China is a greater threat to the US than Russia and that's why the CIA doubled its budget for it, agency chief says

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Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (right).
"While Russia may pose the most immediate challenge, China is the bigger long-term threat," CIA director William J. Burns wrote in an op-ed for Foreign Affairs.

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CIA chief says Russia's failures in the Ukraine war have sealed its fate as 'China's economic vassal'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Vladimir Putin's war has been a failure for Russia, the director of the CIA says.

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Walking away from Ukraine would be an 'own goal' as the war hollows out the army Putin spent decades building, CIA chief says

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Ukrainian servicemen drive a T-72 tank on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on July 13, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen drive a T-72 tank on the frontline in eastern Ukraine on July 13, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Ukraine needs different weapons to blunt Russia's artillery fire advantages because HIMARS aren't enough anymore, war experts say

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Ukrainian soldiers fire with the Archer Artillery System on Russian position on January 3, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Ukrainian soldiers fire with the Archer Artillery System on Russian position on January 3, 2024 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

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Front-line Ukrainian soldier says the Russians basically 'have it all' when it comes to weapons, but tanks are probably among the more terrifying

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A Russian army T-72-B3 tank fires during military exercises at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020 during the
A Russian army T-72-B3 tank fires during military exercises at the Raevsky range in Southern Russia on September 23, 2020 during the "Caucasus-2020" military drills gathering China, Iran, Pakistan and Myanmar troops, along with ex-Soviet Arm

Vladimir Putin's war with Ukraine is boosting Russia's economy, IMF says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Kremlin, in Moscow, on February 15, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Putin has a secret palatial home near Finland with yachts, 2 helipads, and a private waterfall: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attending the plenary session of the Valdai Discussion Club forum in Sochi on October 5, 2023

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Russia accidentally bombed itself again, the fourth time this month, UK intel says

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A Russian fighter jet dropping bombs on a position near the city of Tskhinvali, Georgia, on August 8, 2008.

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The US ramped up arms exports by more than 50% in 2023, cutting into Russia's own weapons trade: Politico

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A US-provided Abrams tank seen in a training session in Nowa Deba, Poland, on April 12, 2023.

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Russia is using electronic-warfare devices to stop Ukraine's drones — but it's messing up its internet access

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A Samsung store in a shopping mall on 05 March 2022, Russia, St. Petersburg displaying a Russian pro-military "Z" symbol.

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