/kYnnwvFsOf

⚡️⚡️ Putin wants to "freeze" the war on the current front line The Kremlin is ready for "peace talks" if Russia retains the borders along the current front line, Reuters writes, citing four Russian sources. "Putin can fight as long as it takes, but Putin is also ready for a… pic.twitter.com/DglkYZgmLs

"Oleksandr Lytvynenko, Ukraine’s chief of national security and defence council, told the Financial Times that Russia recruited more than 385,000 soldiers last year." @polinaivanovva @ChristopherJM www.ft.com/content/ade7862b-050f-43c2-857c-b76fb05c9ff6?accessToken=zwAAAY-nCYfLkdOt54YrBQ9DwtOFfLdvsFyf9g.MEQCIHnm9q4w4h3Uo64XfTc0yvKwgYKkdWucLi3LjHZZreZwAiBsR3I-jaP722EU6tDwMEHjnGBxTzPuig2QIRRlkhR1cw&segmentId=e95a9ae7-622c-6235-5f87-51e412b47e97&shareType=enterprise&shareId=a9c4aeff-bc89-471c-99e6-cb66c7b25237 pic.twitter.com/06M6mul2MM