18 months after Putin invaded Ukraine, Russia's sanctioned oligarchs are still rich and even less likely to stand up to him

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Vladamir Putin, Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin
Russian president Vladimir Putin, and Andrei Melnichenko, Roman Abramovich, Vladimir Potanin.

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How a Russian warplane hit an unarmed US drone

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  • Russian fighter jets intercepted an unarmed US drone Tuesday.
  • It marked the first known confrontation between the US and Russia since the war in Ukraine began.
  • Experts said the US did not break the law because its drone was in international airspace.

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A pro-Putin rapper has taken over the assets of Domino's Pizza in Russia, after previously buying 130 Starbucks stores for just $6 million

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Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy and rapper Timati, who took over the Russian assets of Domino's Pizza, take part in a ceremony opening the new restaurant chain Domino Pizza in Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2023.
Anton Pinskiy and Timati unveil their Domino Pizza brand.

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Russian hardliners are fuming that the Kremlin wasn't able to top a string of embarrassing attacks on home soil

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits at a table with two members of a tank crew
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with a tank crew at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

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Old interview clip of Wagner chief Prigozhin sparks speculation about his death

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Prigozhin makes a speech after taking control of the Russian military's district headquarters at Rostov-on-Don, on June 24. The following day, his mutiny came to an end when he reportedly agreed to lay down his arms and go into exile in exchange for legal amnesty.

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Russia rejects peace agreement, insisting its war in Ukraine will rage on 'for the foreseeable future'

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A demonstrator holds a sign during a peaceful stand for Ukraine rally in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Russia's economy is being propped up by Wagner Group's gold-smuggling operations, UK government report says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Russia received millions of dollars worth of equipment from US companies to keep its oil trade afloat after the invasion of Ukraine, report says

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A worker checks a pressure gauge at an oil pumping station near the Rosneft company owned Suzunskoye oil field, north from the Russian Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, March 26, 2015.

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Russia ramps up its economic war with the West as it seizes local operations of 2 corporate giants

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, at Moscow's Manezh Central Exhibition Hall.

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The 'implosion of Russia as a great power' has opened the door for China to capitalize on Moscow's weakening economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 21.

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