Ukraine says it shot down a key Russian spy plane — and Russia's latest moves suggest it's worried

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A Beriev A-50 early warning and control aircraft flies over the Kremlin and Red Square in downtown Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, May 9, 2020.
A Beriev A-50 early warning and control aircraft flies over the Kremlin and Red Square in downtown Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, May 9, 2020.

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Russia's use of North Korean missiles in Ukraine could be a 'cash cow' for Kim Jong Un, expert says

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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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Bradley armored vehicles from the US stopped a major Ukrainian collapse against Russian forces, soldier says

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Ukrainian soldiers on patrol with a Bradley Fighting vehicle in Avdiivka, Donbas.

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2024 will be a perilous year for the world economy as geopolitical tensions ramp up, top economists warn

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Ukainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C) speaks to the press in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4, 2022.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia's Kinzhals are frustrating Chinese analysts who want to find out how Beijing's hypersonic missiles might stack up against US battlefield defenses

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Kh 47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic
MiG-31BM supersonic interceptor equipped with a Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic cruise missile underneath it.

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Russia is recruiting 30,000 new soldiers a month, enough to replace the ones thrown into the meat grinder in Ukraine, war analysts say

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Russia conscript soldiers lined up for military training.
Russians conscripted as part of the mobilization in Rostov on October 31, 2022.

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Vladimir Putin is scrambling to contain soaring egg prices as Russia grapples with a Soviet-style economic headache

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Vladimir Putin looking at meat on display at a supermarket in Moscow in June 2009.
Vladimir Putin looks at meat on display in a Moscow supermarket in June 2009.

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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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