With Shake-Up, Putin Seeks The Upper Hand In Russia’s Long, Costly War On Ukraine – Analysis
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By Robert Coalson
(RFE/RL) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched his fifth term with a rare shake-up of the government that analysts say is driven by the need to manage a long and increasingly costly war of aggression against Ukraine and the fallout from Moscow’s mounting confrontation with the West.
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