Russia views sanctions as an attempt to crush its economy, and has said its ships must have free passage in the Baltic... For Michal, the only way for Europe to hope for a lasting peace with Russia is to have a strong military.
“Russian forces are sustaining significant battlefield losses at rates that are likely unsustainable in the medium- to long-term,” and Putin “has mismanaged Russia's economy, which ...
President Trump has leverage on Russia, too, if he chooses to use it ... As ever, the problem remains that neither Russia nor Ukraine is currently willing to accept each other’s minimum terms, to compromise enough to satisfy the other side.
Anna Wieslander, the director for northern Europe at the Atlantic Council, said in the middle of last year “we realised that this not in parallel to Russia’s efforts sustain its war economy, the shadow fleet is at the core of its whole system.”.
Russia’s message was clear ...The Guardian view on Russia-Ukraine talks ... Putin’s confidence is fuelled by Russia’s slow but steady gains on the battlefield, Europe’s faltering response, and a domestic economy increasingly geared for a long war.
In a notable shift in diplomatic tone, US Secretary of StateMarco Rubio has publicly expressed Washington’s impatience with protracted negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, urging both parties to produce concrete proposals toward ending the war.
... in Kazan, Russia ... The Afghan interim government has urged local and international organizations to invest in the country to strengthen the economy and generate employment opportunities.
Syria is shifting its currency printing to the UAE and Germany, aiming to reduce reliance on Russia and stabilize its economy. Syria’s new leadership is transitioning its currency printing operations from Russia to the UAE and Germany.
Russia’s Ministry of Defence said that its forces seized six settlements in eastern Ukraine over the past week ... Russia and Belarus are preparing a new, large military manoeuvre together, the Belarusian state agency BelTA reports ... Economy and trade.
'If Putin is serious about peace, Russia must agree to a full and immediate ceasefire, as Ukraine has done.' ... 'This would be crushing for Russia because they're having a hard time now with the economy, oil prices are low.'.
First Moscow-Kyiv talks in more than three years END within hours as Russia 'demands more land' ... 'This would be crushing for Russia because they're having a hard time now with the economy, oil prices are low.'.
Furthermore, reports of foreign election interference have recently spooked voters who are primarily concerned with issues such as the Russia-Ukraine war, immigration, abortion rights and the economy.
Re ... Re ... They do not ... Letters... Meanwhile, Trump takes credit for revoking the disastrous tariffs he instated, our economy roiling during this ongoing uncertainty. To try to paint Ukraine, not Russia, as the aggressor in their conflict, to foment the Jan.