Russia is getting richer again, thanks to soaring oil prices

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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The 'Rodeo Capital of Texas' is stuck in a debate over more support for Ukraine and the future of the town's economy

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A rider competes during the Mesquite Championship Rodeo.
A rider competes during the Mesquite Championship Rodeo.

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Elon Musk says Joe Biden and the US government are the ones to blame for the Crimea Starlink debacle, not him

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Elon Musk says he's not the one to blame for the Starlink debacle in Crimea.

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Video appears to show Ukraine using a 'Shark' drone to pinpoint 5 Russian 'Buk' missile systems, then destroying them with HIMARS

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A Ukrainian fighter holds a Shark drone used by Ukraine to spot Russian equipment during the war.
A Shark drone used by Ukraine to spot Russian equipment during the war.

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George W. Bush says it was 'shocking' to learn that Yevgeny Prigozhin once served him dinner in St. Petersburg: 'All I know is I survived'

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President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.
President George Bush and his wife Laura attended a dinner in 2006 with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, where Bush met Prigozhin.

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Zelenskyy admitted that Ukraine 'waited too long' to begin its counteroffensive, giving Russia plenty of time to riddle the land with mines

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw, Poland, on April 5, 2023.

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There are 5 things the West could do to put even more pressure on Russia's struggling economy, think tank says

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Russia's economy has been buffered by attempts to evade West's economic sanctions, according to researchers from a US-based think tank.

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Russian soldiers have to buy their own radios and phones in battle, but the systems are incompatible and proving useless: reports

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A Russian military radio is displayed during an open-air exhibition of destroyed Russian military equipment and tactical gear on June 15, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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Ukraine's counteroffensive could have only 30 days left, says US military's top general

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Soldiers from the 93rd brigade fire a 9K35 Strela-10 Soviet highly mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile system
Soldiers from the 93rd brigade fire a 9K35 Strela-10 Soviet highly mobile, short-range surface-to-air missile system.

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Ukraine's Bayraktar TB2 drones appear to be back in combat — and with devastating effect, reports say

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Ukrainian servicemen push a Bayraktar TB2 UCAV at the Kulbakyne aerodrome during the Exercise Sea Breeze 2021, Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian servicemen with a Bayraktar TB2 UCAV.

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