Russia pitches trading centers in a widening plan to move away from the US-dominated global financial order

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime is looking to establish a non US-centric financial and trading order.

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Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.

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A Romanian F-16 flying above the clouds.
The F-16 is a combat-proven American-made fourth-generation fighter that is in use across NATO. A batch of the jets were recently delivered to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia, but building a new fighter fleet is no easy task.

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Ukraine is eroding Russia's military advantage with strikes on its ammo depots

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A close-up view of Tikhoretsk on September 22
A satellite image of Tikhoretsk, the major Russian ammunition storage facility Ukraine attacked, on September 22.

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Russia's drive in one battlefront has cost it a staggering 1,800 combat vehicles

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Russia's offensive in the Poprovsk region has come at a cost of over 1,800 combat vehicles.

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Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield

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The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in September.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on a Russian ammunition depot in September. Ukraine has been striking ammo depots across Russia more and more frequently.

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Trump's close relationship with Putin could come back to haunt the US

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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are seen walking side-by-side after the Helsinki summit in 2018.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin after the Helsinki summit in 2018. Trump has long been accused of being too close to Putin.

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Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored

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Destroyed ammunition and damaged rail cars in Toropets on September 22.
The aftermath of a Ukrainian attack on another Russian ammunition depot in September.

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Putin's weak response to Ukraine's advance on Russian soil appears to be rooted in a persistent fatal flaw

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Russian President Vladimir Putin wears a suit and sits on a white chair behind a desk and in front of a flag.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in September 2024.

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The Kremlin says Trump sent Putin COVID tests during the pandemic, but denies subsequent calls

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US President Donald Trump (R) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019.
Trump sent COVID tests to Putin at the height of the pandemic, according to Bob Woodward's forthcoming book.

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Russian TV Stations Down After Hackers Send Putin a Birthday Present

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