This Year, Putin’s Way

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Welcome back to the World Brief, the flagship newsletter of The Viyug delivered to you directly from the Editor’s desk, catching you up on 24 hours of news in five minutes. In today’s edition of the newsletter we’re looking at the Russian president’s annual press conference followed by Israel-Hamas potential chances for ceasefire, Japan’s central bank, Syria updates and ending with El Salvador rolling back its flagship bitcoin policy.

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On Thursday Vladimir Putin hosts his annual press conference, in which he answers softball questions about the year’s achivements at great length. Russia’s president may be cheerful. His forces continue to progress in eastern Ukraine, albeit at a cost of many men. And Donald Trump’s victory might provide a boon. Many people think he will keep his promise to end the war swiftly by imposing a bad deal on Ukraine. Still, the Russian president has plenty of problems. On Tuesday Ukraine assassinated a Russian general in Moscow, showing that its security services remain a threat.

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Anirudh Phadke is the Founder/Editor of The Viyug. He is currently serving as a Member of the Board of Studies (BoS) for the Department of Defence & Strategic Studies at the Guru Nanak College (Autonomous). He previously worked for International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL). Anirudh holds a Master of Science in Strategic Studies along with a Certificate in Terrorism Studies from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He completed Bachelor’s degree in Defence & Strategic Studies from Guru Nanak College (Autonomous).

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