War with Ukraine undermines Putin's authority and interferes with the fight for influence in the world - ISW
The report states that Putin continues to exhaust his budget for war with Ukraine. Therefore, he is expected to stop financing other international or domestic campaigns. So, as reported, Russia's expenditures for defense have increased significantly and will be more than 30% of the country's total budget for 2023. Putin himself signed a law on the allocation of more than nine trillions of rubles for defense, safety and law enforcement.
Analysts reported that Russian troops are throwing equipment and living force from other conflict zones such as Syria and Nagorny Karabakh. The report states that Putin does not want to sacrifice his geopolitical initiatives in the short term. He will not be able to balance the maximalist goal in Ukraine with his global campaigns. The Kremlin head continues to attempt to restore Russia's position in Central Asia.
Yes, Putin proposed to create a tripartite union between Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, but his initiative was rejected. In addition, according to analysts, the UK Ministry of Defense is convinced that the Russian Federation seeks to maintain control of all its occupied Ukrainian territory. The Russian military leadership still intends to achieve additional success within the Donetsk region, but it is unlikely that the current Russian military strategy will allow Moscow to achieve this goal.
Earlier, Focus wrote that Peskov explained Putin's words about a preventive nuclear blow. According to the Kremlin spokesman, the current military doctrine of the Russian Federation is constantly analyzed taking into account the development of the general situation. We will also remind that the US is convinced that at the beginning of 2023 in the Russian Federation can end suitable ammunition. The use of old stocks is associated with risk as they may not explode when they get into the target.