https://freerepublic.com/tag/dailycalltoprayer/ en-us Wed, 3 Jun 2026 12:54:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382169/posts Ukrainian drones on Wednesday attacked St. Petersburg, Russia’s second-largest city, on the opening day of an annual economic conference that President Vladimir V. Putin has tried to cultivate into a showcase of a modern and prosperous country. It was the second time in a month that Ukraine had struck a major Russian city before an event important to Mr. Putin, as Kyiv expands a campaign of long-range strikes aimed at inflicting economic damage on Russia and demonstrating its vulnerability to attacks. In early May, Ukrainian forces hit sites in Moscow, including a high-rise apartment building near the city center, days... New York Times https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382169/posts#comment Wed, 3 Jun 2026 12:54:02 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382073/posts Vladimir Putin has suffered a fresh wave of war humiliation amid warnings that his unaffordable conflict with Ukraine is pushing his economy to the brink of collapse. Russia's Finance Ministry and its central bank has projected the government's budget deficit widening to a dangerous level if the Kremlin continues at the current rate of defence expenditure, according to Bloomberg. The stark warning came as Putin suffered further setbacks on the frontline, where the tide of the war is increasingly turning in Ukraine's favour. And authorities in Crimea are urging citizens not to panic amid ongoing petrol shortages with pictures showing... UK Daily Mail https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4382073/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2026 18:42:34 GMT