China's trade with Russia is getting so difficult that payments can take half a year and most bank transfers are returned

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping side half-body shot against country flags.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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India and China joined Russia's Navy Day celebrations as Putin tries to project anti-Western group

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President Vladimir Putin stands in front of a microphone on the deck of a small boat during Russia's Navy Day celebrations on July 28, 2024, with both a modern and wooden warship visible in the water beyond him. This is a handout image.
President Vladimir Putin used some of his speech during Russia's Navy Day parade to lambast the US for plans to locate weapons in Germany.

Ukraine developed new shields for its US-made Bradleys, which are excelling against Russia

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A Ukrainian soldier looks out from the driver's hatch of an M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle with a grey sky and bare trees behind it and mud underneath.
An M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle in Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast.

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With no traditional navy of its own, Ukraine has relied on 3 military innovations to hammer Russia's Black Sea Fleet

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A Magura V5 sea drone, a Neptune anti-ship missile, and a Sea Baby drone.

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Russia needs men so badly that its sign-up bonuses are reaching on par with the US military's

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Naval cadets marching during a Russian Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg.
Naval cadets marching during a Russian Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg.

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Some Russians are spending like no tomorrow with 'considerable' overheating in the economy

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General view of the food court of the Paveletskaya Plaza shopping mall in Moscow, Russia.
The Paveletskaya Plaza shopping mall in Moscow, Russia.

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Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory — a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away

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Olenya airbase satellite image
Bombers at Olenya airfield.

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Ukrainian man plugged his whole house into a Tesla parked in his yard as locals find novel ways to battle rolling blackouts, report says

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A Tesla charging.

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Russia is using Chechen 'TikTok soldiers' on the front lines and to train its troops, highlighting the 'desperation' in its military: UK intel

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Chechen special forces troops take up firing positions as they attend a training session at a
Chechen special forces troops at a training center.

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Video shows an explosives-laden Jet Ski-style vehicle likely belonging to Ukraine floating off a beach in Turkey

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A beach near Istanbul.
A beach near Istanbul.

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