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With Victory Day Looming, The West Has 10 Days To Target Putin (Forbes)

Russian military systems have failed in Ukraine, and, even worse for Russia, much of the market supporting ongoing global investment in Russia's Soviet-era ...

The West’s ongoing failure to explicitly call out, isolate, and target the reckless Russian strong-man is inexplicable. Washington’s reflexive caution only gives Putin greater opportunity to redefine the ongoing conflict, and, in time, build sufficient justification that Russia faces an existential threat, and allow Putin to tinker with thoughts of global nuclear annihilation, indulging his well-known nihilistic tendencies. The West’s war is with Putin, and with Putin alone. Either they can take a public role in reminding their social circles that the West’s fight is more with Putin than with Russia itself, or they can take matters into their own hands—just as Egyptian soldiers did in 1981, killing Egypt’s president, Anwar Sadat while he presided over Egypt’s annual victory parade. It is high time to encourage those with the most to lose to step forward. Putin’s public speech in Red Square offers the Russian President his best—and potentially final—chance for preserving his own survival.

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'He said he will attend': Putin confirms Bali G20 attendance with ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

Western leaders such as US President Joe Biden had demanded Russia's exclusion, but Indonesia hopes to avoid a boycott by inviting Ukrainian leader ...

“We understand that G20 has a role as a catalyst in recovering the world’s economy. I extend the hope that the war will immediately end and that peaceful solutions can be prioritised.” “I would like to emphasise that Indonesia would like to unite the G20. There should be no division. And Indonesia is ready for such a peaceful solution,” Joko said. I said, however, Indonesia is prepared to provide humanitarian assistance. “President Putin extended thanks for the invitation to the G20 summit and he said he will attend,” said Joko, known as Jokowi, in a statement on Friday night.

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'It's genocide': Putin is the new Hitler (Sky News Australia)

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to show the world he's the "new Hitler," says Sky News Australia host Piers Morgan. Mr Morgan said the Russian ...

“The truth is that what he’s doing is the Nazification of Ukraine. “The deluded dictator claims he’s waging war over what he calls the de-Nazification of Ukraine,” Mr Morgan said. Mr Morgan said the Russian president is committing “monstrous, genocidal barbarism against a European democracy”.

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Ukraine-Russia war live: Zelenskyy says Russia is trying to 'destroy ... (ABC News)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in his nightly address that the situation in Donbas is difficult, and the Russians want to "destroy any ...

Women, pregnant women, being killed. By Peta Fuller "However, Russian troops have managed to be even more cynical than Nazis were 80 years ago. By Peta Fuller By Peta Fuller By Peta Fuller I saw the houses around me were bombed and burnt. By Peta Fuller By Peta Fuller It is helping, but at the same time the Russians are concentrating a very large force in the east, so we should expect an increase in violence and casualties." By Peta Fuller By Peta Fuller

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The Guardian view on Putin's nuclear threats: Russia is losing in ... (The Guardian)

With 2,000 tactical warheads at his disposal, we must hope the Russian president's warnings are tactical. Vladimir Putin.

One of their goals is not to increase the chances that the war becomes a potentially nuclear conflict. That is why the US president has been careful not to provide Russia with a reason to go nuclear. Russia’s president could be trying to back coercive diplomacy with the “ madman theory” of threatening excessive force, which includes the spectre of nuclear weapons. Mr Putin could be using nuclear rhetoric to give the appearance of being unstable. Yet that is where the world is heading. It is unthinkable that blunders and miscalculations would take the world to the edge of the nuclear abyss.

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Putin's 'middle finger' to the UN sends clear message to the West (Aljazeera.com)

Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Friday a missile attack on his city Kyiv was Russian President Vladimir Putin's way of giving “his middle finger” to UN ...

But Thursday’s attack shattered weeks of relative calm in the capital. “With this missile strike, the Kremlin is sending a warning to all international structures and organisations trying to influence or contain Russia’s aggressive military plans,” Fesenko said. Ten people were wounded, at least one who lost a leg, according to emergency officials. “Antonio Guterres doesn’t see this attack as about him. The attacks were the boldest Russian attack on the capital since Moscow’s forces retreated weeks ago following their failure to take the city. In an apparent reference to the attack on Kyiv, Russia’s military said it destroyed “production buildings” at the Artem defence factory in a “high precision” missile attack.

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White House braces for potential showdown between Biden and ... (CNN)

President Joe Biden and his advisers are still in conversations about how to approach November's Group of 20 summit, whose hosts received confirmation ...

"There's a lot that could happen between now and then, but we certainly haven't seen an indication to date of Russia's plan to participate in diplomatic talks constructively," she said. But Biden attending in person is still considered the likeliest outcome, even if Putin is also there, according to officials. "Indonesia wants to unite the G20. Don't let there be a split. That makes this a different scenario than when Russia was expelled from the G8 after its annexation of Crimea. But no decision on boycotting the leaders' summit, still six months away, has been made. "It is six months away.

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Zelensky, Putin invited to G20 summit: Indonesian leader (FRANCE 24)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the G20 summit in November, which will also be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, ...

Widodo met with the Russian president on Thursday, saying, "Putin thanked Indonesia for the invitation to the G20 summit and said he would attend." Zelensky had announced in a tweet that he was invited to the summit by Indonesia on Wednesday, following a call with Widodo. Putin confirmed in a phone call with Widodo that he will attend the summit, to take place on Bali island, the Indonesian leader said in a livestreamed address.

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Ukraine's Zelenskyy invited to G20 summit to be attended by Putin (Aljazeera.com)

Indonesian president Joko Widodo says both leaders were invited to event, suggesting a compromise was reached.

More than five million people, mostly women and children, have been forced to flee abroad. Appreciate inviting me to the @g20orgsummit “I have invited President Zelenskyy to attend the G20 summit,” said President Joko Widodo, suggesting a compromise had been reached following Western pressure to bar Russia from the event in response to its invasion of Ukraine.

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Vladimir Putin is set to declare 'all-out war' on Ukraine 'within DAYS' (Daily Mail)

Russian troops entered Ukraine at the end of February in what Putin called a 'special military operation' to demilitarise and 'denazify' Ukraine and barred ...

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said that the war in Ukraine could drag on for another five to ten years. Some analysts had predicted that Putin wanted to be in a position where he could declare some form of victory on May 9. The move has been met with mixed success. Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that the Russian president might use Russia's victory day parade on May 9 to announce the mass mobilisation of his reserves for a final push in Ukraine. Pictured: Russian military vehicles take part in a rehearsal of Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the end to World War 2, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia on April 28, 2022 Vladimir Putin is set to declare 'all-out war' on Ukraine 'within days' to enable Russia to launch a general mobilisation of the population Vladimir Putin is set to declare 'all-out war' on Ukraine 'within days' to enable Russia to launch a general mobilisation of the population, according to Russian sources and Western officials.

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Indonesia confirms invitation to Ukraine for G-20 summit, says Putin ... (benarnews)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (center) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (second from left) attend a joint news conference after a Normandy-format ...

Indonesia is ready to contribute to achieving that goal,” Jokowi said. Zelenskyy on Wednesday pre-empted Indonesia by announcing via Twitter that Jokowi had invited him to the summit. still continue to suffer the consequences of his actions in Ukraine,” John Kirby told CNN. “President Putin expressed gratitude for the invitation to the G-20 summit and said that he would attend,” he added. Indonesia hold this year’s presidency of the grouping of the world’s top 20 economies. “We know that the G-20 plays the role of catalyst in the global economic recovery and the two things are affecting the global economic recovery in a major way: COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine,” Jokowi said in a speech broadcast on YouTube.

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Ex-Kremlin insider says Russians will soon see through Putin's ... (Business Insider)

Russia's economy has been left reeling from the slew of sanctions imposed on it by countries across the globe since the Ukraine war began.

But I'm confident that this war has made many people in Russia and outside of Russia unhappy with him. "The beginning of the end of Putin started some time ago. "In one day, they destroyed what was built over many years. The ex-Russian banker, who's been accused of embezzlement by the Russian government, has said the deterioration of his relationship with Putin made him fear for his life, per BBC News. Major companies have left Russia and inflation is skyrocketing. Meanwhile, Russia's economy has been left reeling from the slew of sanctions imposed on it by countries across the globe.

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Potential showdown between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin looming ... (9News)

President Joe Biden and his advisers are still in conversations about how to approach November's Group of 2...

But Mr Biden attending in person is still considered the likeliest outcome, even if Mr Putin is also there, according to officials. That makes this a different scenario than when Russia was expelled from the G8 after its annexation of Crimea. "Indonesia wants to unite the G20. Don't let there be a split. And there were discussions with Indonesia, which is hosting the summit, about stepping up its condemnation ofRussia. But no decision on boycotting the leaders' summit, still six months away, has been made. "It is six months away.

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UK to investigate war crimes, including sexual violence, in Ukraine ... (ABC News)

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirms his attendance at this year's G20 summit. Both Ukrainian prosecutors and the International Criminal Court (ICC) are ...

"I would like to emphasise that Indonesia would like to unite the G20. There should be no division. Peace and stability are keys to the recovery and the development of the world’s economy." Mr Lavrov — in comments to the Xinhua news agency and published on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website — also reiterated that NATO's vocal support of Ukraine stands in the way of reaching a political deal to end the conflict. Some members of the G20 — such as the United States, Britain, and Canada — have urged Indonesia not to invite Mr Putin because of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. Both also support a full ban on Russian energy exports to Europe, including gas, by the end of 2022. - Britain and the Netherlands support a full ban on Russian energy exports to Europe

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US frowns on Indonesia's invite to Putin for G20 summit (CNA)

JAKARTA: Indonesia faced down United States opposition and invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of Twenty (G20) summit in November, ...

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Putin's invasion of Ukraine is of 'most depraved sort,' Pentagon says (Reuters)

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby on Friday accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of depravity and brutality in his two-month old invasion of Ukraine.

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Putin to declare 'all-out war on Ukraine within days' as 'payback for ... (Metro)

Vladimir Putin's Russia could officially declare war against Ukraine having previously called it a 'special military operation', it's feared.

Russia said it was withdrawing to focus its efforts on the south and east of the country and to ‘liberate’ the Donbas region held by pro-Moscow militia. ‘He is probably going to declare…that we are now at war with the world’s Nazis and we need to mass mobilise the Russian people,’ he added. ‘People in the army are seeking payback for failures of the past and they want to go further in Ukraine,’ they added. Putin would also be able to declare martial law, which would allow the closing of Russia’s borders and nationalisation of large chunks of the economy. We know – there is already a war going on in Ukraine which has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths and the slaughter of innocent civilians. But all this time, Moscow has banned its media from using the term ‘war’ and has insisted it is a ‘special military operation’ to demilitarise and ‘denazify’ Ukraine.

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