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OPINION: Vlad the Terrible
Going forward, Putin will try to consolidate his hold on power, change the optics to make himself look strong, crush Prigozhin, arrest his collaborators, blame the West, and watch his back.
July 2, 2023
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OPINION: Chaos May Be Coming to Russia
Russian history has shown that military defeat is the handmaiden of political change. Recent events could lead Russian soldiers to decide it’s better to surrender than die in a futile war.
July 1, 2023
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Kremlin Insists Putin Has 'Astounding' Support After Mutiny
Moscow has insisted that Putin's long rule has not been weakened after Wagner mercenaries marched hundreds of kilometres and captured military facilities in southern Russia.
June 30, 2023
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EU Fears 'Weaker Putin'
"A weaker Putin is a greater danger," EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said as he arrived for a Brussels summit.
June 29, 2023
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Real Putin Has Not Appeared in Public Since Wagner’s Mutiny – Ukrainian Intel
Since Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently visited Dagestan on June 28, even Russian bloggers have questioned if it was really him.
June 29, 2023
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OPINION: Russia’ Wasted Years under Vladimir Putin’s Leadership – From the Kursk Disaster to Prigozhin’s March on Moscow
For the Russian people, Vladimir Putin is a fundamentally flawed leader. One indication of Putin’s flaws is his inability to manage certainty or to avoid surprise, John R. Bryson writes.
June 29, 2023
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Putin Tells Troops in Kremlin They 'De Facto Stopped Civil War'
It was the latest in a series of addresses Putin has made after the rebellion, the most serious security threat in his more than two-decade rule.
June 27, 2023
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Putin's Post-Wagner Speech Causes Russian Internet to Erupt
Putin’s speech on Monday, in the aftermath of the Wagner mutiny, caused the Russian internet to explode. "His brain has metastasized” was one of the nicer comments.
June 27, 2023
Putin’s Worst Nightmare
Russia has moved rapidly to counteract the possibility that Western AI could locate Putin.
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