Trade between China and Russia ballooned to a record $240 billion last year

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception in Moscow
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping attend a reception in Moscow.

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Russia's use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine will help the US figure out how effective they really are

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Fragments of what may be non-Russian missiles
Fragments of what may be North Korean missiles in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

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Western companies have exited Russia in droves. New companies with owners from China and former Soviet republics are stepping in.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin applauds.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Nearly half of Russia's imported battlefield tech has been coming from US and EU companies: joint report

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets staff at a weapons manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin meets staff at a weapons manufacturing plant in St. Petersburg.

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The GOP blocked more US aid to Ukraine weeks after Republicans blasted Biden for not doing enough to help the country

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Joe Biden

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Ukraine can't keep up its recent drone kill streak against Russia's navy, senior commander says

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Russian Black Sea fleet
Russian warships taking part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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North Korea is using Ukraine as a test site for its nuclear-capable missiles, South Korea says

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A TV showing North Korea's firing of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
A TV showing North Korea's firing of a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on December 19, 2023.

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Russian planes keep accidentally bombing Russia-controlled territory, likely because of poor training and tired crews, UK intel says

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A Russian fighter jet.
A Russian fighter jet.

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Russians are calling for a 9-mile 'buffer zone' to stop Ukraine raiding their towns — but are unlikely to get it

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A view of damaged vehicles following a Ukrainian shelling in the Russian city of Belgorod
A view of damaged vehicles following a Ukrainian shelling in the Russian city of Belgorod on December 30, 2023.

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Russia is adding bait to landmines in Ukraine, using cash and cans of Pepsi, report says

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The anti-tank mines lie in the Ukrainian field camp of the combat engineering support group of the mechanized (tank) brigade on June 8, 2023 in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Landmines, booby traps, and trip wires are a favorite Russian tactic, turning Ukraine's environment against Kyiv's own troops.

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