A Russian ally's purchase of French and Indian weapons is another sign Moscow is losing influence in its neighborhood

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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, left, with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Sochi in October 2022.

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Russia is forcing Ukrainian civilians stuck in occupied towns to join the army and 'fight against their own country,' watchdog reports

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Russian conscripts called up for military service wait to board a train at a railway station in Omsk on November 27, 2022.

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Ukrainian sea-drone operator describes taking out a Russian ship, says the tech is redefining warfare

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A Ukrainian sea drone called "Sea Baby."

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Russian soldiers are facing a 'mouse fever' outbreak on the frontlines, Ukrainian intel says

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A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.
A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.

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Wartime sanctions on Russia have sparked new smuggling opportunities for hot-ticket items like luxury Italian handbags and microchips

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Russian police and National Guard servicemen patrol the Red Square next to Burberry shop in Moscow on March 10, 2022.

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America has a McGonigal problem

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The FBI chose McGonigal to be one of the top grandmasters of the counterintelligence game. And yet somehow, Russian associates turned him into their pawn, prosecutors said.

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The case of Charles McGonigal is bigger than one corrupt FBI agent.

In fact, it's bigger than the entire FBI.

The US has a game plan for the Ukraine war which rests on Kyiv holding out until 2025: report

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An Archer artillery system firing on Russian position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 16, 2023

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Even without new Russian jets, Iran's aging air force could still win home-field advantage in a regional war

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A Su-35 fighter jet at the 50th Paris Air Show.

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Ukrainian soldiers say Russian drones are dropping tear gas on the front lines, choking troops and starting fires in the trenches

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A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover in a trench during shelling next to a 105mm howitzer near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover in a trench during shelling next to a 105mm howitzer near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's synthetic drug use is skyrocketing as soldiers return from Ukraine with addictions and trafficking supply routes dwindle

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Moscow, Russia

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