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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An insider claims Putin ordered his defense minister to stop Ukraine's counteroffensive within a month — and it may explain why Russia is making costly attacks, war analysts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) looks on Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) during a military parade in Pskov, Russia, on March,1, 2020.

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Ukraine's 'army of drones' are bombarding Putin's forces, hitting a record 205 pieces of Russian military equipment last week, official says

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A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.
A Ukrainian drone pilot reaches for a reconnaissance drone in the Luhansk Region, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023.

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A former guard at one of Putin's luxury palaces said it's like a toxic 'little town' where everyone is snitching on each other

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Valery Brizhaty says he worked as an FSO officer at the Olivye palace complex in Crimea.

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Russia's desperate need for weapons in Ukraine could be a big win for the North Korean military

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un during their meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in the Amur region on September 13, 2023.

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