The election was devoid of any real opposition and manufactured by the Kremlin in an effort to demonstrate broad support for the war in Ukraine.

VLADIMIR Putin is set to expand Russia’s war with Ukraine across Europe using missiles and drones “hybrid” attacks – as well as mobilising 300,000 more men, spy chiefs

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Kyiv had used a range of missiles and drones in the attack to hit oil and logistics facilities.

Offering a grim assessment of Russia’s relations with the West, President Vladimir Putin pointedly warned European governments not to deploy any troops, including peacekeeping forces, to Ukraine, saying it would mean “war.”

Putin plans a draft surge and escalates military actions in Ukraine. Russia entering Druzkhivka by December 31, 2026 at 46.5% YES.

Russian strikes have set a shopping centre ablaze in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, while Moscow claims its forces struck a dry cargo ship carrying military supplies at the port of Chernomorsk in the Odesa region.

Ukraine launched strikes near Vladimir Putin’s seaside villa in the Black Sea resort of Sochi overnight, injuring five people.