4 bankers have been accused of helping Putin launder $50 million through Switzerland via his cello-playing best friend

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Russian cellist Sergei Roldugin during at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 22, 2016.

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Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines may have been sabotaged by pro-Ukraine group, report says

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Putin's war in Ukraine is endangering Russia's centuries of great-power status

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Russian President Vladimir Putin with senior military officers.

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Dozens of sanctioned superyachts seized from Russian oligarchs still hang in limbo, racking up millions in maintenance

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Dozens of superyachts have been seized by US and European authorities since Russia invaded Ukraine.

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China doesn't want Russia to lose in Ukraine. But Beijing's endgame is murky.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at BRICS Summit in Brasilia

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Crowd erupts in laughter at Russia's top diplomat after he claimed the Ukraine war 'was launched against us'

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attends a joint press conference with International Committee of the Red Cross President following their talks in Moscow in March 2022.

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Russia's oil and gas revenue reportedly tanked in February as price caps and sanctions ate into export earnings

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Vladimir Putin has secretly made millions from a brand of cheap vodka named after himself, report says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a toast during an award ceremony in the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia, December 28, 2017.

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Video shows Russian soldiers complaining about 'incompetence' of their commanders and pleading directly to Putin for help

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) board in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during a meeting of the Federal Security Service (FSB) board in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.

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Russia may run of out money next year and needs foreign investors due to 'serious' pressure from sanctions, oligarch warns

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Oleg Deripaska controls Rusal.

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