How Russia could spot Ukrainian F-16s before they even got off the ground, according to an air-warfare expert

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A US Air National Guard F-16C parked at Mirgorod Air Base as a Ukrainian Su-27 takes off in July 2011.

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Following the invasion of Ukraine, majority of the world disapproves of Russia's leadership for the first time: new poll

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holding a piece of paper.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 6, 2023.

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India could rely on Russia for half its oil imports soon as Moscow continues to sell cheap barrels

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Elon Musk warns against weaponizing currencies as the de-dollarization movement takes hold

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A man holds up dollar bills in a money exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey.
A man holds up dollar bills in a money exchange office in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Russia is still losing 500 soldiers a day in Ukraine even after reducing its casualties by 30%, UK intel says

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A priest takes part in the funeral of 38 pro-Russian soldiers, who were killed amid the conflict with Ukrainian armed forces, at a cemetery in Luhansk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 11, 2022.
The funeral of 38 pro-Russian soldiers who were killed in the fighting, at a cemetery in Luhansk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, November 11, 2022.

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How Putin spent 20 years rebuilding Russia's military 'and then just simply destroyed it' in Ukraine, according to an expert who watched it happen

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets military officers in Red Square after the Victory Day parade on May 9, 2019.

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Russian troops and Wagner mercenaries killed each other in a shootout after blaming each other for their war failures, Ukrainian government says

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A mural depicting Russia's Wagner Group that reads:
A mural depicting mercenaries of Russia's Wagner Group that reads: "Wagner Group - Russian knights."

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Russian sales of weapons to India are being held up by a dispute over which currency to use

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Russian Sukhoi SU-30 SM military aircraft perform during the MAKS-2017 International Aviation and Space Salon in Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia, on July 19, 2017.
Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet.

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Ukrainian officials planned 'mass strikes' on Moscow and other cities 'with everything' they had, but they stood down after US intervention: report

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Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2023.
Ukrainian army from the 43rd Heavy Artillery Brigade fire the German howitzer Panzerhaubitze 2000, called Tina by the unit, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bakhmut, in Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 5, 2023.

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China walks back ambassador's claim that ex-Soviet states aren't real countries, a position that played strongly into Putin's hands

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before Russia - China talks in narrow format at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia March 21, 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony before talks in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023

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