A woman left a note on the grave of Putin's parents calling him a 'freak.' She was convicted of desecrating the site.

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Irina Tsybaneva, 60, stands wearing sunglasses and a lavender sweater in a courtroom in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, May 11, 2023, convicted of desecrating the grave of Putin's parents. Three other people stand in the background.
Irina Tsybaneva, 60, in a St. Petersburg courtroom, May 11, 2023. Tsybaneva was charged with desecrating the grave of Vladimir Putin's parents.

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Russia is floating a plan to build a village for conservative Americans who want to move to a 'Christian country' and are tired of liberal ideology in the US

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Veterans salute during a military parade to mark the 78th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory in the Great Patriotic War in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 9, 2023. St.

A Russian tycoon whose seized $48 million superyacht features an 'infinite wine cellar' wants his boat back — and he's suing the UK government for it

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A Russian tycoon whose seized $48 million superyacht 'Phi' features an 'infinite wine cellar' and a 'patented fresh-water swimming pool' wants his property back — and he is suing the UK government for it.

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Russia's scramble to find microchips for its weapons hints at struggles the US and China could face in a future war

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Components of Russian Kh-101 cruise missiles on display in Kyiv in February.

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A Ukrainian counterattack has the Wagner boss sounding alarms on a counteroffensive in 'full swing,' claiming Zelenskyy played everyone

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Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 13, 2023.
Ukrainian artillery fires towards the frontline during heavy fighting amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, Ukraine, April 13, 2023.

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Russia's navy is flexing its muscles around the world, but it may end up paying for Moscow's losses in Ukraine

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Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov in South Africa
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov in Richards Bay, South Africa on February 22.

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South Africa's currency eyes record low after US accuses the country of secretly selling weapons to Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) speaks to South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa (right)
Russian President Vladimir Putin with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.

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Russia's military is copying the Wagner playbook of recruiting prisoners to fight in Ukraine, with up to 10,000 signing up in April alone, UK intel says

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia's Kinzhal was never an unstoppable hypersonic missile, but the Patriot shot that killed one is still 'impressive,' expert says

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic.
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor armed with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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China's mounting such a strong attack on the dollar's dominance that it's paying for almost all of its Russian oil imports in the yuan

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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