Putin says he can be a peacemaker in Israel — but he has far more to gain from prolonging the war

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Putin, West Bank
Pictures of the Russian flag and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are seen at a petrol station in the city of Jericho in the occupied West Bank on October 8, 2022.

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Small Ukraine assault units of under 12 are attacking Russia on foot and triggering chaos along the front: report

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A view of a Ukrainian soldier during the purported liberation of Andriivka, at a location given as Andriivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in a screen grab obtained from a handout video
A view of a Ukrainian soldier during the purported liberation of Andriivka, Donetsk Region, Ukraine, in a screen grab obtained from a video released on September 16, 2023.

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Russia rolls out currency controls in a bid to revive the ruble, which has cratered against the dollar this year

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Russia brought back some currency controls late Wednesday, in a bid to prop up the slumping ruble.

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Russian failures in Ukraine are forcing Moscow to give up on one of the biggest Putin-era military reforms

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President Vladimir Putin with military leaders at the Navy Day parade in St. Petersburg in July.

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The IMF raises its economic outlook for both Russia and Ukraine, even as the war between them rages on

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A view of the flag of Ukraine during the celebration of the National Flag Day of Ukraine in Lviv, Ukraine on August 23, 2023.

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Tanks and their big guns get all the attention, but Russia's smaller cannons are wreaking havoc against Ukrainian troops

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A Russian BMP-2 amphibious infantry fighting vehicle fires during the International Army Games near Moscow in August 2016.

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Israel could eventually divide the left — while Ukraine divides the right

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Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and other House progressives on the Capitol steps on May 31, 2023.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington and other House progressives on the Capitol steps on May 31, 2023.

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Russia gave captured US weapons to Hamas as a ploy to undermine Ukraine, report says

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mechaal (L) in Moscow on February 8, 2010.

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Ukraine's attacks in Crimea are 'degrading' Russia's Black Sea Fleet, but have not defeated it: ISW

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A ship in Russia's Black Sea fleet.

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The Kremlin's propaganda machine will likely use the conflict in Israel to undermine the West's support for Ukraine: ISW

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual meeting with participants of the Valdai Discussion Club on October 5, 2023 in Sochi, Russia. President Putin is having a two-day visit to Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi to meet foreign and local political experts.
The Kremlin's propaganda machine will likely use the situation in Israel to undermine the West's support for Ukraine: ISW

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