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Sep 11, 2026
Stephen CarrollHOST
Here's why Putin needs more than a win in Russia's elections.
Stephen CarrollHOST
Tony Halpin, who leads Bloomberg's team covering Russia, joins us now for more.
Stephen CarrollHOST
Tony, first of all, how important is the Duma in Russian politics?
Tony HalpinGUEST
Well, it's the lower house of parliament.
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Tony HalpinGUEST
There's been a long-term trend of cracking down on dissent, a long-term trend of bolstering support for military spending, a-and that would be expected to continue, I think, particularly if United Russia had a very sizable majority.
Stephen CarrollHOST
Okay.
Stephen CarrollHOST
Tony Halpin leading our team covering Russia.
Stephen CarrollHOST
Thank you very much.
Nathan HagerHOST
Three sources close to the Kremlin tell Bloomberg that President Vladimir Putin has decided peace talks are going nowhere, and that he won't end the war under sanctions or Ukrainian infrastructure attacks.
Nathan HagerHOST
More from Bloomberg's Tony Halpin.
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We've basically learned that Russia is giving up on any real prospect that, uh, negotiations will deliver what Vladimir Putin is looking for, and has decided that the best route for it now is to escalate, particularly ballistic missile attacks.
Nathan HagerHOST
Bloomberg's Tony Halpin reports all this comes after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare visit to Moscow this week.
Nathan HagerHOST
The Wall Street Journal reports he warned his Russian counterparts not to attack NATO countries.
Nathan HagerHOST
Ratko Mladić has died, the former Serbian military commander known as The Butcher of Bosnia, for crimes against humanity during the 1990s Bosnian war.
Nathan HagerHOST
Sources tell Bloomberg News Vladimir Putin's determined peace talks have reached a dead end, and he's considering even more ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and other cities.
Nathan HagerHOST
Bloomberg's Tony Halpin has more.
Tony HalpinCORRESPONDENT
Ukraine has already said that basically it doesn't have enough interceptors to defend itself against Russian attacks.
Tony HalpinCORRESPONDENT
Russia's defense ministry overnight said it launched a massive attack on numerous Ukrainian cities.
Tony HalpinCORRESPONDENT
So they're intending to step up these assaults.
Tony HalpinCORRESPONDENT
They're intending to increase the levels of damage, try to break Ukrainian morale and will to resist, and to impose terms that Vladimir Putin's, Putin has been looking for and has concluded that he can't get any more from negotiations.
Nathan HagerHOST
Bloomberg's Tony Halpin reports this follows a rare visit to Moscow this week by CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
Nathan HagerHOST
The Wall Street Journal reports he warned his Russian counterparts not to attack NATO countries.
Nathan HagerHOST
Three sources close to the Kremlin tell Bloomberg President Vladimir Putin has decided talks are going nowhere, and he won't end the war under sanctions or Ukrainian infrastructure attacks.
Nathan HagerHOST
We get more from Bloomberg's Tony Halpin.
Tony HalpinSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We've basically learned that Russia is giving up on any real prospect that, uh, negotiations will deliver what Vladimir Putin is looking for and has decided that the best route for it now is to escalate, particularly ballistic missile attacks on Kiev and other Ukrainian cities, targeting infrastructure, looking to weaken morale there and weaken their ability to resist.
Nathan HagerHOST
Bloomberg's Tony Halpin reports the decision comes after CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a rare visit to Moscow this week.
Nathan HagerHOST
The Wall Street Journal reports he warned his Russian counterparts not to attack NATO countries.
Nathan HagerHOST
The US war with Canada is heating up.