• Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Kremlin is working to ready what he previously described as the world’s “most powerful” warhead, the intercontinental ballistic Satan II missile, for “combat duty” as the war in Ukraine rages on.

• The Kremlin chief acknowledged this week for the first time since the war began that his forces in Ukraine face tough times ahead, as the 10-month-long war shows no sign of ending.

• Putin said military officials are now reviewing the state of the war – in which Russia has lost ground in recent months – along with its previous experience in international conflicts, like the war in Syria, when analyzing how to advance its “special military operation.”

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