Russia is returning to its Cold War posture with plans to increase troops along its NATO borders, Lithuania's PM warns

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Russian soldiers march in unison, overseen by a senior military official.
Russian service members take part in a military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, in May 2023.

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Russia just gave up on the biggest lie it tells itself

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures in a black coat beside men in camouflage
Russian President Vladimir Putin at a training center in October 2022.

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Russia accidentally took out one of its own fishing trawlers during a military exercise, killing 3, report says

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A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.
A file photo showing the Russian Baltic Fleet Corvette Boikiy seen on September 2, 2014.

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Ukraine finally found a way to make Russia suffer. The US seems to want it to stop.

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Russian oil depot
A fisherman carries his belongings on a sleigh on the ice of the Gulf of Finland against the backdrop of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal in St. Petersburg.

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Russian troops are increasingly using Starlink, costing Ukraine a key advantage

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Ukrainian soldiers walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver, as their unit fires 105mm artillery shells at Russian positions on February 18.
Ukrainian soldiers walk past a Starlink satellite internet receiver, as their unit fires 105mm artillery shells at Russian positions on February 18.

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Russia's recruited so many inmates to fight in Ukraine that it's shuttering some of its prisons

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Russian soldiers participating in a shooting competition in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.
Russian soldiers participating in a shooting competition in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russia is preparing for an all-out war with NATO to happen sooner than originally believed: ISW

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

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Putin is ready to squeeze Russia's outrageously wealthy elite to fund a future war with NATO, analysts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Red Square, Moscow, to mark 10 years of Russia's annexation of Crimea on March 18, 2024.

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A Soviet attack submarine crashed into a US aircraft carrier 40 years ago during the Cold War. It was a bad day for the sub.

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Soviet Submarine And US Aircraft Carrier Collide
In this aerial image, a Soviet Union submarine is seen after colliding with U.S. Kitty Hawk on March 22, 1984 in at sea.

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Foreign companies exiting Russia are massively boosting Moscow's finances this year — but not by choice

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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