China is importing more from Russia than ever before, with trade between the 2 countries surging since Putin invaded Ukraine

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin in March.

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Ukraine killed 49 elite Russian paratroopers in a single day — and Russia refused to retrieve the bodies, ISW report says

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Ukrainian soldiers fire SPG recoilless gun at a forest in the direction of Torske frontline, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 15, 2023.
Ukrainian soldiers fire SPG recoilless gun at a forest in the direction of Torske frontline, as the Russia-Ukraine war continues in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on August 15, 2023.

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The war in Ukraine is pushing Russia away from its WWII-style artillery strategy, and experts say it's 'a concerning trend'

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Russian troops fire an artillery piece during exercises in the Rostov Region in April 2020.

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Russia's infamous 'dragon's teeth' defenses are a joke and were easily overcome, says Ukrainian ex-commander

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Ukrainian soldiers sit on infantry fighting vehicles as they drive near Izyum, eastern Ukraine on September 16, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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China is eroding Russia's influence over old allies as the alliance it leads crumbles over Ukraine, expert says

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right) and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shake hands during a signing ceremony, ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, China in May 2023.

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Cuba says its citizens were recruited to fight with Russia in Ukraine — but the government is only cracking down now 'because they got caught,' former counterintelligence officer says

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A Cuban sailor walks past the Russian Navy training ship, Perekop, in Havana Bay, Cuba, Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

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Russia is teaching high schoolers how to use drones and handle rifles so future draftees are more ready for the frontlines, UK intel says

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Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.
Russian military troops take part in a military drill on Sernovodsky polygon close to the Chechnya border, some 260 km from south Russian city of Stavropol, on March 19, 2015.

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Russia will increase foreign currency sales 830% as deadline for Eurobond repayment nears

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US is sending Ukraine ammunition that can not only pierce Russian tank armor but also ignite inside

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An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.
An M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to the 98th Cavalry Regiment, fires a tank round at a target during a live fire qualifications at the Udairi Multi Purpose Range Complex, Kuwait, August, 2023.

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Ukraine's front-line forces are trying to fight their way through Russia's formidable Surovikin Line. Here's what that is.

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A Ukrainian serviceman loads a shell into a mortar as he fires toward Russian troops at a position near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region on Sept. 4, 2023.
A Ukrainian serviceman loads a shell into a mortar as he fires toward Russian troops at a position near the front line in the Zaporizhzhia region on Sept. 4, 2023.

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