By claiming to be in control at a pivotal moment, critics say, he can no longer pass any military failures off on others.
Tag: Putin, Vladimir V
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Ukraine Counteroffensive Is Grueling and Costly but Promising, U.S. Says
American and Ukrainian defense officials said the fight to dislodge dug-in Russian forces occupying southeastern Ukraine was expected to be brutal.
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Russia-China Bond Is Closely Watched, and Fraught
The shows of bonhomie between the two leaders reflect the bond between Russia and China, which could become more fraught as Russian dependence deepens.
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Russian Forces Strike Back Against Ukraine’s Counteroffensive
Russia attacked Ukrainian troops near villages in Ukraine’s south on the same day that Russian missiles killed at least 11 people and that President Vladimir V. Putin acknowledged some Russian losses.
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Fear and Mayhem as Russia’s War Comes Home
Attacks from Ukraine have killed at least a dozen Russian civilians and displaced thousands. But they have not fundamentally changed the calculus for Vladimir Putin.