Nearly 2 million barrels of Russian diesel are stranded at sea because no one wants to buy them

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Indian buyers for Russia's oil are drowning in price-cap paperwork and that could hit Moscow's sales, report says

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Russia's oil exports to India are running into paperwork holdups.

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A Russian oil depot caught fire hundreds of miles from Ukraine, the possible result of a daring Ukrainian drone attack

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A Google streetview image of a Rosneft Tuapse oil depot in Tuapse, Russia, dated to 2012. A tall concrete wall topped by barbed wire partially blocks the view of several white containers, against a blue sky.
A Google streetview image of a Rosneft oil depot in Tuapse, Russia, dated to 2012.

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More of Russia's soldiers have died in Ukraine — a war Putin thought would be over in days — than in all its wars since World War II combined, new analysis finds

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Ukrainian artillerymen fire a howitzer in the Zaporizhzhia Region of southeastern Ukraine on December 16, 2022.

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The US is increasingly backing one of Russia's few remaining allies, seizing on cracks in the relationship after the invasion of Ukraine

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on February 28, 2023.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Astana, Kazakhstan, on February 28, 2023.

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Russian father had his daughter taken away after she drew an anti-war picture in art class, reports say

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A girl runs holding a Ukrainian flag on Independence Day of Ukraine in Krakow, Poland, on August 24, 2022. The girl in the picture is not associated with the story.

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Russian oil heads to West Africa for the first time since 2018 as Western sanctions leave Moscow scrambling to find buyers

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Tankers carrying Russian oil are settling in Asian ports ahead of EU sanctions
The last time Russian oil was delivered to a Western African country was in 2018.

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Russia has just one tank factory churning out 20 tanks a month, with demand outstripping production by a factor of ten, says report

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UralVagonZavod, Russia's main tank factory, in October 2022.

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Russia has been able to keep its most effective drone flying over Ukraine thanks to Western-made parts

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A Russian Orlan-10 drone in use for reconnaissance operations in Ukraine in March 2022.

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Russia shoots down China's peace plan for the Ukraine war as Beijing becomes more entangled in the conflict a year into the fighting

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Chinese buyers of Russian oil are seeking to avoid reputation damage, one analyst said.

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