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The article offers a perspective on the desire behind Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's war in Ukraine for a wider civilizational conflict with the West. Focus is given on Putin's strategic use of war to unite Russians in the myths of nationalism. It discusses the rule of Puttin about the reconstitution of his imagined Russian world, built around the idea of Russian cultural and imperial sphere and Putinism, which combines Soviet nostalgia, Mafia capitalism and imperialist aggression.

The article reports on how Russian President Vladimir V. Putin is allegedly influencing African countries and making their leaders his loyalists. Also cited are how Russian diplomat Yevgeny Migunov negotiated with the Central African Republic court to abolish the constitutional restrictions on presidential terms to allow President Faustin-Archange Toudéra to remain in power indefinitely and the termination of court president Danièle Darlan for opposing the proposal.

The article presents updates on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, particularly the defiance of the defenders of the port city of Odesa that prevented the Russian forces from capturing it. Also cited are the reason why Russian President Vladimir V. Putin is obsessed of capturing Odesa and the claim by French Foreign Ministry secretary general François Delattre that controlling Odesa will allow the Russians to control the Black Sea.

The article reports on the public expression of conditioned willingness made by U.S. President Joe Biden to talk to Russian President Vladimir V. Putin in consultation with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies and a condition to end Russia's war in Ukraine. It shows the openness of President Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron to a negotiated settlement with Putin, the latter's support for the sovereignty of Ukraine, and U.S. support for French maritime deployments.

The article discusses Russian President Vladimir Putin's worst fears of division and rebellion, with tanks on the streets, even as the government has gone to great lengths to maintain an illusion of business as usual, the placid surface Russia has presented during the war with Ukraine.

The article reports on the decision of Russian President Vladimir Putin to recognize two separatist regions of Ukraine, Luhansk and Donetsk, as independent states and order his soldiers to enter them. Topics include U.S. President Joe Biden's comment on liberal democracy and autocratic systems, and how Putin shifted Ukrainian public opinion against Russia and toward the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the West.

The article reports on a statement issued by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin about his preparation to negotiate over the Russian security demands in Eastern Europe and the possibility of a war between Russia and Western countries in February 2022. Putin emphasized the significance of a meeting he held with French President Emmanuel Macron. It cites the ability of Putin to force the West to consider the Russian complaints about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).

The article offers information that the ominous televised speech delivered by Russian President Vladimir V. Putin on Wednesday 21 September, 2022 was much more than an attempt to reverse the direction of his sputtering war against Ukraine. It was tempting to change a war of aggression against a neighbour into a conflict over the protection of a threatened "motherland," a notion that appeals to Russians who have a strong sense of national pride.

The article reports on the reopening of the Odesa Opera in June 2022 amidst the barbaric Russian invasion of Ukraine, with a performance at the Opera Theater in Odesa, Ukraine.

The author discusses the challenges faced by the European Union following the support provided by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Russian President Vladimir Putin and to the British referendum.

The author discusses the challenges provided by the policy implemented by Russian President Vladimir Putin on the policy introduced by U.S. President Barack Obama in Syria which aims to fight terrorism.