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Three months into his war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin wants to restore Russian glory and protect his iron grip on power

Three months into his war, Vladimir Putin has learned the best way to protect power is to hang onto to it — at any price.

ABC News · May 23, 2022

Fleeing Putin’s Russia: Exiles search for new identity, but find new problems

TBLISI, Georgia — In the hilly, cobblestoned capital of the Black Sea country Georgia, a Russian IT worker made his latest of multiple attempts at what would normally be a mundane task: opening a bank account.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2022

The week in audio: the best podcasts on the conflict in Ukraine

There’s no shortage of excellent analysis of the Ukraine crisis, but there’s nothing to match the contributions of people at the sharp end of it

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2022