A Russian general was poisoned by a letter laced with an unknown toxin, close Putin ally says

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Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov attends a military ceremony in Grozny, Russia, on October 5, 2021.

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Russia is slashing its oil output by 5% in retaliation to Western sanctions — but it also likely that it is struggling to find buyers in the first place

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Russian President Vladimir Putin slammed the EU's price cap on Russian crude, calling it "stupid."

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Russian inmates only had to march a few yards to be considered fit enough to fight in Ukraine for the Wagner Group, 2 captured fighters say

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Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media
Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin addresses former convicts as he releases them from serving in his mercenary army, according to state-controlled media

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Russia has likely suffered its highest rate of casualties since the beginning of the war in the past 2 weeks, UK Defense Ministry says

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Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces on Feb. 26.
Smoke rises from a Russian tank destroyed by the Ukrainian forces on Feb. 26.

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TikTok shut down 2 networks of pro-Russian influencers who tried to mislead users about the war in Ukraine

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The pro-Russian accounts amassed some 133,000 followers before being identified, TikTok said.

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ExxonMobil, Shell lead Big Oil's eye-watering $221 billion profit binge that Biden has slammed as 'outrageous'

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Oil refinery

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A video appears to show Russia using a drone boat to attack a key Ukrainian bridge

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A still from a video showing an explosion at Zatoka bridge in Ukraine.
A still from a video showing an explosion at Zatoka bridge in Ukraine.

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Ukraine claims its first kill of Russia's 'Terminator' armored vehicle, believed to be one of Putin's most advanced weapon systems

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A serviceman washes a BMPT Terminator armored fighting vehicle designed to support tanks as part of preparations for the Victory Day military parade, in Moscow, April 23, 2019.

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Widows of Russian soldiers were filmed being gifted fur coats – but weren't allowed to keep them, an anti-war group says

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A still from a video of the widows of Russian soldiers being gifted fur coats.
A still from a video of the widows of Russian soldiers being gifted fur coats.

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Here's what we know about Hamilton 68, the Russian online influence tracker called into question by the 'Twitter Files'

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An image of Russian president Vladimir Putin is seen through a Twitter logo in this photo illustration on December 4, 2017.

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