Ex-CIA director says Russia has broken the stalemate in Ukraine and is 'on the offensive' along the 600-mile war front

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Robert Gates (left) and Vladimir Putin (right).
Former CIA director Robert Gates (left) and Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right).

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China's biggest banks are finally getting scared by the West's sanctions against Russia

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Vladimir Putin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia accused a Russian-American ballerina of treason after she donated $51 to Ukraine

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A person holding US dollar bills (left) and Ukrainian anti-aircraft gunners (right).
The Russian Federal Security Service said on Tuesday that they had detained a 33-year-old Russian-American woman. The agency accused her of raising funds to support Ukraine.

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Putin may have fired the admiral of Russia's Black Sea Fleet as punishment for a series of humiliating losses to Ukraine

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A view shows the Russian Navy's vessels near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea February 16, 2022.

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Counting the 'colossal' cost of capturing Avdiivka: Russia could have suffered 30,000 casualties and lost over 400 tanks, IFVs

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Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose fire a SPG-9 anti-tank grenade launcher toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka.
Members of Ukraine's National Guard Omega Special Purpose fire an SPG-9 anti-tank grenade launcher toward Russian troops in the front line town of Avdiivka.

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Ukraine shoots down 4 Russian fighter jets in weekend killstreak, says air force chief

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The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.
The Sukhoi Su-34 jet fighter-bomber of Russian Air Force performs its demonstration flight at MAKS-2015 airshow near Zhukovsky, Moscow Region, Russia.

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Ukraine is struggling hard on land, but thrashing Russia repeatedly at sea

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A still from a video shared by Defense Intelligence of Ukraine on Thursday February 1 2024.

The White House says Ukraine may lose Adviivka to 'wave after wave' of Russian conscripts if the GOP keeps blocking aid

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Avdiivka (left) and John Kirby (right).
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Russia could seize the city of Avdiivka because Ukraine is running out of ammunition.

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Russia can sustain major losses in Ukraine for another two years, war analysts say

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Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.
Russian citizens drafted during the partial mobilization are seen being dispatched to combat coordination areas after a military call-up for the Russia-Ukraine war in Moscow, Russia on October 10, 2022.

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Video of Russian naval ship explosion shows a much-needed win for Ukraine

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Ukraine says it sank a Russian naval ship in the Black Sea with cheap sea drones. The country reports it's the second Russian ship destroyed in a month — a much-needed win for Ukraine, which is low on ammunition, fresh troops, and ally aid.

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