Russia's economy is suffering from industrial decline as satellites detect less pollution in the air

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Russia's main tank factory in October 2022.

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Russia is using the supposed Kremlin drone strike as an excuse to scale back its Victory Day celebrations and hide its military losses, experts say

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A composite image shows Soviet tanks T-34 roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2021, and a destroyed Russian in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in January 2023.
A composite image shows Soviet T-34 tanks in Red Square during the Victory Day parade in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2021, and a destroyed Russian tank in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, in January 2023.

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Russia and India reportedly halt talks over using rupees for trade, with Moscow preferring to be paid in Chinese yuan

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A man counts Indian rupee banknotes in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
A man counts Indian rupee banknotes in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Putin allies call for Zelenskyy's plane to be shot down in revenge for what Russia says was a Ukrainian drone strike on the Kremlin

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Unverified footage on social media appears to show an object flying over the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on May 3, 2021.

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Details in the drone incident the Kremlin says aimed to assassinate Putin 'don't quite add up.' Experts have 3 theories on what happened.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow on April 6, 2023.

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Video captures the moment drones exploded over the Kremlin

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Cellphone footage shows the moment two drones apparently exploded over the Kremlin on the eve of Russia's Victory Day.

Russian gold is now flooding the UAE, Turkey and Hong Kong after facing sanctions in the West

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Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's war economy isn't as resilient as reports would have you believe

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Happy Friday, team. I'm Phil Rosen. This week we've seen a storm of economic data in the US. 

The alphabet soup of readings — CPI, PPI, and jobless claims — all point to cooling inflation and a softening labor market. 

In theory, that's good news for the Fed, because it suggests its policy is working. 

Russia's economy is worse than Moscow claims because military spending covers up how much the private sector is shrinking

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before a ceremony celebrating Women's Day in Moscow on March 8, 2023.

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Video catches moment Putin's speech met with awkward silence as he appears to wait for applause that never comes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023.

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