Russia is so cut off from the international financial system that the Kremlin thinks Western sanctions have 'insured' the country against the banking crisis

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Vladimir Putin smiles.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Kremlin elites are fighting over how best to control their Ukraine war narrative, says the Russian foreign ministry's top spokesperson

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Maria Zakharova, Spokeswoman for Foreign Minister of Russian Federation attends his press briefing at UN Headquarters.
Maria Zakharova, the Russian foreign ministry's top spokeswoman, attends a press briefing at UN Headquarters.

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President Zelenskyy among large crowds mourning 'Da Vinci,' a celebrated 27-year-old battalion commander killed near Bakhmut

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comforts relatives of a killed Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro Kotsiubailo, known as
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy comforts relatives of a killed Ukrainian serviceman Dmytro Kotsiubailo, known as "Da Vinci,” during the funeral service at Saint Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, on March 10, 2023 in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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'My call sign is 'Grandad.'' The retirees who are frontline fighters for Ukraine against the Russian invaders

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63-year-old Leonid Onyschenko in Ukraine.
63-year-old Leonid Onyschenko is fighting for Ukraine near the city of Bakhmut.

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Hundreds of cars confiscated from drunk drivers to be supplied to Ukraine's military and hospitals

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Eight cars were taken on the back of a trailer from an impound lot in Latvia and transported to Ukraine.

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Russia has been sending captured US Javelins and Stingers from Ukraine to Iran, which may be able to reverse-engineer the weapons: report

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Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.
In this image released by Ukrainian Defense Ministry Press Service, Ukrainian soldiers use a launcher with US Javelin missiles.

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Western sanctions have weakened the dollar's dominance as India buys Russian oil with other currencies

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to employees of the Almaz-Antey Corporation's Obukhov Plant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia is losing 5 of its soldiers for every Ukrainian it kills in the war's bloodiest battle, NATO official tells CNN

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Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut,
Ukrainian soldiers fire a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions near Bakhmut on March 5, 2023.

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Russia's elite tank unit was meant to get its most advanced armor. Instead, it's fighting with obsolete Soviet tanks from the '60s, UK intel says.

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Abandoned T-62 tank
A Russian T-62 tank in southern Ukraine on October 7.

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Russia could run out of 'military tools' by spring after wasting a 'huge amounts' of soldiers and weapons, Ukraine spy chief says

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The head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov at his office on January 20, 2023.
The head of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov at his office on January 20, 2023.

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