A pro-Putin rapper has taken over the assets of Domino's Pizza in Russia, after previously buying 130 Starbucks stores for just $6 million

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Russian restaurateur Anton Pinskiy and rapper Timati, who took over the Russian assets of Domino's Pizza, take part in a ceremony opening the new restaurant chain Domino Pizza in Moscow, Russia, August 30, 2023.
Anton Pinskiy and Timati unveil their Domino Pizza brand.

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The ruble is failing — and now more Russians are cutting back on buying basic goods like food and toothpaste as prices jump

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.

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Ukrainian advisor says Prigozhin's death in a plane crash is a warning that there's no negotiating with Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin sits in a chair, glaring
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in July 2023.

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Forensic tests prove Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin died in a plane crash, Russian officials say

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Yevgeny Prigozhin issued a video address in late June.

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US intelligence is trying to figure out what apparently caused Prigozhin's plane to crash, and early theories range from missiles to bombs

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Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.

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A deadly plane crash appears to have killed Wagner's top boss, but even without Prigozhin, the group likely isn't a 'chicken with its head cut off,' expert says

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Members of Wagner group sit atop of a tank in a street in the city of Rostov-on-Don, on June 24, 2023.
Wagner's brief mutiny in June left multiple dead and destroyed several Russian military assets.

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Wagner's Prigozhin presumed killed in plane crash after rebelling against Putin

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The Wagner group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was thought to be on a plane that crashed north of Moscow. His group staged a rebellion against Russia and Vladimir Putin two months ago.

Putin breaks silence after Prigozhin's plane crash, calling the Wagner boss a 'man of complicated fate' who made 'serious mistakes'

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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War experts suspect Prigozhin's plane crash could be the Kremlin's 'final step' in eliminating Wagner's independence

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Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckages of the private jet linked to Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at the crash site in the Tver region, Russia, August 24, 2023.

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Putin's old spy agency is a prime suspect for taking out Prigozhin's plane

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Eyewitness footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, in this screen grab taken from a video.
Footage of the crash site of a plane linked to Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, near Kuzhenkino, Tver region, Russia, August 23, 2023.

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