One of Russia's allies says it is quitting Putin's rival to NATO, in the latest snub to the Kremlin

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A head-and-shoulders view of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, both in dark suits and looking in different directions, in Kazakhstan in October 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Kazakhstan in October 2022.

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Ukraine is finally getting to hit Russia hard with its 'wonder-weapons,' and that's turning the tide of the war: military expert

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area in Germany on June 11, 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area in Germany on June 11, 2024.

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Ukraine's Azov Brigade, a unit with a controversial past, can now use American weapons to fight the Russians

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New volunteers of self-defence battalion "Azov" take an oath of allegiance to the country during a ceremony before leaving for regions of eastern Ukraine in Kiev, June 23, 2014.

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The Russian submarine that just showed up off of Cuba is one of a new class of subs that has worried the US and NATO for years

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The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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The US is said to be sending a second Patriot to Ukraine, where it's played havoc with Russian jets and missiles

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The Patriot air defense system was test-fired during a 2017 training in Greece.
A Patriot air defense system test-fired during a training in Chania, Greece, on November 8, 2017.

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Ukraine struck Russian air defenses in Crimea with a barrage of US-supplied ATACMS, reports say

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A still from a video shared by the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of ATACMS in use at night time
A still from a video shared by the Ukrainian military of ATACMS in use.

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Putin could struggle to end the war in Ukraine because it's making some poor Russians richer

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia says Putin won't die in a plane crash because their domestic aircraft 'are very reliable vehicles'

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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US-made Abrams tanks are fighting a dangerous new kind of war, but Ukrainians are building unusual armor to help them survive it

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An M1 Abrams tank in May.
An M1 Abrams tank with protective screens in May.

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Russia is patrolling the Black Sea with submarines after its surface fleet got walloped, Ukraine says

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Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia
Two Russian submarines in military exercises at the Peter the Great Gulf off the city of Vladivostok, Russia, on September 5, 2022.

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