A longtime Russian ally says it's frozen its participation in Putin's NATO 'at all levels' after a year of snubs

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) during a CSTO welcoming ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, on November 23, 2022.

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Putin gave a niece with no military experience a key defense job: UK Intel

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Putin meets his niece in the Kremlin
Putin during a meeting with his niece, government official Anna Tsivileva, in the Kremlin in April 2024

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Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows that Russia can't attack and defend at the same time, former US ambassador says

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Soldiers in a military truck as a column of the Russian Armed Forces move to build up forces conducting active combat operations in Russia's Kursk region on August 10, 2024.
Ukraine's Kursk incursion shows that Russia has 'limited capabilities,' Kurt Volker, a former US ambassador to NATO, said.

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Some Chinese banks are turning to document couriers to evade sanctions on Russia and keep trade moving: Reuters

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Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping talking.
Trade between Russia and China is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

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Countries from Russia to China are building payments systems that could threaten the dollar's global dominance

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An illustration of a warped, glitchy dollar bill.

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Why Russia's brain drain is the biggest problem facing its economy

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Russia is missing around 5 million workers from its labor force, according to estimates from a European think tank.

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Russia may have spent $1.3 billion on an aerial attack as inflation continues to soar in the country on the back of huge state defense spending

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Large-scale damage caused to buildings and cars is seen in the aftermath of a Russian missile strike on a residential area in Sumy, Ukraine.
The aftermath of a strike on Sumy, Ukraine.

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Russia's exploding unjammable drones probably won't be the end-all game changer in this strange Ukraine war arms race

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Ukrainian military learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school on May 12, 2023 in Lviv region Ukraine.
Ukrainian military personnel learn to fly drones with bombs attached at a special school in May 2023 in the Lviv region of Ukraine.

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Ukrainian air force video shows a Soviet-era fighter jet striking Russian bridges in Kursk with American-made glide bombs

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A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.
A Ukrainian Air Force MiG-29 equipped with American-made glide bombs.

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Ukraine just dismissed the commander of its air force after losing an F-16 and a pilot in a battle against Russian missiles

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Ukraine's president stands in front of an F-16 at a press event. There are trees in the background, and the fighter jet is partially covered.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks to media representatives while standing in front of an F16 fighter jet during Ukrainian Air Forces Day at an undisclosed location on August 4, 2024.

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