It will all end in flames

Aug 28 from https://meduza.io/en

Ukrainian drone sparks forest fire just six miles from Putin’s Black Sea ‘palace’ — Meduza

Smoke from the forest fire near Putin’s Gelendzhik palace. August 28, 2025. Russian Emergencies Ministry / TASS / Profimedia Debris from a crashed Ukrainian drone sparked a forest fire on Wednesday night roughly 10 kilometers (six miles) from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s seaside mansion on the Black Sea coast, officials said. The fire broke out between the village of Krinitsa and...

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Aug 19 from https://www.themoscowtimes.com/

Why Is Russia Still Bombarding Ukrainian Civilians?

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on May 29. However, Russia’s bombardment of Ukrainian civilians has continued despite ongoing peace talks involving the Kremlin. Hours ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s arrival at the White House, a Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Kharkiv killed seven civilians and wounded nearly two dozen others. U.S. President...

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Aug 05 from https://www.themoscowtimes.com/

Putin Is Aging and Nobody Wants to Do Anything About It

For more than two decades, Russian President Vladimir Putin has cultivated an image as a strong leader. Initially, he liked to portray himself as a tight-lipped intelligence officer who was restoring order in Russia following the upheaval of the 1990s. Then he pivoted to a more macho image, which was supposed to frighten off enemies. Either way, a carefully curated public persona has always...

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