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2 weeks ago | livemint.com | Ian Lovett |Andrew Barnett

Summary Moscow’s latest offensive isn’t just about territorial gains: It is designed to make the West think a Kremlin victory is inevitable. This is a Mint Premium article gifted to you. Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp.

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Ian Lovett |Nikita Nikolaienko |Andrew Barnett

Russian forces ate into more Ukrainian territory in May than in almost any month since the end of 2022, as the Kremlin presses a summer offensive to create the impression in the West that victory is within its grasp. For the past two years, battlefield momentum has been incremental and costly for both sides. But Russia has managed to accelerate its rate of advance in recent months, as it did last fall, before wet, cold conditions slowed Moscow’s progress. Copyright ©2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Andrew Barnett |Thomas Grove

More than 20 world leaders gathered in Red Square Friday to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s part in the allied victory over Nazi Germany. The annual holiday has become a hallmark of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s reign, used to celebrate the Kremlin’s own version of history and justify Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.