Russia's desperately trying to drum up new recruits by selling military service as a 'worthy future' as thousands of troops die in Ukraine

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A military cadet stands in front of a billboard promoting contract army service in Saint Petersburg on October 5, 2022.

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Russia's top spy agency is worried that domestic banks don't have enough foreign currency, report says

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Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira had a stash of guns in his army-themed bedroom and talked about mass shootings, legal filings show

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Photos show Jack Teixeira's army-themed bedroom, according to court documents.

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Russia has emptied out a Crimea base of weaponry, with officials worried Ukraine could target the region in a possible counteroffensive

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Crimean leader Sergei Aksyonov in November 2016.

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Russian oil sanctions appear to be working - crude still flows even as Moscow's pulling in less money. But there's more to it than that.

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Hey there market people. Phil Rosen here. 

I spent much of yesterday parsing through pages of data on where Russian oil is heading and how much buyers are paying for barrels. 

The clearest takeaway is that the West's sanctions do in fact seem to be taking a toll as intended — Moscow's export revenues are down, but plenty of oil remains available as far as global supplies. 

Russia's foreign minister joins Tucker Carlson's Kremlin fanbase, blasting the TV host's ousting as an offense to freedom of speech

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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said US press freedom has suffered from Carlson's departure from Fox News.
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said US press freedom has suffered from Carlson's departure from Fox News.

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Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down

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A Russian army chef with officers at the Vostok 2018 exercise in Russia's Far East in September 2018.

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Ukraine's fate against Russia's superior air force hinges on its dwindling surface-to-air missile arsenal, airpower expert warns

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A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.
A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats.

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How Ukraine's artillery is doing more damage than Russia's, even with fewer rounds

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Ukrainian soldiers fire artillery toward Marinka on January 15, 2023.

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Russia seizes assets at European state-owned energy firms in retaliation against 'unfriendly countries'

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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks on the phone as part of a nationwide charity campaign, in Moscow on January 3, 2023.

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