Putin is trying to solve a 'trilemma' in Russia's fragile wartime economy now, a former Russian official says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russians appear to troll Putin with critical texts at normally carefully orchestrated TV Q&A session

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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for his annual press conference and question-and-answer session in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 14, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for his annual press conference and question-and-answer session in Moscow, on December 14, 2023.

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Putin apologizes for the price of eggs as Russian inflation soars

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Russia's paying a 'severe cost' in thousands of casualties for its new attacks and has so far gotten nothing in return, US says

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Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery during an anti drone drill in Chernigiv region on November 11, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire an artillery during an anti drone drill in Chernigiv region on November 11, 2023.

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Geopolitical bad actors are the stock market's top fear heading into 2024

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a reception in Moscow.

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Putin's biggest critic is now missing from prison a week after the Russian president announced another run for office

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Alexei Navalny with his arms being held behind his back by Russian police officers as he is detained.
Alexei Navalny was detained by Russian police officers during a protest in Moscow.

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The world's most powerful men want women to have more babies

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Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un, and Vladimir Putin

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Putin believes Ukraine will fall within just months without new US aid, says Senate Intelligence Chair

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Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) speaking with reporters after attending a closed-door, classified briefing for Senators at the US Capitol Building on February 14, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Republicans in Congress are holding up Ukraine aid and Russia is poised to take advantage

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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during the Artificial Intelligence Journey 2023 on November 24, 2023, in Moscow, Russia
Vladimir Putin could capitalize as Ukraine's aid from the US dries up.

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Russia is sending wounded soldiers back into battle in a desperate attempt to take a Ukrainian city, families say

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A bird's-eye view of the destroyed buildings of the city of Avdiivka on October 26, 2023 in Avdiivka, Ukraine.
A bird's-eye view of the destroyed buildings of the city of Avdiivka on October 26, 2023.

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