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Russia and Putin 'withering' amid three assassination plots, US expert claims

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Russia is "withering" before our eyes, slamming the country's invasion of Ukraine as "pathetic" amid the assassination attempts against three pro-Russian officials in the last fortnight alone.The former US Defence Secretary, James Mattis, hit out at the "immoral" and "operationally stupid" war started by Vladimir Putin against Ukraine at the Seoul Forum 2022 on Friday (July 1).He said: “We have a saying in America, we say that nations with allies thrive, nations without allies wither and we’re watching Russia wither before our eyes right now.READ MORE: Anti-Putin campaigners 'using porn sites to show Russians the truth about Ukraine war'“The tragedy of our time is that Putin is a creature straight out of Dostoevsky.

He goes to bed every night angry, he goes to bed every night fearful, he goes to bed every night thinking that Russia is surrounded by nightmares and this has guided him."Mr Mattis' comments were made after Russia made the announcement that it would be leaving Ukraine's Snake Island, in what has been dubbed a major setback for Vladimir Putin.Russia said it had pulled its forces from Snake Island - situated 120km from Ukraine's southern cost - as a "goodwill gesture" - in a bid to allow Kyiv to export agricultural products.The announcement came after Ukraine carried out several raids on Russian forces on Snake Island, a move that was celebrated as a victory for the invaded nation.In a statement, the defence ministry said: “On June 30, as a gesture of goodwill, the Russian armed forces completed their tasks on Snake Island and withdrew a garrison stationed there."In response, Valeriy Zaluzhny, the Ukraine military’s commander-in-chief, said: “I thank the defenders of Odessa region who took maximum measures to.

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