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    US President Joe Biden said Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating and may have sacked some of his advisers. “He seems to be self-isolated and there’s some indication that he has fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers,” Biden said. “But I don’t want to put too much stock in that at this time.” Earlier, US and UK intelligence reports said Putin was being “misled” by his advisers about the developments of the war in Ukraine. The Kremlin denied the claim.

    Pentagon spokesman John Kirby it was not clear if Russia’s convoy of military vehicles to Kyiv, “even exists” anymore after failing to accomplish its mission. The stalled convoy, which had once stretched some 40 miles (64 kilometers), became a symbol of Russia’s battlefield difficulties and had been reportedly attacked several times by Ukrainian forces during the first weeks of the more than monthlong war. “I don’t even know if it still exists at this point… They never really accomplished their mission,” Kirby told reporters, responding to a question about whether the Pentagon had any updates about the convoy. “They never really accomplished their mission. They never really provided any supply of any value to Russian forces assembling around Kyiv,” he added. “The Ukrainians put a stop to that convoy pretty quickly.”

    Osnat Lubrani, the UN humanitarian coordinator in Ukraine, says supplies have been delivered for thousands of people in the country’s northeast — but some encircled cities in the south of Ukraine remain difficult to reach. Lubrani said food rations from the UN’s partners will benefit nearly 6,000 people in Sumy and areas including Trostianets and Okhtyrka. According to Lubrani, basic household items, including blankets and kettles from the UN refugee agency, will support 1,500 people. Sanitation kits will also help 6,000 people with hygiene and drinking water, she said. The UN-facilitated humanitarian notification system with Ukraine and Russia enabled safe passage for the convoy to Sumy on Thursday, “but this is clearly not enough,” Lubrani said. However, efforts to reach Mariupol, Kherson and other southern Ukrainian cities have been unsuccessful over the past month due to safety concerns.

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    2. B B on

      Do the Russian's bring their own body bags with them, or is Ukraine supplying them. It would just more practical if each Russian soldier had a body bag inside their helmet.

    5. SysGhost on

      Even Putin have to ask himselkf why it takes this much longer. Also why oil depos suddenly blowing up on the Russian side.
      Putins advisors can't possibly hide this from him?

    6. Jesus Montano on

      The writing was on the wall the minute they began negotiating with Russia to supply Europe's energy needs. One can justify obtaining some foreign energy, but 55% of one's needs is suicide, as is about to be proven should Putin follow through with his threat to shut off the tap to Europe. The present American Democrat administration has committed a great debacle by its war on it's domestc fossil fuel industry and abandoning its energy independence – literally gifting it to Russia and OPEC. Now it's begging these authoritarian regimes to produce more oil and provide the US with their needs, a request that has been ignored/shunned by them. Yet, President Biden still refuses to reestablish the previous administration's policies that launched energy production to levels that achieved surplus fossil fuel energy production, making the US a net exporter of energy and able to provide countries in need. Imagine if the US was supplying Europe with 55% it's natural gas and oil needs – a much different scenario would be in place, not only in Europe but the US as well. Where are the rocket scientists 🤔?

    10. Jakob Virgil on

      I sometimes think that is Putin wasn't such a slight and effeminate man or at least came to terms with his petiteness he would be better able to make decisions that would be better for Russia and its neighbors.

    11. Dorian Cross on

      Nuclear is the only way forward. There are many flavours of nuclear power, just like there are many flavours of nuclear weapons.
      If you don't want the lights to go off, reconsider the green madness. Nuclear is the cleanest energy of all. You can ghange the isotopes, we have the technology to make electricity free. £600 a month is not something the UK is going to wear for long.

    15. wolf cub on

      Angela Markel sold Germany and the EU to Putin's Russia..Cut off that supply now if you can and ask the US for energy help..

    17. Brave Wave on

      Mad Max. Like a horror movie. Where is Putin's woman? She spoke out against the murderous war, now she's gone. Prove she's alive. We know he's a killer. Maybe he snapped, and that's the reason he's flown over the coocoo nest.

    21. Mama L on

      Lol Putin is the one who can end this war in second and you are telling us that you are more informed then him ?

    22. merov merov on

      When you see the usual Putin fanboys coksucking him in youtube comments, this is not surprising. People are either afraid of him, or too busy offering him their butts to tell him the truth. So much coksucking and fear is not good for any country's leadership. Seems like Putin started to believe his own bullshlt. Im almost surprised he didn't order his troops to attack riding horses shirtless with a cringe girl band glorifying his name in tow. It shows that in the end, he is just the regular politician with a big mouth, not the god weaklings want him to be.

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