#US seeks to crack Putin power with high-level Russian spies

#US seeks to crack Putin power with high-level Russian spies

The U.S. and its allies are looking to exploit cracks in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power base by recruiting high-level Russian officials to spy for the West.  The effort is taking on new urgency following the shocking but short-lived rebellion by Yevgeny Prigozhin, a former Putin ally who turned his private military Wagner group against…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: ‘No possibility’ of Putin winning the war

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: ‘No possibility’ of Putin winning the war

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter President Biden wrapped up his whirlwind…

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#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

#Majority of Republicans vote down Greene, Gaetz Ukraine bills

Five House Republican-backed initiatives to curtail aid to Ukraine using the annual Pentagon policy bill were shot down Thursday afternoon in votes that saw a consensus from both sides of the aisle to keep money flowing to Kyiv.  The Ukraine-related amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) would have effectively limited or rolled back…

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#Putin turns to smear campaign in power move

#Putin turns to smear campaign in power move

Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to a familiar playbook in shoring up his authority: a smear campaign against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group military leader who led a brief mutiny against the Kremlin.  Public opinion against Prigozhin dropped sharply in the days after the rebellion. So Putin moved quickly to discredit Prigozhin’s public image. Putin…

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#Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military 

#Putin crackdown on Wagner rebellion creates new weak points in Russian military 

The Wagner Group rebellion is expected to have a harmful ripple effect across Russia’s armed forces as the Kremlin works to weed out supporters of the attempted insurrection, with internal divisions and strife likely to weaken fighting capabilities. Shakeups in Russia’s military command could further impact the leadership overseeing the war in Ukraine, analysts say, while Russian soldiers…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — How much power has Putin lost?

#The Hill’s Morning Report — How much power has Putin lost?

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter As Russia continues to dominate headlines…

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