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Putin abruptly replaces top commander on critical Ukraine front line
The Kremlin has appointed Lieutenant General Andrei Ivanayev as commander of the Vostok Battalion group of forces, which is leading the…
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Scholz labels call with Putin 'frustrating' but he'd do it again
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he's willing to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin again even though his recent phone call…
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US mulls new russia oil sanctions to weaken Putin ahead of Trump
THE Biden administration is weighing new, harsher sanctions against Russia’s lucrative oil trade, seeking to tighten the squeeze on the…
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Putin warns West of "brink of global conflict"
Vladimir Putin has warned of an impending "global conflict" in an address in which he accused the West of stoking tensions regarding the…
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Putin says new Oreshnik missile system is also for Belarus
Russia intends to deploy its new Oreshnik missile system, recently used against Ukraine for the first time, in neighbouring Belarus as a…
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Putin signs pact with ally that includes possible use of Russian nukes
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a pact with close ally Belarus on Friday that includes the possible use of Russian nuclear…
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Australian detectives find Putin photos on drugs stashed in car
Australian organized crime detectives charged a man they said was trying to smuggle $18 million Australian ($11.6 million US) worth of…
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Erdoğan talks to Putin, urges Syrian government to engage in dialogue
The Syrian government should engage in political dialogue amid the ongoing clashes with rebels, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan…
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Putin makes it official: Russia is all in on defense spending
Putin has signed off on a record defense budget for 2025 amid the ongoing Ukraine war. Defense spending will rise to 13.5 trillion rubles,…
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Putin threatens to strike Kiev with new medium-range missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to fire the military's new medium-range missiles at further targets in Ukraine, including…
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The Putin-Kim bromance grows with a lion, yaks, bears, cockatoos, pheasants, and 40 ducks
Russia announced on Wednesday that Vladimir Putin is gifting Kim Jong Un about 70 animals for his zoo. Russia's environmental ministry…
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Putin gifts lion and brown bears to North Korea zoo
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet…
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Putin critics lead a march in Berlin calling for democracy in Russia and an end to war in Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Prominent Russian opposition figures led a march of at least 1,000 people in central Berlin Sunday, criticizing Russian…
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Putin on YouTube Slowdowns: We're All Trying to Find the Guy Who Did This
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Putin offers African countries Russia’s ‘total support’
Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called "total support" for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and…
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Putin receives North Korean foreign minister in the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin met North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the Kremlin for talks on Monday. "Today is a national…
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Russia can't sustain its attack on Ukraine without North Korean troops, NATO chief says
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said North Korea has sent troops to fight with Russia. He presented the alliance as a sign of weakness,…
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Navalny's widow seeks presidency in a Russia after Putin
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny, said on Monday she will seek the Russian presidency should Kremlin…
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Putin says Zelenskyy's nuclear comments were a 'dangerous act of provocation' at meeting with BRICS group journalists
Russian President Vladimir Putin has responded to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's nuclear comments. The Ukrainian president had suggested that Kyiv…
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Russia's defense industry has a massive labor shortage. Rules on what jobs women can do are part of the issue.
Russia's defense industry is short some tens of thousands of skilled laborers. Traditional gender roles limit women's participation in…
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Putin allows criminal defendants to escape trial if they enlist in military
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law measures that allow defendants in criminal cases to avoid prosecution…
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Putin orders major Russian military expansion as Ukraine conflict intensifies
The News Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the country’s military Monday to add 180,000 troops, bolstering its active-duty forces…
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Putin raises Russian military strength to 2.4 million
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the size of the country's military for the third time since the February 2022 full-scale…