Vladimir Putin makes 2nd Ukraine visit in attempt to rally Russian troops
, officials said Tuesday, as the war approaches its 14th month and Kyiv readies a possible counteroffensive with Western-supplied weapons.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the visits took place Monday. The trip, Putin’s second in two months to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine, represented an apparent attempt by the Russian leader to rally his troops and to demonstrate his authority.Story continues below advertisement Russia’s war in Ukraine has become largely deadlocked amid heavy fighting in the country’s east, particularly around the city of Bakhmut, which for 8½ months has been the stage for the war’s longest and bloodiest battle.
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