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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Putin says Russia got its troubled nuclear-powered cruise missile to work after years of failure and a deadly disaster

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Tests of a cruise missile with a Burevestnik nuclear engine.
Tests of the nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile.

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Putin's pick to lead the Wagner Group is likely considered a 'traitor' by his own men, UK says

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Deputy Defence Minister Yunus-bek Yevkurov, left, and new Wagner boss Andrei Troshev, right, meet Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at the Kremlin in Moscow.

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It only took 12 Ukrainians with drones to destroy $80 million of Russian military equipment

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A Ukrainian soldier, nicknamed Stem, presents an attack drone he just loaded with shells for a social media post in the outskirts of Kremmina, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.
A Ukrainian soldier, nicknamed Stem, presents an attack drone he just loaded with shells for a social media post in the outskirts of Kremmina, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

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One of Putin's guards who denounced the war and fled Russia says he's being pursued even in South America

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Russian dissident Vitaly Brizhaty standing in uniform in a verdant area, in an undated photo.
Vitaly Brizhaty in uniform.

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Here's what needs to happen for Ukraine to make a breakthrough against Russia's defensive lines, according to war analysts

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Ukrainian soldiers sit on infantry fighting vehicles as they drive near Izyum, eastern Ukraine on September 16, 2022, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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