- Putin announces plan to strengthen cooperation with Chinese armed forces (theguardian.com)Putin, unaccustomed to losing, is increasingly isolated as war falters (washingtonpost.com)Exiled chief rabbi says Jews should leave Russia while they can (theguardian.com)Xi and Putin Meet Again, Two Strongmen in a Weak Moment (nytimes.com)Russian missile strikes across Ukraine hit key infrastructure (nydailynews.com)Analysis: Zelensky came to thank the U.S. for supporting Ukraine. It is Americans who should thank him. (theatlantic.com)
- Putin arrives in Belarus for talks with Lukashenko; air raid alerts across Kyiv and most of Ukraine (theguardian.com)Russia in retreat: Rapid fall of key Ukrainian city Kherson leaves unanswered questions (nydailynews.com)Ukraine Warns of New Offensive (nytimes.com)
- Putin Skips Annual News Conference, Avoiding Possible Questions on War (nytimes.com)
- Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling (washingtonpost.com)
- Putin Admits Difficulties in Occupied Ukrainian Areas; Zelensky Visits Frontline City (nytimes.com)‘We were allowed to be slaughtered’: calls by Russian forces intercepted (theguardian.com)
- Putin meets Russian generals as reports of offensive in Ukraine grow (bbc.com)Kyiv ‘preparing’ for Russia to invade from north, says commander (theguardian.com)A “walk in the park” became a catastrophe for Russia (nytimes.com)
- Nobel Peace Prize: Russian laureate ‘told to turn down award’ but defied Putin anyway (bbc.com)
- Paranoid Putin Orders Intensified Hunt for ‘Traitors, Spies, Saboteurs’ (themoscowtimes.com)Billionaire Oleg Deripaska’s Sochi hotel complex seized after Russian court order (chof360.com)
- Ukraine army chief warns Russia preparing for new Kyiv attack as Putin seeks new economic ties (theguardian.com)The Infrared Hunt for Russian Troops in the Battle for Bakhmut (nytimes.com)An Alternate Reality: How Russia’s State TV Spins the Ukraine War (nytimes.com)
- Putin Repeats Unsubstantiated Ukraine ‘Dirty Bomb’ Claim, Adding to Concerns Over Escalation (nytimes.com)Putin watches first Russian nuclear drill since invasion of Ukraine (bbc.com)Shunned by the West, Russia and Myanmar Form a Partnership of Unequals (nytimes.com)
