Extras recruited for a Putin rally featuring patriotic rap remixes were offered just $7 to come stand in the freezing cold

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the rally at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on February 22, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at the rally at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on February 22, 2023.

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Russia is 'running out of munitions and has lost as much as 50% of its tanks' in Ukraine, senior US official says

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Destroyed armored vehicles and tanks belonging to Russian forces after Russian forces withdrawn from the city of Lyman in the Donetsk region
Destroyed Russian tanks and other armored vehicles in eastern Ukraine in October 2022.

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Putin wanted to boast about Russia launching a nuclear-capable ICBM — but the launch failed so he couldn't, report says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.

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Putin's 'invincible' missile has a very common problem

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In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 28, 2022, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launches a Zircon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea in May 2022.

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After a year of war, Biden hailed Ukraine's resilience while Putin ranted about Nazis and nukes

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President Joe Biden delivering a speech in Warsaw
President Joe Biden delivers a speech at the Royal Castle Arcades on February 21, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland.

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Putin put the last major nuclear arms treaty with the US on 'life support,' risking pulling the world back to a 'dangerous' time of uncontrolled arsenals, nuke experts say

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Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia
Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

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Ex-Russian commander who helped invade Crimea trashes Putin's war speech for leaving out all of Russia's failures in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Putin took a swipe at oligarchs who have fled abroad, while asking them to come back and invest in Russia

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Russian president Vladimir Putin giving his annual address on February 21, 2023. He stands in a dark suit against a pale background, at a podium with a russian eagle crest.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023.

Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Hackers claim to have caused Russian websites broadcasting Vladimir Putin's annual address to go offline

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Putin gives key speech
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Moscow, Russia, on February 21, 2023.

Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP

Russia's oil sales to China have hit their highest level since the invasion of Ukraine

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping.

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