Following a short-lived uprising by mercenary forces that reportedly raised concerns for citizens regarding Putin’s capability to lead in the Ukraine war, Russian government troops retreated from the streets of Moscow on Sunday, while citizens gathered in parks and cafés.
The Wagner Group, led by chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, is reportedly moving north through Russian territory with the objective of ousting Russia’s military leadership in Moscow.
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that an accounting error made last month revealed that it overestimated the value of weapons sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion, more than double the purported true estimate.
Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that he has placed nuclear weapons in Belarus. He went on to explain that his reasoning for doing so was to send the West a reminder that it could not strategically defeat Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was on the offensive at an Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg by calling Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s Jewish roots into question.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has offered his “full support and solidarity” to Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to North Korean state media.
The New York Times reports that Ukraine soldiers wear Nazi insignia, confirming what the Russians have been saying, but the Biden administration has called it Russian propaganda.