Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin says Russian troops are running away from the front lines and threatens to spill more details if Putin doesn't send ammunition

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Russian billionaire and businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Russia's version of NATO is crumbling, with even some of its closest allies frustrated by Putin's failing war in Ukraine

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yrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev enter the hall during the Summit of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) at the Grand Kremlin Palace, May, 16, 2022, in Moscow, Russia.
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zas, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russia

Ukraine says it offered to return 3,000 dead Russian soldiers for burial, but Russia refused because it wouldn't admit the death toll

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Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in Ukrainian documentary "The Year: Off-screen" by Dmytro Komarov.

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Just one old tank, and no aircraft, were present at Russia's much-reduced Victory Parade this year, reflecting its major losses in Ukraine

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A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.
A Soviet T-34 tank rolls during the Victory Day Red Square Parade on May 9, 2023 in Moscow, Russia.

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Ukraine wants F-16s to shoot down Russian strike fighters dropping bombs it can't beat. Airpower experts say give them the jets.

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F-16 Fighting Falcon

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A fleet of aging tankers is transporting sanctioned oil around the globe — and it's becoming an insurance nightmare because nobody knows who owns them

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A secretive fleet of aging tankers is transporting sanctioned oil globally — and nobody knows who to chase for insurance should they get into accidents.

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China's yuan is emerging as a strong challenger to the dollar's dominance. Here are 5 countries that recently turned to the yuan instead of the USD for trade.

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The Chinese yuan's share in international transactions is increasing.

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An ominous policy change is a sign Russia is preparing for a long, bloody war in Ukraine

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Reservists drafted during the partial mobilisation attend a departure ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea, on September 27, 2022.

Russia's tax hike on the oil and gas industry will be destructive to a key piece of its economy

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Homemade exploding Ukrainian drones are carrying bombs held on with zip ties and tape — and can't even be landed safely once launched

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A Ukrainian soldier loads dummy grenades on a drone for target practice in the region of Dnipro, Ukraine, on April 18, 2023.
The makeshift drones are small in size but cheap, easy to make, and deadly.

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