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Putin wants US ‘recognition’ of Russian gains in Ukraine: Historian

Russian-British historian Sergey Radchenko talks to Al Jazeera about Moscow’s desire for status on the world stage.

Al Jazeera

On Ukraine’s third independence day at war, what does the future hold for its people? Our panel’s verdict

The Kursk offensive and Putin’s hubris give the country hope. But Ukrainians are under no illusion that peace will come soon, say Nataliya Gumenyuk and others

The Guardian - UK

Putin must explain how his war allowed Russia to be invaded – and offering locals £90 each won’t do it

He maintains a tyrant’s grip, but Ukraine’s incursion into Kursk throws further doubt on his claims about the ‘special operation’, writes academic Sergey Radchenko

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Why is Modi sucking up to Putin? It’s simple and cynical: China and oil

Building bridges to Russia plays to India’s strategic interest, which is to insert itself between Beijing and Moscow, says historian Sergey Radchenko

The Guardian - UK

Did Boris Johnson really sabotage peace talks between Russia and Ukraine? The reality is more complicated

A recent study shows the reasons the 2022 talks failed are more nuanced than critics suggest, says Emma Ashford of the Stimson Center, Washington DC

The Guardian - UK

As war engulfs Gaza, Putin sees a chance to regain some of Russia’s faded global stature

If it can retake its place at the high table of Middle Eastern politics, the Kremlin would be harking back to the Soviet Union’s superpower glory days, says historian Sergey Radchenko

The Guardian - UK

Putin’s reaching out to Kim Jong-un is a desperate move – and potentially a dangerous one

The reported meeting of the dictators reveals the threat of a return to old, cold war politics, says Sergey Radchenko of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

The Guardian - UK

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Russian saboteurs seek to hamper Putin’s war machine

Anti-Putin activists try to slow down Russia’s war in Ukraine and say they are willing to step up their violence.

Al Jazeera

Russia responds to Zelenskyy's visit by accusing the U.S. of a proxy war in Ukraine

The Kremlin said Thursday that the U.S. is fighting a proxy war with Russia "to the last Ukrainian." The U.S. is supplying Ukraine with another $1.85 billion in aid and an advanced air defense system.

WEKU

Analysis-Defeats in Ukraine stoke crisis for Vladimir Putin

President Vladimir Putin is grappling with the gravest domestic crisis of his 23-year rule: an increasingly public quarrel inside the Russian elite over who is to blame for the battlefield defeats in Ukraine.

Reuters

Putin’s mobilisation and the potential for a political fallout

Attempts to boost forces in Ukraine appear chaotic and have unleashed rare shows of criticism.

Al Jazeera

Putin rebuilds the Iron Curtain

"It's over. All the vestiges of liberalism will be purged."

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