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Russian defence chief keeps job despite Ukraine routs thanks to Putin

His army has made three humiliating retreats in Ukraine in the past year and nearly 200,000 of his men have been killed or wounded according to U.S. officials, but Russia's defence minister is still in a job thanks to President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

A year at war

Up to a million Russians have fled the country since the start of the war. But the beauty in new places doesn't lessen the heartbreak of leaving home.

ABC News

Wagner mercenary group will ‘decrease’ as prisoner recruitment ends, says boss

Kremlin is said to be pushing back against private army and curbing influence of Yevgeny Prighozin

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Rifts in Russian military command seen amid Ukraine fighting

As Russian troops wage a ferocious fight for control of strongholds in eastern Ukraine, a parallel battle is unfolding in the top echelons of military power in Moscow

The Independent UK

Putin orders a surprise 36-hour cease-fire for Orthodox Christmas

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his forces to cease fighting in Ukraine for 36 hours starting Friday at noon, Moscow time, but Kyiv quickly dismissed the move as a ploy, unlikely to slow a conflict that’s heading for its second year.

Tribune News Service

Ukraine stalemate sets stage for possible winter escalation

With the war in Ukraine grinding through its 10th month, both sides are locked in a stalemated battle of attrition, which could set the stage for a new round of escalation

The Independent UK

Putin ally joins tech giant Yandex

Moscow (AFP) - A long-time ally of President Vladimir Putin, Alexei Kudrin, said Monday he will be joining Yandex as the Kremlin seeks to tighten its grip on Russia's top technology giant.

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Why Putin is staying away from G20

Moscow (AFP) - The last time Russian President Vladimir Putin found himself isolated at a G20 summit was in 2014, soon after he seized Crimea -- and he was so shunned that he left early.

AFP

Putin ‘in no rush’ as Kherson retreat signals change of strategy

Russian leader has distanced himself from withdrawal decision but Kremlin appears keen to learn from mistakes

The Guardian - UK

Grain deal U-turn offers lesson in calling Vladimir Putin’s bluff

Russian leader has backed down in face of defiance, and move also shows Turkey’s growing influence

The Guardian - UK

Vladimir Putin is safe in power for now, but risks lie ahead, sources say

Vladimir Putin's grip on power in Russia remains firm despite military setbacks in Ukraine, a botched mobilisation, and political infighting, eight well-informed sources said, but some said that could change fast if total defeat beckoned.

Reuters

Putin, the leader dreaming of Russian grandeur at any cost

Moscow (AFP) - Restoring Russia to its rightful place among the world's great powers has obsessed President Vladimir Putin, whose offensive in Ukraine was to be the culmination of over 20 years of iron-willed leadership.

AFP

Kremlin attempts to calm Russian fury over chaotic mobilisation

Amid angry protests over the conscription of new recruits, a propaganda drive is seeking to deflect blame from Vladimir Putin

The Guardian - UK

Putin annexes four regions of Ukraine in major escalation of Russia’s war

Russian president signs ‘accession treaties’ at Kremlin in defiance of international law and US responds with sanctions

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Axios

Putin doubles down in Ukraine with biggest gamble yet

"He’s now staking his regime on this war."

The Independent UK

Cornered by war, Putin makes another nuclear threat

President Vladimir Putin says he won’t hesitate to use nuclear weapons to protect Russian territory, a threat that comes as Moscow is poised to annex swaths of Ukraine that Moscow has taken over after hastily called referendums there

Reuters

Russian council faces dissolution after call for Putin's removal

A group of St Petersburg local politicians who called for President Vladimir Putin to be sacked over the war in Ukraine faces the likely dissolution of their district council following a judge's ruling on Tuesday, one of the deputies said.

Benzinga

What Happens If Vladimir Putin Suddenly Dies Or Gets Ousted?

Rumors about the declining health of Russian President Vladimir Putin have been doing the rounds of the internet for a while now, amid the war with Ukraine.

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Al Jazeera

Russia post-Putin: What happens if the president suddenly dies?

PM Mishustin would become acting president and elections would be held.

Tribune News Service

Russia probes car bomb that killed daughter of Putin ideologist

The daughter of a prominent Moscow nationalist who advocated a “Russian World” ideology to justify expansion by the Kremlin, and who’d herself been sanctioned by the U.S. and U.K., was killed in a car bombing.

Foreign Policy

The Fall and Fall of Dmitry Medvedev

How the former Russian president went from geeky technocrat to deranged war hawk.

Radio France Internationale

Why Putin thinks he's winning the war and why the West is wrong about him

Does Russian President Vladimir Putin think he's losing the war in Ukraine? Does the West need to help him to save face? Does he risk a coup? Is he afraid of anti-war protests? Nothing of the sort, says Tatiana Stanovaya, founder of the Paris-based think tank R.Politik.

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Over Ukraine, Putin faces internal dissent for not going far or fast enough

Russian military bloggers, emboldened by the anonymity of platforms like Telegram, are fomenting rising opposition to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Russia-Ukraine: How will the war end?

What would a de-escalation or an end to the war look like, and what would it mean for the two countries?

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