Russia's President Vladimir Putin could be a 'dead man walking,' a former CIA counterintelligence chief told an interviewer

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich is the first time the country has accused an American journalist of spying since the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal calls the targeting of their reporter 'a vicious affront to a free press.'

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TOPSHOT - A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. - A US reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.

Russia is again the president of the UN Security Council. Last time Russia held the position it invaded Ukraine.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin waves in a village outside of Pskov, Russia, on September 11, 2021.

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Russia's military is being accused of stealing video game characters from 'Atomic Heart' to promote itself

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An installation of a "Z" letter inside the Red Star, one of the most widely recognizable Soviet symbols, is seen in Zaryadye Park in Moscow.

Putin hits back at claims by 'jealous people' that Russia is becoming dependent on China, days after meeting with Xi Jinping

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023.

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An elite Russian brigade of 5,000 soldiers has been destroyed and reformed as many as 8 times after heavy losses, report says

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A Ukrainian tank is seen near Vuhledar.
A Ukrainian tank is seen, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, near the front line city of Vuhledar, Ukraine February 18, 2023

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Putin has taken Belarus 'hostage' with Russian plans to station nuclear weapons in the country, says Ukraine

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The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov during the briefing after the sitting of the Councile in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 7, 2022.
The Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council Oleksiy Danilov during the briefing after the sitting of the Council in Kyiv, Ukraine, November 7, 2022.

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A mystery object found by the Nord Stream pipeline could help provide clues about who was behind sabotage attack

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Mystery object found underwater next to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Mystery object found underwater next to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

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Putin plans to store tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks on the phone in his office in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 15, 2018.

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A home-improvement contractor from Connecticut who went to fight in Ukraine posted a video of his location online, revealing his unit's location, and then admitted he falsified his military record

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Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha.
Soldiers walk amid destroyed Russian tanks in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, April 3, 2022.

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