Russia's economy takes a hit as its current-account surplus crashes 85% compared to last year

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi, March 10, 2014.

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The girlfriend of a Ukrainian soldier fighting on the front lines is shocked Kyiv residents are partying while the war grinds on

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A soldier sits and holds a telephone near Donetsk in Ukraine.

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Russia says it will halt foreign currency purchases and launch a digital ruble to keep the currency from spiraling further

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Russian President Vladimir Putin

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Russian tech billionaire breaks silence, says he's horrified by Putin's 'barbaric' war in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russian military, National Guard, FSB, and Interior Ministry personnel at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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Exploding drone boats aren't hard to beat, but Russia's weak defenses are letting Ukraine blow up its ships

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Ukraine has prioritized the development and deployment of a naval fleet of drones.

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Ukrainian special forces surprised and killed dozens of Russians in a daring nighttime river raid, reports say

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A Ukrainian special-forces soldier in Kharkiv, Russia, in March 2022, not long after Russia's full-scale invasion began.

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Ukrainian soldier who lost his leg says he wouldn't volunteer again, voicing a rare but spreading pessimism

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery at Russian targets in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on August 6, 2023. The soldiers in the picture are not related to the story.

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A Ukrainian making gear for the war says his cheap tech wouldn't work against the US or China, but 'we're fighting the Russians'

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A Russian howitzer fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location.
A Russian howitzer fires toward Ukrainian positions at an undisclosed location.

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Elon Musk's change in label policy on X, prompts 'dramatic rise in the Kremlin's visibility,' NATO says

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Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023.
Elon Musk.

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Ukrainian troops on southern front 'expected less resistance' from Russia, tank commander says

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A Ukrainian soldier from the 24th separate mechanized brigade on duty at the frontline in Donbass, Ukraine, on August 8, 2023.

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