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‘They Will Hang Me’: Putin Fears Defeat in Ukraine, Plans to Send 400,000 More Russians to War

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One source said Putin believes ending the war without capturing at least all of Donbas could threaten his survival.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has found himself at a dead end, but he is afraid to show weakness, according to an unnamed source in The Economist magazine. After weeks of deliberation over the summer, he is said to have decided not to calm down the war but to raise the stakes again. According to The Economist, Putin believes that ending the war without capturing all of Donbas would endanger not only his power but also his life. One insider to…

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Președintele rus Vladimir Putin fears pentru propria sa securitate în cazul încetării războiului din Ukrainefără aterea măcar a obiectivului minim: cucerirea întregii regiuni Donbas, scrie The Economist, citat de Meduza și The Moscow Times. The Economist citează surse din anturajul lui Putin care afirmă că acesta le-ar fi spus la un moment dat jealous ...

·Romania
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Președintele Rusiei, Vladimir Putin, a optat pentru o climbing în will continue to războiului din Ukraine și se pregătește să trimită pe front încă câteva sute de mii de ruși, au declarat pentru The Economist surse apropito de Kremlin. Potrivit uneia...

·Bucharest, Romania
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Vladimir Putin is reportedly preparing for another escalation of the war, sending as many as 400,000 Russians to the front. Sources close to the Kremlin claim that the Russian leader sees no safe retreat for himself at this time. He allegedly perceives ending the war without occupying the entire Donbas as a threat to his own survival. "They'll hang me," he reportedly told his confidants.

According to The Economist, Vladimir Putin is preparing to escalate the war in Ukraine to escape the stalemate. (The Economist: Cornered Putin prepares to escalate the war - Medyascope)

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Digi 24 broke the news in Bucharest, Romania on Monday, August 31, 2026.
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