Russia has emptied out a Crimea base of weaponry, with officials worried Ukraine could target the region in a possible counteroffensive

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.

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Russian oil sanctions appear to be working - crude still flows even as Moscow's pulling in less money. But there's more to it than that.

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Hey there market people. Phil Rosen here. 

I spent much of yesterday parsing through pages of data on where Russian oil is heading and how much buyers are paying for barrels. 

The clearest takeaway is that the West's sanctions do in fact seem to be taking a toll as intended — Moscow's export revenues are down, but plenty of oil remains available as far as global supplies. 

Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down

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A Russian army chef with officers at the Vostok 2018 exercise in Russia's Far East in September 2018.

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Videos capture Russian MiG-31 jet bursting into flames before it crashed into a lake

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MiG-31 Foxhound interceptor aircraft

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Ukraine's fate against Russia's superior air force hinges on its dwindling surface-to-air missile arsenal, airpower expert warns

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A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.
A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.

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How Ukraine's artillery is doing more damage than Russia's, even with fewer rounds

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery toward Marinka on January 15, 2023.

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Russia seizes assets at European state-owned energy firms in retaliation against 'unfriendly countries'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as part of a nationwide charity campaign, in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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Russian oil price caps have crushed Moscow's war revenue to start the year - despite widespread violations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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What is de-dollarization? Here's everything you need to know about rival countries' efforts to dethrone the greenback

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China and Russia have spearheaded the de-dollarization movement over the past year.

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Russia's best tanks are in Ukraine, Russian state media says, but they're not assaulting Kyiv's forces, just shooting at them from a distance

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