Ukrainians in occupied territory were rounded up at gunpoint to vote in Putin's election, reports say

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In this image taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, an armed Russian serviceman casts his ballot at an improvised pooling station during early voting in the Russian presidential elections in a Russian-controlled region in eastern Ukraine.
A Russian serviceman casts his ballot during early voting in the Russian presidential elections in a Russian-controlled region in eastern Ukraine, March

Putin said Trump wasn't happy with him in 2020 because he thought the Russian leader wanted 'Sleepy Joe to win'

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President Joe Biden (left), Russian leader Vladimir Putin (center), and former President Donald Trump (right).
Russian leader Vladimir Putin (center) said last month that he'd prefer President Joe Biden (left) to win the 2024 presidential race instead of former President Donald Trump (right).

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Moscow's ties to Beijing are paying off as Russian firms flourish amid lucrative deals with China

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Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin meets with China's President Xi Jinping in Beijing on May 24, 2023.

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Russia is eyeing big tax hikes after this month's election to pay for the war in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the new residential building of the presidential lyceum at the Sirius Park of Science and Art outside Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.

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Some Russians are resisting the state's 'all-pervasive' crackdown on war dissidents – and paying for it

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A man looks on next to a giant national flag of Russia in Moscow, Russia June 26, 2023.
A man looks on next to a giant national flag of Russia in Moscow, Russia.

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Putin's big message on International Women's Day: Your job is to make babies

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a meeting from Sochi, Russia, on March 6, 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday.

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Russia says its democracy is the best in the world, days after Putin's only real political rival died in prison

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Forum of Future Technologies in Moscow on February 14, 2024 .

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The US mocked Russia for its motley cast of allies in Ukraine. It's not laughing any more.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (L) visit a construction site of the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023 in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Angara rocket launch complex on September 13, 2023, in Tsiolkovsky, Russia.

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Secret military files reveal when Russia would consider using nuclear weapons, including the destruction of 20% of its ballistic missile submarines: FT

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Russian nuclear missile rolls along Red Square during the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat, on June 24, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian nuclear missile rolls along Red Square during the military parade marking the 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat, on June 24, 2020 in Moscow, Russia.

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An ex-KGB agent says every American that Putin can imprison is 'an asset that you can trade' as Moscow detains a US ballerina

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) while taking part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Tomb, marking the Defender of the Fatherland's Day, on February 23, 2024, in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) listens to Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) while taking part in the wreath-laying ceremony at the Unknown Soldier Tomb, marking the Defender of the Fatherland's Day, o
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