Russia says it's no longer scared of western sanctions – but its economy is still under pressure

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Putin fake death rumors are being spread by the Kremlin to gauge Russian reactions, Ukraine intelligence says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visiting the Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, October 26, 2023, in Korolev, Russia.

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Putin wants the world to think the wars in Gaza and Ukraine are a Western plot — and it’s working

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of Security Council, Russian government and law enforcement agencies.

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The Kremlin plans to raffle off houses and holidays to shore up support for Putin ahead of an election: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and a stock image of raffle tickets.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and a stock image of raffle tickets.

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Be very wary of the Telegram account claiming Putin was found convulsing from a heart attack

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Putin's new nuclear-powered cruise missile, one of his so-called 'super weapons,' is unnecessary but not totally useless, nuclear weapons expert says

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A Russian Topol-M ICBM drives across Red Square in a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008.
A Russian Topol-M ICBM drives across Red Square in a Victory Day Parade in Moscow on May 9, 2008. An expert told Insider, weapons like these get the job done, making the Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile unnecessary.

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Putin may be trying to lower expectations around a major assault as Russia looks unlikely to make significant progress, experts say

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops
Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer t

A desperate Russia may be just what North Korea needs to finally update its ancient Air Force

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an aircraft manufacturing plant in the Russia Far East on September 15.

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China's economic partnership with Russia is so lopsided that Putin needs the help of the US — but he'd never admit that, think tank says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front, R), Chinese President Xi Jinping (front, L), his wife Peng Liyuan (2nd row, L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd row, R), arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in Beijing, China, Sept. 3, 2015.

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

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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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