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Vladimir Putin’s ship of fools is sinking fast. Will he take everyone down with him?

The scale of the Kremlin’s strategic failures in Ukraine is epic – and the exploded myth of Russian power may lead to the unravelling of the regime

The Guardian - UK

Russians confront new normal as annexation voting continues

Russians are adjusting to the reality of President Vladimir Putin’s sweeping mobilization even as authorities in four occupied Ukrainian regions continue annexation votes derided by Kyiv and its allies as shams.

Tribune News Service

Clive Crook: An off-ramp for Putin is repugnant but necessary

From the outset of Russia’s war on Ukraine, the crucial question hasn’t changed: Can Vladimir Putin be defeated at an acceptable cost? Despite all we now know about Russia’s military incompetence and the courage and skill of Ukraine’s forces, the answer is still uncertain.

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Expect dissent to rise as Putin’s call-up brings Ukraine war home to Russians

As men of fighting age flee the draft, observers say Kremlin should be more worried about mounting anger away from the cities

The Guardian - UK

Hal Brands: Take Putin’s nuclear threat seriously, but not too seriously

Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised anew the possibility he might use nuclear weapons against Ukraine to prevail in a conflict going sideways. The smart money says he won’t, because doing so — or otherwise expanding the conflict drastically — wouldn’t make a bad situation any better.

Tribune News Service

More than 730 detained in anti-mobilisation protests across Russia - rights group

More than 730 people were detained across Russia at protests against a mobilisation order on Saturday, a rights group said, three days after President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia's first military draft since World War Two for the conflict in Ukraine.

Reuters

Russians occupying Kharkiv region demanded personal data in return for food

Ukrainians in newly liberated Balakliia describe how their occupiers had been plotting the sham referendum on Moscow’s annexation

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‘Mother, Italian, Christian’: Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s far-right leader on the cusp of power

Giorgia Meloni has successfully rebranded her Brothers of Italy party as the country’s dominant conservative force, without fully expunging its post-fascist roots. Her right-wing coalition was on course to win a majority of seats after Sunday’s general election, making her the favourite to become Italy’s first female prime minister –…

France 24

Missile strikes on Ukrainian cities as call-up causes chaos in Russia

Fresh wave of protests on Saturday after Putin declares ‘partial mobilisation’ of civilian men

The Guardian - UK

Complaints about Russia's chaotic mobilisation grow louder

The strongly pro-Kremlin editor of Russia's state-run RT news channel expressed anger on Saturday that enlistment officers were sending call-up papers to the wrong men, as frustration about a military mobilisation grew.

Reuters

Nuclear attack would cause ‘political destruction for Russia’, says aid worker

Dimko Zhluktenko said he does not believe there will be a nuclear attack as there is no strategic advantage for Russian forces.

The Independent UK

Bungling Russian officials try to recruit the dead as conscripts turn to booze

One video shows a Russian conscript passed out in the grass near a runway while others stumble towards the plane, while in another a drunken group tries to have a punch-up as the bus waits for them

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin hires 'Butcher of Mariupol' and AXES favourite general in army shake-up

Vladimir Putin has finally had enough of deputy general Dmitry Bulgakov and replaced him to bring in the "Butcher of Mariupol" Mikhail Mizintsev

Daily Mirror

Italy elections: Campaigning is over. Now what?

Italians will vote on Sunday to elect a new parliament with a right-wing coalition tipped to form a solid majority.

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Vladimir Putin's generals could kill him if he tries to use nuclear weapon, claims expert

Professor Peter Duncan at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) said that Putin was "isolated from reality" and if he attempted to pull the nuclear trigger he would probably be killed

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: at least 730 protesters detained in Russia; Europe urged to accept Russians fleeing draft – as it happened

Arrests made in 32 cities at rallies against mobilisation; border crossings from Russia to Finland have doubled and 10km queue reported at frontier with Georgia

Tribune News Service

Putin’s conscripts won’t win his war, but they may drag it out

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s move to draft in 300,000 reservists to reinforce his troops in Ukraine is likely to extend the war rather than influence its outcome.

Evening Standard

Putin not bluffing about nuclear weapons, top EU official says

Top EU diplomat Josep Borrell warned that the war has reached a “dangerous moment” and Western nations to be on high alert

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The Independent UK

Why does Russia want to block Ukraine from joining Nato?

Vladimir Putin vehemently opposed to neighbouring state signing up to Western military alliance

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia maps: Where is the invasion taking place?

Vladimir Putin’s ‘special military operation’ has brought bloody warfare to cities of western neighbour

The Independent UK

How likely is it that Russia will launch a nuclear attack?

Vladimir Putin earlier this year placed the Kremlin’s strategic nuclear weapons forces on ‘high alert’

The Independent UK

Nationalised energy company could save households £4,400 in two years, analysis finds

Taxpayers missing out on up to £122bn of direct income as a result of privatised energy supply, TUC finds

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Putin’s bully pulpit – now open as Nukes R Us

News was being made Wednesday morning at Vladimir Putin’s bully pulpit (pardon my redundancy).

The Independent UK

Russians strike Ukraine as Kremlin-staged votes continue

Russian forces have launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continue in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow

WEKU

Giorgia Meloni may become Italy's 1st far-right leader since World War II

Far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni is favored to be voted in as Italy's next prime minister Sunday. Her Brothers of Italy party has roots in the neo-fascist movement that emerged after World War II.

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