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So sad. Swiss Nestlé and French Auchan and Leroy Merlin stayed in Russia after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and diligently paid taxes there to fund Russia's war efforts for 4 years. And now this...
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/18/8053993/

Putin seizes Russian assets of Auchan, Nestlé and Leroy Merlin
Russian ruler Vladimir Putin has signed a decree transferring the Russian assets of Auchan, Nestlé and the former Leroy Merlin chain to a newly established management company.

"When bad news is outlawed, reality becomes a surprise attack."
"Threatening subordinates hides technical failure from the dictator, not from the enemy."
"Putin is now trapped between mounting public exhaustion and a complete lack of viable paths to victory."
"A system engineered to punish bad news is a system engineered for catastrophic surprise."

Putin’s War Against Reality
Extreme internal coercion gives Vladimir Putin total short-term obedience at the price of operational reality and long-term defeat.

While President Trump is focused on Iran,
a propitious moment to be the peacemaker in the Russia-Ukraine war could be slipping away.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine have been clear in recent months that they want the United States to re-engage and start intensive negotiations to bring the fighting to an end.
They will not wait forever.
Putin continues to speak approvingly of Trump,
but some senior officials, as wel…

Opinion | Trump’s Chance for Peace in Ukraine Is Real. But It Won’t Last.
There’s a narrow chance for a Russia-Ukraine peace deal before things go south.

**Vladimir Putin prepares Russian draft surge, European hybrid attacks after Duma election** | The Jerusalem Post
https://www.jpost.com/international/internationalrussia-ukraine-war/article-909135

These are tricky times for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The “special military operation” he launched against Ukraine in 2022,
intended to last a few days until a puppet regime in Kyiv could be installed,
has now gone on longer than both the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany and all of World War I.
His forces have long ceased making significant gains on the battlefield;
some data even suggest that Russian forces lost territory in April and May.
What …

As the Tide Turns Against Putin, Beware the Drowning Man
Like a struggling swimmer, he may take desperate measures to stay afloat.

Vladimir Putin sours on Donald Trump over his latest Ukraine shift (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/e08ee46f-8460-456a-977f-a29cc2bda8ef
http://www.memeorandum.com/260623/p120#a260623p120

During his secret trip to Moscow earlier this week,
CIA Director John Ratcliffe proposed a trilateral meeting between
US President Donald Trump,
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
and Russian ruler Vladimir Putin
aimed at ending the war.
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/08…

CIA chief proposed summit involving Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin – Axios
CIA Director John Ratcliffe pitched a trilateral summit with Trump, Zelenskyy and Putin during his secret Moscow visit, Axios reports.

How Lindsey Graham, Eager to Serve Trump, Became a Useful Idiot for Putin – Mother Jones
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/07/lindsey-graham-vladimir-putin-donald-trump/

RE: #SlavaUkraini #ukraine #russiaUkraineWar #CanPoli #Cdnpoli #war #democracy

Unease deepens in Russia
as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes
The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to an intensifying campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks
reaching ever deeper into Russia,
hitting key arms production facilities,
destroying an ever-greater share of oil-refining capacity,
and causing fuel shortages across the country.

This week alone, swarms of Ukrainian drones hit oil facilities across Russia
as well as the VZPP-S semiconduct…

Unease deepens in Russia as Ukraine steps up long-range strikes
Experts said Vladimir Putin was unlikely to change course despite worsening fuel shortages and a sharp decline in the stock market.

Who else fits that description?
'Imperial obsession and reckless escalation: Vladimir Putin has never appeared so trapped by his fantasies'
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/07/09/imperial-obsession-and-reckless-escalation-vladimir-putin-has-never-appeared-so-trapped-by-his-fantasies_6755314_23.html

Cornered, Vladimir Putin plans to escalate his war (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/europe/2026/08/30/cornered-vladimir-putin-plans-to-escalate-his-war
http://www.memeorandum.com/260831/p52#a260831p52

Putin admits Ukrainian strikes driving Russian fuel shortages | Vladimir Putin | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/28/putin-admits-ukrainian-strikes-driving-russian-fuel-shortages

Ukrainian drone attacks on oil refineries plunge Russia into a summer fuel crisis | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/vladimir-putin-russia-moscow-irkutsk-dmitry-peskov-b3006362.html

"German intelligence has concluded that an explosive-laden drone was linked to Russia. Officials promise consequences."
What to know about Germany’s drone attack accusations against Russia | Vladimir Putin News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/2/what-to-know-about-germanys-drone-attack-accusations-against-russia?traffic_source=rss

"The Journal's editorial board slammed the Trump administration's decision to bring Russia's finance minister to this week's G-20 gathering in North Carolina, calling the move "especially unfortunate."
The Journal warned that Russian leader Vladimir Putin "will pocket the international legitimacy from the visit and continue his terror bombing of civilians in Kyiv."
Trump's 'especially unfortunate' mistake has left allies 'justifiably angry': WSJ - Raw Story
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-russia-2677806612/