Ukraine's Soviet-era tanks are getting stuck in the mud, falling apart, and frequently won't even fire, tank force commander says

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A Ukrainian T-64 tank moves outside the Bakhmut area in Ukraine's Donbas region on March 15, 2023.
A Ukrainian T-64 tank moves outside the Bakhmut area in Ukraine's Donbas region on March 15, 2023.

Photo by ARIS MESSINIS/AFP via Getty Images

Putin was told Mariupol was a 'paradise' during his night-time visit. Daylight photos show how it really looks.

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A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark. The main image shows a damaged building seen clearly in daylight a few days earlier.
A composite image shows Vladimir Putin (top left) visiting the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol when it was dark.

How Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president, went from perceived pro-West reformer to virulent warmonger since the invasion of Ukraine

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Deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.
Dmitry Medvedev gives a TV address at the Gorki state residence, outside Moscow, Russia, on December 31, 2022.

Ekaterina Shtukina, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

At a high-stakes meeting in Moscow, China has to decide whether Putin's failure in Ukraine means it's time to cross a red line

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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meeting in Moscow in March 2023
China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin together in Moscow on March 20, 2023.

Russian pool via AP

Is Putin using a body double? Listen here: Skeptics say spotting a decoy is all in the ears.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech on November 9, 2022.

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Unarmed Russian soldiers run into Ukrainian fire for the sole purpose of digging trenches or carrying ammunition. Those who refuse could be killed or imprisoned, report says.

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Two Ukrainian soldiers operating a gun.
Ukrainian soldiers fire at the frontline near Bakhmut on March 18, 2023.

Roman Chop/AP

Putin's tour of Mariupol is like a murderer returning to the scene of a crime, Ukrainian official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is wearing a black puffer jacket and pants and is accompanied by another man in a black puffer jacket and pants. They are both standing on a playground with a green slide and yellow swings.

New Hampshire GOP Gov. Chris Sununu, a potential 2024 presidential contender, says some Republicans have 'lost their moral compass' on foreign policy

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New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu.

Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

Sen. Mark Kelly flew with Russian pilots in the Navy and with NASA, and he said the Russian fighter jet running into a US drone shows 'how incompetent they are'

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mark kelly has a skeptical expression wearing a us navy bomber jacket
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., waits to speak during a news conference at the Arizona Capitol in Phoenix, on Nov. 7, 2022.

AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File

A US veteran joined Ukraine's International Legion, then made a shock defection to Russia. Ex-comrades say he was incompetent and left behind a trail of chaos.

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An American man is the first known International Legionnaire to defect to Russia
An American man is the first known International Legionnaire to defect to Russia

Poca Wander / Getty Images; Arif Qazi / Insider

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