The worsening state of Russia’s economy is now a “liability” for Putin as he deals with the public and his officials, according to Sergey Guriev, who during his stint as rector at Moscow's New Economic School (NES) between 2004 and 2013, was an informal adviser to ex-President Dmitry Mevevdev and sat on Russian government advisory boards.

Ukraine celebrated 35 years of independence amid fresh Russian attacks as an expert said Kyiv’s deep strikes and battlefield pressure have left Putin rattled.

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A classified CIA assessment that Russia's President Vladimir Putin sensed U.S. weakness spurred Director John Ratcliffe's secret trip to Moscow this week.