Putin eyes 'more profitable' markets for Russian gas amid Middle East chaos

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin a
Russian President Vladimir Putin is positioning Russia to benefit from tighter LNG markets.

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The oil price spike won't fix Russia's strained finances, an analyst says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin
Higher oil prices typically boost President Vladimir Putin's budget, which helps finance Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Used by Iran, Russia, and now the US, the cheap Shahed is reshaping modern war

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Men in camouflage stand in front of a green armored vehicle holding a damaged large black drone on its side, under a sunny sky
Iran's Shahed drones are used in the Middle East, its Russian copy has been devastating in Ukraine, and now the US has a version.

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Airlines are being squeezed into this sliver of sky as much of the Middle East joins Russia on the airspace no-fly list

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Flights heading toward the Caucasus corridor.
Airlines that can't use Russian — and now Iranian airspace — are funneling through the Caucasus corridor. The region also saw increased traffic during previous Iranian conflicts.

Flightradar24

A Ukrainian bomber drone went out for a strike mission. It returned impaled by a crude trident, photos show.

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A trident impaled in a Ukrainian drone.
The trident stuck in the fuselage of the Backfire drone.

Courtesy of Alex Eine

Ukraine's battlefield churn showed the West how much its weapons-making needed an overhaul, NATO official says

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A man in camouflage gear stands with his back turned to the camera with a major piece of weaponry and smoke coming out of it behind him, all on a field and under a cloudy sky
Ukraine is rapidly producing and adapting weapons, and NATO militaries are closely watching.

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Videos show how Ukrainian helicopter crews use machine guns to hunt Russia's exploding Shahed drones

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Thermal imagery from a gun camera aimed at a delta-wing drone.
Thermal camera footage shows the Ukrainian helicopter crew firing at a delta-wing drone.

Naval Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine via Twitter

NATO's falling behind in the race to build icebreakers, critical tools for a war in the Arctic

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An Icebreaker making the path for a cargo ship with an iceberg in the background near a port on the Alexandra Land island near Nagurskoye, Russia, Monday, May 17, 2021.
An icebreaker makes a path for a cargo ship near Russia.

AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko

Russia can't match NATO's conventional strength, so it's betting on submarines and nuclear asymmetry, commander says

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A Russian submarine is followed by British ships in the English Channel in 2025.
British forces track a Russian submarine in December.

Royal Navy

Russia's Arctic units have been wrecked in Ukraine, but NATO is bracing for a 'dangerous' comeback

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Danish military forces participate in a military exercise with hundreds of troops from several European NATO members in the Arctic Ocean in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.
NATO forces participate in a military exercise in the Arctic Ocean in September.

AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

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