LIVE War in Ukraine – day 804: President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration ceremony, boycotted by the US and most EU countries / Heavy losses for the Russian army

The US and most EU countries will boycott President Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in ceremony in the Kremlin for a new six-year term on Tuesday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said the US did not consider the March election to be “free and fair, but he is the president of Russia and will continue to be.” A day earlier, the Kremlin leader ordered military exercises with tactical nuclear weapons as “a response to the provocative statements and threats of some Western officials.”

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08:16ANALYZE. The history of Armand Goșu:Summer 2024, the last chance for Putin to win.

08:14Russia has lost 476,460 soldiers since the start of the war, according to the Ukrainian military.

According to the cited source, Putin’s army continues to suffer losses. In the past 24 hours alone, 1,160 have been killed and Ukrainian troops have destroyed 37 artillery systems, 25 tanks and 14 armored fighting vehicles, according to Ukrainska Pravda.

07:02​After a quarter of a century at the helm of Russia, Vladimir Putin will get his hands on a copy of the Constitution on Tuesday and begin a new six-year term as a president who exercises extraordinary power, with clear signs of authoritarianism, in the midst of a war of aggression against Ukraine and having relations with the West more tense than ever, including regarding the nuclear threat.

Brief recap of recent events:

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