Britain's MoD slams 'pathetic attempt' to cover up Russian generals 'sent thousands to their deaths because of their incompetence, arrogance and his [Putin's] ego'. And the mass mobilization of Russian reservists by May 9 would be an admission of failure. This statement was made by the head of department Ben Wallace in an interview with LBC radio..

Russia could change strategy if it admits it is losing, implying that Kremlin forces can “dig in and reinforce what they have and turn everything into a frozen conflict,” the interview also says.. The Kremlin could turn the war in Ukraine into a “slow, frozen occupation, like a cancer”.

Wallace suggests the Russians will " But he said the Russians still don't have full control of the city, after 60 days of war..

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The Russian Federation is trying to secure almost 400 km from the Russian border to Crimea to connect the two territories they invaded in 2014. The Russians, as the minister suggests, will receive several “journalists” in Mariupol who will tell the world that the destruction was “caused by the Nazis and Ukrainians”.

Western reaction to Russian nuclear warning.

He also signaled he did not feel he would be " The day before, the Russian president issued a dire warning to lawmakers in his speech in St. Petersburg, threatening retaliation.

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“If someone from the outside tries to interfere in Ukraine, then our response will be lightning fast,” he said.. “Such funds that no one can now boast of.

And we will not boast - we will use them if necessary! And everyone should know about it! All decisions in this direction have already been made.”.

His comments are believed to be a reference to the Sarmat or Satan-2 missile, which can carry a nuclear warhead at speeds up to 16,000 miles per hour..

We reported the other day that, according to the Financial Times, Putin has defiantly broken the nuclear taboo since the Cuban Missile Crisis..

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