NATO, Putin and US Intel

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US intel warns that Russian President Putin may authorise hybrid attacks on NATO territory to test Western resolve: Report
US intelligence suggests President Putin may authorize provocative actions on NATO territory. These actions could include hybrid operations and cyberattacks, testing NATO's cohesion. President Putin has accused Western nations of double standards and ineffective sanctions against Russia.

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US intel assesses Putin could launch attack aimed at testing NATO unity
Putin May Test NATO With Limited Attack, Report Warns
Ukraine war latest: 'Massive' strike on Odesa - as firefighters rescue residents from Kharkiv high-rise building
Russian missiles and drones have rained down on Kharkiv and Odesa overnight, as Ukraine suffers a shortage of air defence munitions.

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Russia strikes football stadium hours before major match as NATO attack warning issued
Russian attacks kill 4 in Kyiv and surrounding region as air defenses fall short
Fact check: Small boat deaths and fake image of Andy Burnham running
Talking about small boat crossings in the English Channel in a radio interview on Monday, Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf claimed that “almost 1%, one in 100, of people making this jou...

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Putin 'plotting attack on NATO state' to save face after Ukraine humiliation
Putin Could Strike NATO Allies To Test Bloc's Resolve, Say US Intel Reports
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President Putin signs Russia’s digital currency bill into law

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law the recently adopted “digital currency” bill that legalizes crypto transactions in his country. The long-awaited legislation, which establishes Russia’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for digital assets,
Foreign Affairs

After Putin

Putin will eventually leave office, whether by death, illness, or—against all observable inclinations—stepping aside. But what happens then is unclear. It could be a rushed passing of the guard, a chaotic power struggle among elites long denied the highest political offices,

Ukraine responds as Kazakh president Tokayev urges Putin to freeze the war in Ukraine

Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev urged Vladimir Putin in a face-to-face meeting to freeze the war in Ukraine and return to negotiations as "it is a shame, young people are dying". Ukrainian
CNBC

Putin in Beijing: 3 things Russia needs from China

Russian President Vladimir Putin is heading to China on Tuesday for talks. His two-day trip to Beijing comes hot on the heels of that of his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump's state visit. Russia will be looking for energy and trade deals with China, as well ...
Time

Putin, Following Trump, Visits the World’s Center Stage

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Opinion - Putin’s reign begins to crumble

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Vladimir Putin's Russian Federation is taking on water. Like the Titanic, it has struck an immovable object — in this case Ukraine — and it is sinking fast. The last ...
Chicago Tribune

Russian President Vladimir Putin rejects Ukrainian leader’s offer to meet, saying he sees ‘no point’ in it

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected a proposal by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a face-to-face meeting on the 4-year-old conflict, saying he sees “no point” in it. Thursday’s letter, the first ...
CNN

As NATO meets, Putin is weighing his options in Ukraine, and further afield

With your back to the wall, you don’t also bang your head into it. Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely in his most precarious position yet. But as NATO meets in Ankara this week, is this the moment he chooses truly to test the alliance? His war of ...
PBS

What Putin's rejection of Ukraine's call for talks means for efforts to end Russia's war

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy is accusing Russia of choosing war over peace, after Russian President Putin rejected his request for an in-person meeting. Putin spoke at an annual economic forum in St. Petersburg, a city on edge after several Ukrainian ...