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PUTIN

Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2022
Gunmen kill 11 at Russian military base in latest blow to Putin's war in Ukraine
An adviser to Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said the attackers were from Tajikistan and opened fire after an argument over religion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2022
Putin tried for years to stop his military from using Western parts — and mostly failed
Previously unreported assessments show a program with specific targets was put in place from 2019 to slash Russia's dependence on Western parts for its arsenal by 2025.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2022
Defiant Putin says Russia 'doing everything right' in Ukraine
The Russian leader said that 'for now' there was no need to continue the massive salvo of missiles that hit Ukrainian cities — several far from the front line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2022
Putin and all the king’s games
In an era of democratic erosion, we must study the tactics that enable authoritarians like Vladimir Putin to stay in power.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2022
Russia must not be allowed to escalate the war to victory
The reality is the conflict in Ukraine will likely worsen before it improves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2022
Putin’s response to Crimea bridge attack shows how much it hurt
The severe damage done to the Kerch bridge, a symbolic and logistically important link with Russia exposes a leader who is under pressure from all sides.
Japan Times
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 11, 2022
From 'football' to 'biscuits': how to launch U.S. nukes on the go
The president has no big red button to push and whatever he orders still has to filter through several sets of human beings before becoming reality.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2022
Ukraine vows to strengthen armed forces after fierce Russian airstrikes
Missiles hit targets across Ukraine on Monday morning, killing 14 people and injuring scores, as they tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2022
Xi Jinping and his radioactive friend from Russia
As Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares for an unprecedented third term, the growing desperation of Russian President Vladimir Putin should serve as a cautionary tale.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2022
Eight years of combat hardened Ukraine’s army into a fighting force
One key factor behind Kyiv's battlefield successes stands out: The very different ways in which two armies both with Soviet roots have learned to fight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2022
Russian divers to inspect damage to blast-hit Crimea bridge key to Moscow's war
While still unclear if the blast was deliberate, the timing of damage to such high-profile infrastructure could further cloud Kremlin messages that all is going according to plan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2022
Putin 'in a corner' with options narrowing
The question of 'off-ramps' — or decisions that allow the Russian leader to end the fighting without admitting defeat — continues to vex Western analysts, who see no good options.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Blunt criticism of Russian army signals new challenge for Putin
An official in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine suggested Russia's defense minister shoot himself over his army's failings, an unusually blunt rebuke of Kremlin leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022
Biden says Putin nuclear threats are real, warning he could spark ‘Armageddon’
Putin has renewed his nuclear threats as he announced the annexation of Ukrainian territory, some of which Russia doesn't control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2022
Russia’s war hawks are no longer marching in lockstep
The loss of the strategic city of Lyman to Ukrainian forces has prompted a level of finger-pointing among Putin's military partners that threatens his hold on power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2022
The Kremlin’s suicidal march to imperialism
The more apparent it is that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, the more forcefully President Vladimir Putin declares that it is not.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 4, 2022
In Putin’s nuclear brinksmanship, weapons leave room for warning
The threats are part of a broad attempt by the Kremlin to intimidate the U.S. and Europe into cutting support for Ukraine and forcing Kyiv into negotiations on Moscow's terms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022
In Washington, Putin’s nuclear threats stir growing alarm
For the first time since the Cuban missile crisis in October 1962, top government leaders in Moscow are making explicit nuclear threats and officials in Washington are gaming out scenarios.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 1, 2022
U.S. would know if Russia prepares nuclear strike, experts say
The United States would almost certainly discover ahead of time if Russia was preparing a nuclear strike on Ukraine, and Moscow might very well want it known, analysts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022
With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''

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