Russia suffers setbacks as Ukraine braces for a tough month on the battlefield

Russia suffered political, financial and judicial blows, but Ukraine said the situation on the eastern front was difficult

Ukrainian cadets at the Army training academy (Courtesy Ukraine Armed Forces)

Russia’s international standing suffered several blows during the past week on account of its war in Ukraine – despite president Vladimir Putin’s high-profile visits to North Korea and Vietnam, and Russia’s claims to be founding a “Eurasian security architecture that will repla…