[New] Pressure will be growing in the most militarist and nationalist sections of the Russian oligarchy for a more expansive and aggressive response, placing Putin in an increasingly exposed position.
World Socialist Web Site
[New] ISW continues to assess that Putin is employing massive strike packages against Kiev City in an effort to break Ukraine's will to fight as well as to disguise his weakness, particularly his inability to secure Russian territory, including Russia's capital, from Ukraine's deep strikes.
X (formerly Twitter)
[New] Russia switched off parts of a specialist CCTV network used to protect Vladimir Putin amid fears it could be exploited by foreign intelligence agencies.
Medium
Putin is using massive strike packages against Kiev in an effort to break Ukraine's will to fight as well as to disguise his weakness, particularly his inability to secure Russian territory, including Russia's capital, from Ukraine's deep strikes.
Critical Threats
If Putin is removed through an elite rupture or if a new leadership seeks to distance itself from the Putin-Kadyrov relationship model, the Kremlin might prefer a less militarized administrator.
Atlantic Council
Putin and his inner circle have been forced to take heightened security precautions from the threat of Ukrainian drone strikes.
Time
A French President Jordan Bardella in 2027, let alone the Alternative fur Deutschland as the biggest party in the Bundestag in 2029, would give Putin new opportunities to divide Europe against itself.
The Guardian
Putin framed AI not only as a technological priority but as a strategic economic engine, projecting that AI will contribute more than 11 trillion rubles to Russia's GDP by 2030.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
A very reasonable scenario is that Russian President Vladimir Putin could use Gotland to test NATO by trying to take a thin sliver of alliance territory to probe the collective reaction.
WHEC.com
Setbacks for Trump ally and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and the world's newfound appreciation for Ukraine's drone-focused defence industry have given Zelenskyy a remarkable reversal of fortune and a much stronger position than Trump could have predicted 14 months ago.
HuffPost UK
Putin is particularly concerned that drones could be used in a possible assassination attempt by members of Russia's political elite.
NV
Putin fears coup and assassination by drones.
LIGA.net
The Kremlin has dramatically increased the personal security around President Vladimir Putin, installing surveillance systems in the homes of close staffers as part of new measures prompted by a wave of assassinations of top Russian military figures and fears of a coup.
CNN
Vladimir Putin is unlikely to make concessions on his geopolitical plans and ambitions until he realizes that the cost of aggression against Ukraine will be much higher than the potential benefits of fully occupying the entire territory of Ukraine.
Jamnews in English
After Vladimir Putin launched Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Brussels set a deadline for EU members - plus aspiring members, such as Bosnia - to stop buying Russian gas by 2028.
The Guardian
Ramping up hybrid warfare in under-defended Europe will give Putin leverage in any peace deal in Ukraine.
New Statesman
Kazakhstan might be a potential target for Vladimir Putin due to its long border with Russia and Russian rhetoric questioning its historical statehood.
PRS Group
Armed forces and law enforcement officers will be able to board Russian shadow fleet vessels as part of efforts to put more pressure on Vladimir Putin as the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year.
SKY
Last updated: 22 June 2026
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