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Russia's recruited so many inmates to fight in Ukraine that it's shuttering some of its prisons
A Russian human rights commissioner said some prisons had to be closed due to "a one-time...
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Putin's war fired up Russia's economy and beat sanctions — but big problems lie ahead
Vladimir Putin overcame sanctions by selling oil to India and China and spending heavily on its...
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Russia has likely 'resorted to limiting' its Black Sea operations as its damaged navy goes on the defense against Ukraine: UK intelligence
Russian defense chief Sergei Shoigu recently ordered troops to focus on training daily against air and...
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Putin wasted no time buttering up China after his election victory
In the wake of sweeping sanctions, Russia's Vladimir Putin is leaning on China for economic and...
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Russia is betting big on Cuba as it courts alternative economic partners
Russia is expanding its economic and trade ties with Cuba as more than 100 companies start...
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Western special ops activity is on the rise around a new US partner in a strategic but unstable area of the Mediterranean
US Navy SEALs drilled with Cypriot commandos after other Western forces moved into position amid concerns...
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Merely winning has never been enough for Putin — and this year's presidential election is no different
Russians are voting in the country's presidential election from March 15 to 17, and 71-year-old Vladimir...
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The US Army has its eyes on the Arctic and is readying soldiers for the cold, unforgiving wastes that could be their next battlefield
With Russia and China looking to project power in the region, the US Army is pushing...
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Russian defectors fighting for Ukraine are attacking their motherland and rolling across the border in tanks: reports
"We are not coming to kill, erase, or punish. We come to live, to liberate you...
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After Russia lost 2 prized A-50 planes, Ukraine struck a factory that's replacing them, reports say
The aircraft plant is reported to be refurbishing and modernizing A-50s, Russia's crucial spy planes, after...
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Navalny told his lawyer he thought he was being poisoned in prison months before his sudden death
Alexey Navalny, Vladimir Putin's political nemesis, suspected he was being poisoned before he died in prison,...
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How a British tank museum is helping Ukraine to repair its Soviet-era armor
The Tank Museum in Bovington's archives includes manuals, diagrams, and documents on repairing Soviet-era tanks used...
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Videos appear to show Russia using vulnerable golf cart-style vehicles to transport its troops to attack Ukrainian positions
A video appears to show Russia is using vulnerable golf cart-style vehicles to transport its troops...
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Russia isn't ready for the surprise NATO attack its strategists foresee
A recent article argues a NATO surprise attack would launch missile barrages at vital facilities, a...
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Russia says its democracy is the best in the world, days after Putin's only real political rival died in prison
Russians are set for an election many see as a sham, and Putin's main rival lies...
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A Russian oligarch's megayacht seized by the US is costing taxpayers a fortune, and the government is desperate to sell
US officials say the $300-million Amadea is owned by Suleiman Kerimov, a sanctioned Russian billionaire. Dry-docking...
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Russia played a card that nearly doubled its energy revenues in February
Russia — an energy giant — has managed to circumvent Western sanctions, most recently by activating...
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Ukraine said it sank a $65 million warship that Russia planned to use for an antiaircraft missile system
Ukraine said it sank the Sergei Kotov patrol vessel in another blow to Russia's Black Sea...
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A veteran Republican operative relocated to Kyiv — he says Ukraine can win the war
Steven Moore, a Capitol Hill veteran, says he is now "doing the right thing" in helping...
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NATO navies can exploit a Russian fear and keep Putin from invading more neighbors
NATO's naval power may not be much help if Russian tanks invade the Baltic States. But...
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A Ukrainian soldier says he saw an entire convoy being wiped on in front of him as he narrowly escaped Avdiivka: WaPo
Outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian soldiers told The Washington Post how they narrowly escaped death as Russian...
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Leaked audio obtained by Russian spies reveals Germany considered giving Ukraine missiles to destroy key Crimean bridge: WSJ
German officials can be heard discussing how they could deliver long-range missiles to Ukraine and how...
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2024 is already straining the seams of China and Russia's 'no limits' partnership
Russia's finance ministry is in talks with China about yuan loans, but a decision has been...
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Putin appears unstoppable, but even he 'doesn't know where the tolerance of the Russian people lies,' an economic historian said
Military spending has reached 40% of Russia's budget, overshadowing social spending.