Day 75 Roundup: Putin Marks 'Victory Day' With No Escalation; War Rages On

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    Vladimir Putin
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    The Spin

    Anti-Russia narrative

    This invasion is an egregious violation of international law. Putin's ultimate aim is to restore the Soviet empire, even if it takes massive bloodshed and false pretexts such as calling the 2014 Ukrainian revolution after a fraudulent election a "coup". This unprovoked attack is the latest chapter in Putin's Orwellian attempt to rewrite history.

    PBS NewsHour

    Pro-Russia narrative

    NATO and the US have ignored Russia's security concerns by breaking their promise not to expand eastward in return for German reunification. These concerns are legitimate and taking them seriously would have avoided the Ukraine tragedy.

    National Security Archive

    Metaculus Prediction

    There's a 95% chance that Mariupol will be under Russian control by June 1, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

    Public Figures

    Vladimir Putin

    Go Deeper

    The Russia-Ukraine War
    The Russia-Ukraine War
    Context
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    Establishment split

    CRITICAL

    PRO

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