An Ukrainian operation embarrasses the Kremlin and sows anxiety among Russian civilians

 Ukrainian operations are continuing inside Russian territories after the Russian-Ukrainian war entered its second year in an attempt by Ukraine to transfer the battles to Russi, using the drone attacks earlier this week.

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Putin and Zelensky visit troop positions as Kiev prepares for counterattack

 As the entry into the war between Russia and Ukraine neared its 14th month and for the second time in two months, Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a visit to the command posts of his troops fighting in Ukraine, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made his last visit to positions near the front line as Kyiv prepares for a possible counterattack with weapons provided by the West.

The visits of both Presidents Putin and Zelensky on different days and in different provinces seek to strengthen the resolve of soldiers on the front lines.

Ukraine continues to press to seize the initiative before the counterattack

 

Since Russian troops declared victory in the city of Bakhmut last month, after the longest bloody battle since the beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war, however, the Ukrainian defenders continue to press and continue to fight from positions on the western outskirts of Bakhmut, where the commander of the Ukrainian battalion Oleg shiryev said We are moving forward and fighting for every tree, every trench, we are fighting for every bunker.”

Kremlin: We suspect that China will change its position regarding Ukraine

 On Friday The Kremlin commented on the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China and the bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and said it doesn't expect that China can change its mind about the Ukraine crisis.

Putin orders Christmas truce with Ukraine on Jan. 6-7

Vladimir Putin, the Russian President instructed the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to start a 36-hour truce along the entire line of contact between the parties in Ukraine from Jan. 6 to 7, the Kremlin said Thursday.

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Russia admitted a law allowing the electronic conscription notices

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into a law allowing for electronic draft notices and closing a loophole in military drafts

The European Union warns Russia against exploiting the attack on the Kremlin to escalate the war

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell warned Russia today (Thursday) against exploiting the supposed attack on the Kremlin, which Moscow accused Kyiv of launching, to intensify its attacks in Ukraine.