Tuesday briefing: With unease at home spreading, what next for Russia’s isolated leader?
In today’s newsletter: Our Russian affairs reporter on Vladimir Putin’s slipping approval and singular goal – as discontent ripples from wider society to the reachers of the KremlinGood morning. There is little doubt that when Vladimir Putin ordered his invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he did not expect his troops to still be embroiled there in 2026.
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Ukraine's air defence downs 114 Russian drones, most of them jet-powered
Witkoff and Kushner discuss latest US peace proposals for Ukraine with Trump – Axios
African countries urge Kyiv to return citizens who fought for Russia
Axios: Trump's envoys may visit Moscow with "new ideas" for peace
Russia loses 1,710 soldiers over past day
