China, Russia boast that trade is at an "all-time high" despite Western sanctions

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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met in Beijing, signaling a stronger alliance between the two countries.

Russian wives accuse the country's security service of forcing their husbands to lie about war conditions, calling Putin a 'coward' and 'our rat king,' report says

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

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Russia is forcing Ukrainian civilians stuck in occupied towns to join the army and 'fight against their own country,' watchdog reports

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Russian military conscript troops
Russian conscripts called up for military service wait to board a train at a railway station in Omsk on November 27, 2022.

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Ukrainian sea-drone operator describes taking out a Russian ship, says the tech is redefining warfare

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A Ukrainian surface drone called
A Ukrainian sea drone called "Sea Baby."

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Russian soldiers are facing a 'mouse fever' outbreak on the frontlines, Ukrainian intel says

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A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.
A Ukrainian military health worker holds up a mouse with scissors in front of the trench in Donetsk Region of Ukraine in December 2023.

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Wartime sanctions on Russia have sparked new smuggling opportunities for hot-ticket items like luxury Italian handbags and microchips

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Russian law enforcement officers stand in front of a closed Burberry store in Moscow
Russian police and National Guard servicemen patrol the Red Square next to Burberry shop in Moscow on March 10, 2022.

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The US has a game plan for the Ukraine war which rests on Kyiv holding out until 2025: report

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Archer artillery system
An Archer artillery system firing on Russian position in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, on December 16, 2023

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Ukrainian soldiers say Russian drones are dropping tear gas on the front lines, choking troops and starting fires in the trenches

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A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover in a trench during shelling next to a 105mm howitzer near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover in a trench during shelling next to a 105mm howitzer near the city of Bakhmut, on March 8, 2023, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Russia's synthetic drug use is skyrocketing as soldiers return from Ukraine with addictions and trafficking supply routes dwindle

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People walk under snowfall in Moscow
Moscow, Russia

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Ukraine says it's making more exploding drones to use instead of artillery as ammo supplies from its allies falter

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A soldier with Ukraine's 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade catches a drone while testing it in a trench
A soldier with Ukraine's 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade catches a drone while testing it near Bakhmut, Ukraine, in November 2022.

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