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Peak Putin: Mind Games With The World, Escalation In Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a board meeting of the Federal Security Service.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a board meeting of the Federal Security Service, Moscow, March 2024. Sergei Guneyev/TASS/ZUMA

Celebrating his reelection and the 10th anniversary of the annexation of Crimea on Monday, Vladimir Putin showed that he is not backing down. And he signaled that he will redouble his efforts in the invasion of Ukraine as well as his psychological war with the West.

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What Is Putin’s Endgame In Odessa?

Photo of a shopping cart in a parking lot in Odessa with smoke in background
Smoke rises after one of the recent Russian attacks in Odessa. Nina Liashonok/Ukrinform via ZUMA

The timing and location of Russia’s latest attacks shows that the southern Ukrainian city is more important than ever to the Russian leader, for symbolic and strategic reasons.

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