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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he thinks the war with Ukraine is coming to an end as President Trump brokers a three-day ceasefire and prisoner exchange between both nations.
As Russia struggles in Ukraine and faces growing economic pressure, the Middle East conflict is unexpectedly creating new strategic opportunities for Vladimir Putin in Beijing.
It's getting harder for Kremlin officials to cast the war in Ukraine as something so distant that it doesn't affect the daily routines of Russian civilians.
The Russian leader is walking a tightrope: acknowledging public discontent while offering no indication that he might give up on his demands.
Some well-known analysts and journalists have detected a subtle change in the mood toward Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine, now well into its fifth year. There is a sense in Russian society, they write,
Vladimir Putin told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Wednesday that relations between their countries were at an “unprecedentedly high level”, as the two discussed wider economic cooperation and foreign issues.
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Putin using Africa as ‘purse’ for Ukraine war while US faces ‘intelligence black hole’: commander
U.S. Africa Command leader says Africa serves as Putin's purse, fueling Russia's war in Ukraine through resource extraction and recruitment networks.
Vladimir Putin landed in China on Tuesday to a warm welcome from his “dear friend” President Xi Jinping, but he arrived with the heavy burden of a war he increasingly seems unable to win.