Tag: Putins

Doubling of arson attacks on Russian recruitment offices suggests lack of confidence in Putin’s promise not to mobilze further

An increase in attacks on Russian military enlistment offices likely suggests a lack of confidence in dictator Vladimir Putin’s promise not to announce second wave of mobilization, UK Defense Ministry’s intelligence update of Jan. 28 suggests. On Jan. 22, Russian authorities reported there had been 220 attacks on military enlistment offices since the war began […]

Russian occupation officials in Donetsk Oblast hand out humanitarian aid to people who join Putin’s United Russia party

Ukraine’s National Resistance Center has said that Russian officials in the occupied territories of Donetsk Oblast are promising humanitarian aid to elderly people in exchange for joining Russian President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party. Source: Ukraine’s National Resistance Center Quote: “The occupiers have created a humanitarian crisis in [the temporarily occupied territories], where people have […]

North Korean Missiles Face Reality Check on Putin’s Battlefield

(Bloomberg) — North Korea’s new arsenal of ballistic missiles are set for their first real-world test on the battlefield in Ukraine. But based on the success of US interceptor systems in that conflict, Kim Jong Un may be worried. Most Read from Bloomberg Burning through his stockpiles as the war in Ukraine nears the two-year […]

Putin’s petrodollars dry up as Arab-Russian cartel loses its grip

putin and mbs With Russian forces stuck in a stalemate on the frontlines in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin is facing a drain on the Kremlin coffers that threaten to sink his war machine. Russia’s oil and gas revenues have plummeted by 37pc in just one year, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency […]