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The article focuses on Russian President Vladimir Putin's use of early medieval history to justify his policies, particularly his view of the historical unity of Russians, Ukrainians, and Belarusians, grounded in their shared descent from "Ancient Rus" and their Orthodox faith. It explores how Putin's interpretation of history shapes his approach to Ukraine. The article also discusses the historical context and nationalist traditions that influence Putin's perspective.

The article focuses on the Pentagon's assessment of Russia's chances of success in its invasion of Ukraine, with one of the military's top officials offering a bold assessment of the Kremlin's dismal chances. The topics discussed in the relative strengthening of Ukraine's resistance and of the blocs that support it, Putin's hope for Ukraine's loss, and the devastating bottom line for the Russian army.

They were out of harm's way but the Dmitriievs were just beginning their struggle to afford life in the United States - a struggle that ultimately burned through most of Dmitriiev's life savings. Dmitriiev, a 27-year-old tech worker, and his wife, Kseniia, were in Kharkiv, Ukraine, about a 20-minute drive from the Russian border, which President Vladimir Putin's troops were rapidly crossing. Duniakov and Hudzenko arrived in the U.S. with considerably less savings than the Dmitriievs - in total, they had between $3,000 and $4,000. [Extracted from the article]

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And Biden has mere weeks to give the Ukrainians the resources they need to fight. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

By Paul D. Shinkman|July 19, 2023, at 11:05 a.m. Several new indicators this week show just how isolated Russian President Vladimir Putin has become since his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine a year and a half ago. The Kremlin and Russian civilians alike are still reeling from the devastating explosion on Monday at the Kerch Strait bridge, which served as the only reliable means of transportation between mainland Russia and the Crimean Peninsula it occupies - and on to Russian military fighting positions in southern and eastern Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

Dwindling military resources and a dearth of new targets have left Russian President Vladimir Putin struggling to respond to a rise of troubling drone attacks on Moscow. She declined to comment on the specifics of the drone strikes on Moscow, Saying only that they have "devastated civilian areas as Russia continues its brutal attacks - its brutal attacks against the people of Ukraine.". [Extracted from the article]

Not even Russia's subsequent annexation of Crimea and the eight-year separatist insurgency in the Donbas region could fully overcome the historical divisions in Ukraine's conflicting pulls toward democratic Europe and autocratic Russia. But if Ukraine can push Russia back at least to the February 24 borders, deplete Putin's military machine, keep Russia sanctioned and isolated, avoid a split in NATO, and retain the support of Western publics, then the idea that human life and freedom have value will be strengthened everywhere. The idea of a nation that includes all of its citizens as equals directly threatens Putin's Russia - as a model of a post-Soviet democracy, a challenge to Russian imperialism, and a refutation of the "neo-Nazi" charge with which Putin justified his invasion. Feature I had no business going to Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

The US, Japan, and South Korea have strongly condemned the deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, viewing it as a threat to stability. The condemnation comes after Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un reached an agreement to defend each other in case of attack. The US and its Asian allies believe that this cooperation is aiding Putin's war on Ukraine by transferring munitions from North Korea. The joint statement emphasizes the importance of maintaining peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and supporting Ukraine's fight for freedom and independence. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses why Vladimir Putin and the West misunderstood Ukraine in the recent war. Topics include Putin never considered Ukraine as sovereign state and he hoped that Western powers would exert pressure on Ukraine to implement the Minsk Agreements in favor of Russia; Putin also assumed that invasion would create material fissures among Western countries; and Ukraine stated the requirement of security guarantees from nuclear powers West and NATO, which have been declined so far.

The article focuses on the headline of an article by Sherelle Jacobs in the London Daily Telegraph back in March, 2022 when the Russo-Ukrainian war was entering its second month. Topics include considered that "True evil" was a metonym for Vladimir Putin's Russia as her idea was a variation on one that was appearing elsewhere in the British press at about that time.

The article focuses on war waged by Russia's Vladimir Putin finally came up against determined opposition after a decade during which it encountered little resistance. It mentions Ukrainians taking up arms in defiance of the country's invaders or finding refuge in the arms of welcoming neighbors and onslaught of disinformation that has come close to destroying the values. It also mentions disinformation as a weapon of war is inextricably entangled with the story of Russia and Ukraine.

The Group of Seven (G-7) leaders, including President Joe Biden, held a videoconference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to express their support as Russia's war against Ukraine enters its third year. The leaders pledged to increase security assistance to Ukraine, help meet its financing needs, and assist other countries affected by Russia's war. They also praised additional aid promised by the European Union, Japan, and Canada. However, concerns remain about the sustained commitment to aiding Ukraine, as Biden's request for additional assistance is stalled in Congress and there are fears about the future of US assistance due to the upcoming presidential election. The G-7 leaders also discussed imposing fresh sanctions on Russia and holding those responsible for the death of Russian dissident Alexey Navalny accountable. [Extracted from the article]

The US is considering using $300 billion in frozen Russian state assets to aid in the reconstruction of Ukraine, according to a top US Treasury official. The assets were frozen during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The US and its allies have discussed implementing a windfall tax in Europe to use the profits from the assets for Ukraine's rebuilding efforts. The White House is also supporting efforts in Congress to amend US law to allow for the seizure of these assets. [Extracted from the article]

Hungary ratified the Rome Statute of the ICC in 2001, during Orban's first term as premier. (Bloomberg) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban became the first European Union premier to meet with President Vladimir Putin since an international warrant was issued against the Russian leader over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban became the first European Union leader to meet with President Vladimir Putin since an international warrant was issued against the Russian leader over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The meeting took place at a precarious time for Orban, days after an election in Poland appeared to oust his main nationalist ally in the EU, threatening Hungary with further isolation in the world's largest trading bloc. [Extracted from the article]

Vladimir Putin has been accused of war crimes for allegedly abducting thousands of Ukrainian children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Bloomberg) -- No breakthrough was apparent as heads of state and senior officials from seven African countries met on Saturday with President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, a day after their talks in Kyiv with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Putin rebutted many of the proposals, and claimed Ukraine had withdrawn from talks with Russia last year on its own initiative. [Extracted from the article]

Ukraine's Allies Call Destruction of Dam a "War Crime" (Bloomberg) -- Germany blamed Russian President Vladimir Putin for the destruction of the Kakhova dam in Ukraine, and was joined by other European NATO members in denouncing it as a "war crime." Putin ordered his emergency situations minister to organize work to help people and eliminate consequences of the disaster, the Interfax news service reported, citing Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. [Extracted from the article]

Interview with Bernard-Henri Levy about his new film Slava Ukraini and Russia's war in Ukraine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Putin says that the four Ukrainian regions are now part of Russia after their illegal annexations and that the local populations are loyal to Moscow. (Bloomberg) -- Behind the front lines of the war, Russian forces are trying to ensure that the territory they have captured can never be integrated into Ukraine again, according to European intelligence officials. Kremlin officials have denied that Russian forces have perpetrated any human rights abuses in Ukraine while Putin himself has argued that there is no such thing as a Ukrainian national identity. [Extracted from the article]

Kremlin officials have denied that Russian forces have perpetrated any human rights abuses in Ukraine while Putin himself has argued that there is no such thing as a Ukrainian national identity. (Bloomberg) -- Behind the front lines of the war, Russian forces are trying to ensure that the territory they have captured can never be integrated into Ukraine again, according to European intelligence officials. [Extracted from the article]

'I thought about what taxes I would have paid in Russia to go through with this war, to kill Ukrainian children and their parents', says Vladimir Pertsov, who was on vacation with his family in Germany when the mobilization was announced. In Germany, Russian deserters are recognized as refugees on a case-by- case basis, while in the Balkans and Poland, draft- evaders holding visitor visas have been turned away at the border. Not welcome here After Vladimir Putin announced the mobilization of Russia's reservist troops in September 2022, tens of thousands of men who were due to be drafted left the country. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Vladimir Putin said Russia is preparing to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a confrontation with the US and its allies. Ukraine's foreign ministry on Sunday called the move "another provocative step of the criminal Putin regime" and asked for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. [Extracted from the article]

Ukraine's foreign ministry on Sunday called the move "another provocative step of the criminal Putin regime" and asked for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council. (Bloomberg) -- Vladimir Putin said Russia is preparing to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, escalating a confrontation with the US and its allies. [Extracted from the article]

Read More: Putin Faces War-Crime Warrant Issued by International Court "It's a lie that Hungary vetoed an EU statement on the ICC case", Foreign Ministry spokesman Mate Paczolay told Bloomberg. (Bloomberg) -- Hungary blocked European Union member states from issuing a joint statement about an international arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to people familiar with the matter. [Extracted from the article]

President Vladimir Putin flew into the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in Donetsk. Although Tokayev asked President Vladimir Putin for help to crush those protests, he hasn't backed Russia in its war with Ukraine in return - looking instead to strengthen ties to the European Union. [Extracted from the article]

The ICC said the Russian president is allegedly responsible for the "unlawful" deportation of Ukrainian children. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Support for Ukraine "Will Endure": Biden (11:15 a.m.) In a series of tweets, Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was "dead wrong" when he assumed that "Ukraine was weak and the West was divided." (Bloomberg) -- US President Joe Biden made a surprise trip to Kyiv and met with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the highest-profile visit to the capital since Russia invaded its neighbor and a strong show of support for Zelenskiy's government ahead of the war's one-year mark on Friday. [Extracted from the article]