Putin cancels annual year-end news conference for 1st time in a decade amid setbacks in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be holding his annual year-end marathon news conference this month amid the war in Ukraine. Observers have attributed the rare break in the long-held tradition to the Kremlin's uneasiness about a string of battlefield setbacks.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Monday that Putin wouldn't hold the annual news conference for the first time in 10 years. He didn't comment on the reason behind it, but many commentators attributed it to the Russian leader's reluctance to face unpleasant questions about what he calls Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine.

The annual news conference has been used by the Kremlin to polish Putin's image. The tightly stage-managed show televised live lasted for up to 4 1/2 hours and featured Putin talking about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues.

Political analyst Abbas Gallyamov said in a video commentary that Putin cancelled the annual news conference because "he has nothing to say from the point of view of strategy."

"The press conference has become a significant fixture in Putin's calendar of public engagement and has frequently been used as an opportunity to demonstrate the supposed integrity of Putin," the U.K. Defense Ministry said in a commentary on Twitter.

"Although questions are almost certainly usually vetted in advance, the cancellation is likely due to increasing concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia," it said. "Kremlin officials are almost certainly extremely sensitive about the possibility that any event attended by Putin could be hijacked by unsanctioned discussion about the 'special military operation.'"


So while the Russian army runs away from the AFU in Ukraine, Putin runs away from questions about the war in Moscow.
 
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Yeah If I was him I might not want to be around a large number of people at this point in time. Maybe he he can broadcast it with a bull horn from behind at least a row of his loyal trumps , oh I mean troops.
 
That depends on whether you are using Russian numbers or the real numbers
"The Biden administration repeatedly commits the unpardonable sin in a democratic society of refusing to tell the American people the truth: contrary to the Western media’s popular 'Ukrainian victory' narrative, which blocks any information that contradicts it, Ukraine is not winning and will not win this war, notes in his new article Douglas Macgregor, Col. (ret.), who was the former advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration."

Douglas Macgregor: ‘Russia will establish Victory on its own terms’
 
"The Biden administration repeatedly commits the unpardonable sin in a democratic society of refusing to tell the American people the truth: contrary to the Western media’s popular 'Ukrainian victory' narrative, which blocks any information that contradicts it, Ukraine is not winning and will not win this war, notes in his new article Douglas Macgregor, Col. (ret.), who was the former advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the Trump administration."

Douglas Macgregor: ‘Russia will establish Victory on its own terms’
Then it's a good thing McGregor is no longer in government.
 
It is amazing how you clowns called massive Russian retreat from Kharkiv oblast and Kherson 'leaving some territories', but now peddle local gains around Bakhmut. Dishonesty?
Which city Kharkiv or Bakhmut holds the greater strategic value in advancing the immediate Russian goal of liberating Donbass?

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"So, according to MacGregor, the repositioning of troops is key to the overall strategy which has changed under Surovikin.

"Under the new commander, the primary focus of military operations is the annihilation of all forces and assets that allow the enemy to continue to wage war.

"I suspect that means the removal of the Zelensky regime and his security services, but I could be wrong.

"In any event, the upcoming Russian offensive is going to be much more in-line with a conventional combined-arms ground war than with the Special Military Operation we’ve seen up to this point.

"Moscow is determined settle the issue as quickly as possible and as forcefully as necessary.

"There won’t be any more messing around."
 
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be holding his annual year-end marathon news conference this month amid the war in Ukraine. Observers have attributed the rare break in the long-held tradition to the Kremlin's uneasiness about a string of battlefield setbacks.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed Monday that Putin wouldn't hold the annual news conference for the first time in 10 years. He didn't comment on the reason behind it, but many commentators attributed it to the Russian leader's reluctance to face unpleasant questions about what he calls Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine.

The annual news conference has been used by the Kremlin to polish Putin's image. The tightly stage-managed show televised live lasted for up to 4 1/2 hours and featured Putin talking about a wide range of domestic and foreign policy issues.

Political analyst Abbas Gallyamov said in a video commentary that Putin cancelled the annual news conference because "he has nothing to say from the point of view of strategy."

"The press conference has become a significant fixture in Putin's calendar of public engagement and has frequently been used as an opportunity to demonstrate the supposed integrity of Putin," the U.K. Defense Ministry said in a commentary on Twitter.

"Although questions are almost certainly usually vetted in advance, the cancellation is likely due to increasing concerns about the prevalence of anti-war feeling in Russia," it said. "Kremlin officials are almost certainly extremely sensitive about the possibility that any event attended by Putin could be hijacked by unsanctioned discussion about the 'special military operation.'"


So while the Russian army runs away from the AFU in Ukraine, Putin runs away from questions about the war in Moscow.
 
Which city Kharkiv or Bakhmut holds the greater strategic value in advancing the immediate Russian goal of liberating Donbass?
Look at a map and find there the city of Izum. Advancing from the north (Izum-Lyman direction) and the south (Bakhmut) the Russian army could encircle Ukrainian army there. Now, this threat is eliminated.
 
Look at a map and find there the city of Izum. Advancing from the north (Izum-Lyman direction) and the south (Bakhmut) the Russian army could encircle Ukrainian army there. Now, this threat is eliminated.
That threat is eliminated as long as US proxies hold Bakhmut which won't be much longer.
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'The Bakhmut Meat Grinder': Russian Troops Are Pummeling This Donbas City. It's Unclear Why.

"Bakhmut now appears to be the only place along the Donbas front lines where Russian troops are actively and aggressively on the offensive, officials and experts said.

"Military experts say taking Bakhmut would allow Russia to disrupt Ukraine's supply lines but also open the door for a future offensive on Kramatorsk and Slovyansk, two bigger cities with more industry and rail access."
 
No, the POSPOTUS and CIA puppet may also have something to do with it.

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