Russia says it has a hit list of potential targets to seize if the West confiscates its assets to help Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to his press secretary Dmitry Peskov during a visit the Russian Church marking its 100-th jubilee in Brdo pri Kraju, Slovenia, July, 30, 2016.

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It will likely take Russia up to 10 years to rebuild a highly trained, experienced army, says UK intel

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Russian paratroopers take part in a military show in Stavropol.
Russian paratroopers take part in a military show in Stavropol.

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The US debt mountain is growing so fast the government could soon be spending more on interest payments than on defense

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U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Pool Photo via AP)
US President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv this week.

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The angry wives of Russian soldiers are becoming a thorn in Vladimir Putin's side

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia launched its most intense ever air attack on Ukraine, overcoming its defenses with drones, airstrikes and powerful missiles

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Dnipro attack
Smoke rises from a building that was heavily damaged after a Russian strike hit the city center of Dnipro, Ukraine, on December 29, 2023.

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Russia's finance minister says the heavily sanctioned country still has enough money to pay for its war in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov (R) during Russian-Chinese meeting in the Grand Kremlin Palace on May 8, 2015 in Moscow,
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finance Minister Anton Siluanov.

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Ukraine's LGBTQ+ soldiers are fighting for acceptance — and some say the war with Russia is helping

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Pride parade in Cologne | Cadets of Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University
A Pride parade in Cologne, Germany, and cadets of the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University.

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Russia is drastically underplaying the toll of its warship exploding, report suggests

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The Russian Navy's large landing ship Novocherkassk sails in the Bosphorus, on its way to the Mediterranean Sea, in Istanbul, Turkey, October 8, 2015.
The Russian landing ship Novocherkassk, seen here in 2015, was damaged in a Ukrainian airstrike, Russian officials confirmed.

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The wife of a Ukrainian POW says her family and others like them have become pawns in a political game between Russia and Ukraine

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Relatives of Mariupol defenders walking through the streets with placards in Odesa, Ukraine
Relatives of Ukrainian POWs in Odesa, Ukraine, on December 24, 2023, urging authorities to expedite negotiations on new prisoner exchanges.

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Russia lost a fifth of its Black Sea Fleet in the last 4 months, UK defense secretary says

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Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.
Russia's Black Sea Fleet warships take part in the Navy Day celebrations in the port city of Novorossiysk on July 30, 2023.

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