Putin Claims Ukraine Will ‘Crumble,’ Threatens Massive Energy Strikes and Rules Out Talks With ‘Terrorists’
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This story first appeared in 🇪🇸 Spanish coverage — 17.4 hours before PULSE detected it in English news.
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"Putin Claims Ukraine Will ‘Crumble,’ Threatens Massive Energy Strikes and Rules Out Talks With ‘Terrorists’" is generating significant coverage in the World category, with 2 articles from 2 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include The Jerusalem Post and CNN. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (2)
- Russia winning war against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin says The Jerusalem Post · 8d ago
- It’s always Shark Week in Putin’s world. That doesn’t bode well for Trump’s Ukraine peace hopes CNN · 8d ago
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