Chinese leader Xi Jinping is heading to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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International Criminal Court cements Putin's pariah status with arrest warrant for alleged war crimes — illegally snatching kids from Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day in St. Petersburg on July 30, 2017.

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A Russian trainspotter who became obsessed with taking photographs of Putin's 'ghost train' now lives in exile: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands in a cabin of a train in Kerch, Crimea, on December 23, 2019.

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Pope Francis warns that the war in Ukraine is powered by competing 'empires' and 'arms industry'

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Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass on May 16, 2021.

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Russia will have to rely on nukes, cyberattacks, and China since its military is being thrashed in Ukraine, US intel director says

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Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

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Ukrainian commander says there are more Russians attacking the city of Bakhmut than there is ammo to kill them

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Ukrainian artillery teams fire Pions toward Russian positions in Bakhmut on Feb. 5, 2023.
Ukrainian artillery teams fire Pions toward Russian positions in Bakhmut on Feb. 5, 2023.

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See inside the marble-lined, $15 million luxury apartment Putin reportedly bought for his suspected lover

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A split photo of two rooms from the luxury apartment of Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend.
A split photo of two rooms from the luxury apartment of Alina Kabaeva, Putin's rumored girlfriend.

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Putin has a secret brood of children being raised in luxury comparable to Russian tsars, report claims

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and his rumored girlfriend and retired rythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva (right).

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Russia repeated a battle tactic that failed miserably in Bucha and once again lost tanks critical to the war

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This image provided by the Ukrainian Armed Forces and taken in February 2023 shows damaged Russian tanks in a field after an attack on Vuhledar, Ukraine

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Russia used drones to attack civilians, including a child, waiting for aid in a line outside a school, Ukrainian officials allege

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The aftermath of an alleged Russian drone attack shows spilled food and debris.
The aftermath of an alleged Russian drone attack shows spilled food and debris.

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