🇷🇺🇺🇦 Discussion: Relations with Russia and the war in Ukraine

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Dmitry Medvedev says editors of the Times are ‘legitimate military targets’

Former Russian president’s Telegram post follows paper’s editorial about assassination of a Russian general

www.theguardian.com

 

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This should be frightening to everyone.

 

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Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

www.theguardian.com

 

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A string of assassinations, a faltering economy, a shortage of workers: the pressure on Putin is ratcheting up | Olga Chyzh

A vacuum among his generals is the last thing the president needs. He will be holding his breath for Trump’s inauguration, says political researcher Olga Chyzh

www.theguardian.com

 

[MagnarTheGreat]

 

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Ukraine war briefing: Russia accused of large-scale cyber-attack on Ukrainian authorities

Ukrainian deputy PM says some ministry of justice systems have been taken offline; Putin says he’s ready to meet Trump for peace talks. What we know on day 1,031

www.theguardian.com

 

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Vladimir Putin: I am ready to talk to Trump over Ukraine

The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump, who he said he had not spoken to for years

www.independent.co.uk

 

[Mani-Man]

Putin claims Ukraine war has made Russia ‘much stronger’

Russian leader largely upbeat in year-end phone-in, calling Zelenskyy illegitimate and suggesting US missile ‘duel’

www.theguardian.com

The childish lies of that man, bore me.
Unfortunately my parents believe this kind of nonsense.
Like, they have to lock away butter because people are so desperate...and the weirdo tries to claim russia is stronger?
Pathetic.

 

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Russia should have invaded Ukraine 'earlier' says Putin - as he addresses possible peace talks

In a wide-ranging address, the Russian president also mockingly challenged the US to a missiles "duel", sparking a furious response from Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

news.sky.com

 

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Russia bombards Kyiv with eight ballistic missiles day after Putin speech

Mayor accuses Moscow of ‘genocide’, saying latest strike shows Putin’s indifference to women and children

www.theguardian.com

 

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Vladimir Putin: I am ready to talk to Trump over Ukraine

The Russian president told one reporter he was ready to meet Donald Trump, who he said he had not spoken to for years

www.independent.co.uk

I wouldn't believe anything he says.

 

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US spending tens of millions of dollars maintaining seized Russian mega-yacht

U.S. must maintain yacht until the end of judicial dispute over seizure

www.independent.co.uk

 

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What if Russia wins in Ukraine? We can already see the shadows of a dark 2025 | Timothy Garton Ash

Instability is growing, Putin’s hybrid war in Europe is heating up and for fear of escalation we have encouraged global nuclear proliferation, says Guardian columnist Timothy Garton Ash

www.theguardian.com

 

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy tells Ukraine’s diplomats to fight for Nato membership

Comments come after Vladimir Putin threatens ‘more destruction’ in response to Kazan drone attack

www.theguardian.com

 

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With Assad’s fall, Putin’s dream of world domination is turning into a nightmare | Peter Pomerantsev

Complaints about the president are growing among Russian military and business leaders. Now is the time for the west to turn up the heat

www.theguardian.com

 

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A notorious ransomware group demanded millions from Fulton County. The official in charge refused to pay.

The Russian-based ransomware syndicate LockBit took responsibility for the cyberattack, which temporarily crippled the Georgia county's online infrastructure.

www.cbsnews.com

 

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A Newly Declassified Document Suggests Things With Russia Could Have Turned Out Very Differently

This remarkably prescient document holds several lessons about how to run foreign policy.

slate.com

 

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Ukraine hit in 'massive missile attack' on Christmas Day, authorities say

Russian missile strikes on energy infrastructure across regions of Ukraine killed at least one person and injured at least 20 more early on Christmas Day, local authorities say.

www.abc.net.au

 

[squeekness]

Merry Christmas.

 

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Ukraine war briefing: North Korean troops yet to make major impact on fighting, says Ukraine military intelligence

Missile strike targets residential building in Kryvyi Rih; Christmas celebrations across Ukraine shrouded in grief. What we know on day 1,036

www.theguardian.com

 

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Finland-Estonia power cable hit in latest Baltic Sea incident

The Finnish electricity grid’s head of operations says sabotage can’t be ruled out

www.google.com

 

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