News about Russia

NEW: Putin articulated a theory of victory in Ukraine that assumes that Russian forces will be able to continue gradual advances indefinitely, prevent Ukraine from conducting successful operationally significant counteroffensive operations, and win a war of attrition. (🧵1/6) pic.twitter.com/lctz9eocDZ

NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to repackage long-standing, tired threats about direct confrontation with the West by claiming that Russia will provide long-range strike capabilities to unspecified actors for strikes against the West. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/vOztBCQnPL

To win a war of attrition against Ukrainian armed forces—that is #Russia’s most recent plan for continuing the war. It was stated by Vladimir #Putin during his speech in St. Petersburg, ISW reported.

Putin is running out of time to achieve a breakthrough in Ukraine - Bloomberg Russia's attempt to open a new front in the northeastern Kharkiv region seems to have reached a dead end without achieving its goal of creating a buffer zone along the border, the publication said. pic.twitter.com/21ZSttZivK