Many who follow the development of the situation in Bakhmut have a reasonable question – why are the Armed Forces of Ukraine fiercely defending the city, whose fate is predetermined? Bakhmut…
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Wagner chief warns of collapse of Russian front line if there is retreat from Bakhmut
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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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)…
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Russia’s Futile Attempt to Defeat Ukraine
After a year since it invaded Ukraine, now Russia is in the brink of massive loss. On February 7, 2023, Kyiv claimed that Russian forces have suffered their deadliest day so…
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Europe Moves To Capitalize On Russia’s Waning Influence In Central Asia
by Eric Alamedaby Eric AlamedaAs Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to drive a wedge through its relations with its Central Asian partners, top Western officials are beating a path through the region to forge closer alliances…
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Labour MP Calls For Extradition Of Mukhtar Ablyazov, The “World’s Richest Fraudster”
by Rio Spencerby Rio SpencerAs he fights extradition warrants from Russia, Ukraine, and his native Kazakhstan, the “world’s richest fraudster” – a tag he was given by The Evening Standard in December 2013 after…