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Putin completely detached from reality of Ukraine war, relies on fabricated data

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin remains completely detached from the realities of his war in Ukraine and is unaware of the unfolding situation, investigative journalist Andrey Zakharov told Radio NV on June 4.

4 June, 12:15 PM

Kremlin's top state bank begins mass layoffs despite billions in state bailouts

Russia's key state development bank, VEB.RF, will reduce its budget and lay off 15% of its workforce by 2027, the bank's head Igor Shuvalov announced, The Moscow Times reported on June 3.

3 June, 01:27 PM

Putin insists Russia’s victory in sight, offers no timeline

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin reiterated his May 9 parade claim that the Russo–Ukrainian war is “approaching its end,” state propaganda agencies TASS and RIA Novosti reported on May 29.

29 May, 11:29 PM

Military industry cannibalizes Russia’s civilian economy, report says

Russia’s overheated military‑industrial sector is squeezing the civilian economy, the AP reported on May 29.

29 May, 10:39 PM

Russia makes seizing dissidents’ property easier

The Russian State Duma has approved a bill allowing authorities to seize the property of Russians who have left the country without a court order, independent outlet The Moscow Times reported on May 26.

26 May, 08:36 PM

Tension boils inside Kremlin as Putin's war considered huge error — The Telegraph

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has collapsed from a guaranteed multi-day victory march into a “gigantic geopolitical blunder,” UK historian and professor of Russian history Robert Service wrote in his column for The Telegraph on May 24.

25 May, 12:45 PM

Former SBU official: Lukashenko unlikely to order invasion of Ukraine

While self-proclaimed Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko remains in power, he will not cave to Russian pressure to order an invasion of Ukraine, retired Maj. Gen. Viktor Yahun, former deputy chief of Ukraine’s SBU security service, told NV Radio on May 18.

19 May, 03:17 AM

Moscow calls for renewed peace talks after deadly Kyiv strike

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow expects peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine to resume, according to Russia’s state news agency TASS on May 18.

18 May, 06:52 PM

Putin tells Russian elites war is nearing end, journalist suggests

When Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said the Russo–Ukrainian war is “moving toward an end” during his May 9 parade speech, he was likely assuaging Russian elites who are grumbling about the deteriorating economy, Russian journalist Mikhail Fishman told NV Radio on May 11.

11 May, 07:57 PM

Putin’s May 9 parade reveals failure in Ukraine — Politico

The Kremlin’s decision to scale down the annual Red Square Victory Day parade makes Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s strategic failure in Ukraine more apparent, Politico wrote on May 8.

9 May, 02:09 AM

Kremlin drafts limited peace deal pitch for its propaganda — report

The Kremlin in late winter 2026 began developing propaganda narratives to "sell" Russians on a negotiated peace with Ukraine despite few meaningful results and heavy troop losses, independent Russian outlet Dossier Center reported on May 7.

8 May, 03:34 AM

Kremlin tightens Putin’s security over 'threat from Ukraine'

The Kremlin will tighten security for Vladimir Putin ahead of May 9 due to a “terrorist threat from Ukraine,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on May 7, according to the Russian propaganda agency TASS.

7 May, 07:10 PM

International Federation of Journalists expels Russia's journalist union

The Union of Journalists of Russia has been expelled from the International Federation of Journalists, the IFJ's Congress voted at its 32nd congress, held in Paris from May 4–7, Ukraine's National Union of Journalists reported.

7 May, 06:45 PM

Kremlin demands parade truce but executes Ukrainian POWs and bombs civilians instead

Any truce or peace agreement must include reliable third-party monitoring mechanisms because the Russian military completely ignored Ukraine's declared ceasefire to continue bombing cities, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) wrote on May 6.

7 May, 11:33 AM

Moscow repeats threat of strikes on central Kyiv if May 9 parade is disrupted

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on May 6 issued new threats against Ukraine as Russian forces continued to violate a ceasefire declared by Kyiv.

7 May, 01:28 AM

Kremlin fears Shoigu-staged coup, intelligence suggests

According to reports from European intelligence services, a recent meeting convened by dictator Vladimir Putin turned into a two-hour argument among three of Russia’s top security officials, former Ukrainian MP and diplomat Roman Bezsmertnyi told NV Radio on May 6.

7 May, 12:37 AM

Moscow's grand military parade features zero tanks and maximum panic

What is still optimistically referred to as a "victory parade" is actively being prepared in Moscow, although the tank-free spectacle increasingly resembles a mandatory and deeply depressing corporate party at a failing state institution.

5 May, 01:41 PM

Moscow's internet is failing because of Putin's increasingly paranoid security measures

Moscow’s internet shutdowns may be caused by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s measures to tighten security amid heightened fears of an assassination attempt, the Financial Times wrote on May 4.

5 May, 09:51 AM

Putin tightens security as Kremlin weighs coup threat from Shoigu

The Kremlin sees Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu as a potential coup threat because of his continued influence over Russia’s military command, Russian investigative outlet Important Stories reported, citing an EU intelligence report.

4 May, 12:18 PM

Kremlin’s May 9 ceasefire offer meaningless, Ukrainian FM says

Ukraine did not receive any official proposal from Russia for a ceasefire on May 9, and Moscow’s statements are “another attempt to curry favor with the United States,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told reporters on May 1.

2 May, 12:27 AM

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