Russian President Vladimir Putin calls for increased surveillance of Russian society and borders. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has faltered badly since the summer with a string of losses to a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The 10-month-old conflict has spiralled into the largest in Europe since World War Two. European Union agrees to cap prices of gas, a major Russian export. Russia is suffering “significant” shortages of ammunition, posing a serious problem along the war’s front lines.
Those that Moscow has called up to join its combat forces were often not “cohesive” units, an official said. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky visited the eastern frontline city of Bakhmut on Tuesday.
