After CIA director visit to Moscow, Putin pushes harder for military win
Russia,Ukraine,Ukraine War,John Ratcliffe,Moscow,Kyiv,Vladimir Putin,Trump Administration,Europe,Eastern Europe
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, aiming to exploit Ukraine's badly weakened air defenses, is intensifying a bombing campaign that he believes will force Kyiv to capitulate on some of his key territorial demands, perhaps by this winter, members of the Russian elite and analysts said.
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