The leader of Russia’s Wagner private army complained of a lack of ammunition being provided by Moscow, and warned the Russian front line could collapse if they retreat from Bakhmut.…
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Wagner chief says Russian army HQ has denied access, warns of frontline collapse if they retreat
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerThe founder of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force Yevgeny Prigozhin said on Monday that his representative had been denied access to the headquarters of Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine after…
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How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
by Joan Soldadoby Joan SoldadoAt about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call. After spending months building up a more than 100,000-strong invasion force on…
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Putinology: the art of analyzing the man in the Kremlin
As Russian President Vladimir Putin massed his military on Ukraine’s border in late 2021, many analysts doubted Putin would actually invade. But not Dmitri Alperovitch. “He was seeing Ukraine slip away…
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Russia at War: Bakhmut still holds
by Adan Siuranaby Adan SiuranaLondon, Brussels (14/2 – 17) Pu·to·ni·a /ˈpo͞otəˈnēə/ Pu·to·ni·an /ˈpo͞otəˈnēyən/ (Noun: A state of dictatorship under the self-illusion of recreating a status quo by force to impose an ideology on others)…
