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Is Putin on the back foot in Ukraine and in Russia? | The Global Story

2026-07-06 News & Politics
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US President Donald Trump will be attending a NATO summit in Turkey this week, where he’s likely to hear one consistent message from European leaders: the tide is shifting against Russia in its war with Ukraine. And not just on the battlefield. Russian cities are being pounded by Ukrainian drones in ever increasing numbers. Fuel shortages have become widespread as key infrastructure has been targeted, with long lines seen at gas stations and trucks abandoned by the side of the road. Vladimir Putin recently made a rare admission; that his country is actually facing problems caused by the conflict, amid growing disquiet about Russia’s enormous economic problems. In today’s episode The Global Story's Asma Khalid speaks to Simon Shuster, staff writer at The Atlantic, and veteran reporter of Russia and Ukraine. With the war starting to hit home, we ask if Putin is now on the back foot? Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #BBCNews 00:00 Introduction 01:31 Putin's admission 05:42 Ukraine's drone strikes on Russia 07:23 The reaction of Russians 11:01 Problems for Putin in Crimea 13:30 Putin's 'excitement' for war 15:15 Where does this leave peace negotiations? 22:03 Continued Russian strikes on Kyiv 23:50 Generational devastation on Russia and Ukraine

Top Comments (10)

@jimalden9376 2026-07-06

The first five years of a special 3-day military operation are always the hardest

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@unifiedvision999 2026-07-06

Trump never made a strong effort to try and get peace in ukraine, what the hell are you talking about?

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@terrymoore-y1x 2026-07-06

We can see here the number of Putin-apologists ands bots that are becoming more and more desperate, especially when they call for nukes!!! Do they even suspect they are denying some poor villages somewhere of their idiots? Can they not go join a gas queue?

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@ukandrew 2026-07-07

For Putin people are not people, they are just pawns in his game of chess.

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@coldspirit9904 2026-07-06

the soviets are starting to lose the war in ukraine...damn...llllmmmaaooo this will go down as one of the most epic failed offensives in russian history....and putin on the wrong side of it....smfh yall not doing too well if your only taking 60 meters per day.....russia is losing some of its controlled territory...falsely setting up the narrative that russia is winning to trump...for whatever reason...idk...but united states intelligence IS WAY BETTER than the soviets...so my money would be on united states intelligence...lllmmmmaaoooo this is why you seeing trump shifting towards ukraine....trump hates losers....

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@agaaga31 2026-07-07

かつての同胞である他国民を散々◯ろしても何の反応もなく、ガソリンが足りなくなると騒ぎ出すとは 大した国民性だな

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@reyhaz 2026-07-07

Orban lost his 'war' against his opposition. Trump lost his war against Iran. Now it's Putin's turn to lose!

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@operator-lorak 2026-07-07

Just as excpected in the previous comment, exactly as predicted, Russian bots are VERY SALTY 🤣🤣🤣

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@FranklinVaugn 2026-07-07

Why are you framing this in the form of a question when it’s so goddamn obvious?

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@luisfreitas3275 2026-07-06

Up!

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