Kremlin wants better surveillance to root out traitors and combat foreign threats
A New Year decoration with the symbol Z in support of the Russian armed forces in Moscow, Russia. Picture: EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA/REUTERS
In a rare admission of the invasion of Ukraine not going smoothly, Putin cautioned about the difficult situation in Ukraine’s regions that Moscow moved to annex in September and ordered the FSB to ensure the “safety” of people living there. Kyiv, meanwhile, is seeking more weapons from the West after Russian “kamikaze” drones hit energy targets early on Monday.
Putin’s trip to Minsk has stirred fears in Ukraine about the broader involvement of Belarusian armed forces in the invasion. Putin and Lukashenko scarcely touched on Ukraine at a news conference, instead extolling the benefits of defence and economic alignment.
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