Putin's favorite European leader is being shunned and shammed by his peers

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Viktor Orbán and Vladimir Putin
Hungary's leader Viktor Orbán has been shunned over his close ties to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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A top JP Morgan strategist predicted in January that Biden would drop out. Here's what else was in that analyst's list of top 10 'surprises' to look out for in 2024.

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Elon Musk speaking during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity; President Joe Biden speaking at the 115th NAACP National Convention; Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a visit to the All-Russian Exhibition Center.
Besides predicting President Joe Biden would drop out, JPMorgan Asset Management strategist Michael Cembalest also expected consumer backlash against self-driving vehicles and that Russia's war on Ukraine will drag on for

Putin has ramped up air defenses at his palace to protect it from Ukrainian drones: report

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A composite image showing a Google Earth view of Lake Valdai, western Russia, with Putin's palace compound marked with an arrow. An inset image shows a zoomed-in view of what is reportedly a Pantsir-S1 air defense system located on an island nearby, with an arrow marking its location.
A Pantsir-S1 is marked about 3.3 miles from the Valdai Palace compound, as of July 2024.

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Ukraine's navy is harassing Russian forces with 16 new armored assault boats built by Sweden

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Two CB90 fast assault crafts sail near snowy mountains during military exercises.
Deployed by naval forces around the globe, the Swedish-built CB90 fast assault boats have supported various missions and operations.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki

Zelenskyy says the problem with the coming F-16 fighter jets is the same one Ukraine had with the Abrams tanks

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An F-16 fighter jet flies above a white cloudy sky with a KC-135 Statotanker flying above it and waiting to refuel the jet.
An F-16 Fighting Falcon.

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Ukrainian soldiers survived 70 days of encirclement by being air-dropped ammo and supplies by drone

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A group of Ukrainian soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion and the 223rd Marine Battalion stand in uniform in a forest in front of an armored vehicle.
Soldiers of the 225th Separate Assault Battalion and the 223rd Marine Battalion after their 70-day ordeal near Chasiv Yar, 2024.

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A Ukrainian minister says she's frustrated by the West's inability to adapt its weapons to Russian tactics: report

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Ukrainians supervise as a M142 HIMARS launches a rocket on May 18, 2023, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Europe has overpromised on artillery shells to Ukraine and is making even less than it admits: investigation

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A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm artillery shells in his fighting position as Ukrainian Army conduct operation to target trenches of Russian forces through the Donetsk Oblast amid Russia and Ukraine war in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 6, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier prepares 155mm artillery shells in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, in August 2023.

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A massive fire on a Russian warship was set by a saboteur fighting against his own country, Ukraine says

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The Serpukhov in 2017, and a still from video shared by Ukrainian intelligence purporting to show a fire on board in April 2024.

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Russia 'really did not accomplish that much' despite delays in US aid for Ukraine, says US defense official

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Ukrainian Infantrymen training with a T-80 tank in Donetsk Oblast.
"Russia continues to attempt to take ground, but the Ukrainians have done a good job of holding the line," Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.

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