Event Brief
Putin Gambles as Russia-Ukraine War Turns Four
Filed: Feb 20, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET
Summary: Putin bets that the West and Ukraine will exhaust resources first.
WHO: Vladimir Putin
WHAT: Russia-Ukraine war
WHEN: Feb 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET
WHERE: Russia
WHY: To test the resilience of the West and Ukraine
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