Zelenskyy predicts Vladimir Putin will be toppled by his own people. They will 'find a reason to kill the killer,' said Ukraine's president

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and Vladimir Putin (R).

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Russian lawmaker who hung noodles on his ears to mock Putin's speech might face punishment

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Mikhail Abdalkin shared a video of himself watching Vladimir Putin's speech with noodles hanging off his ears.
Mikhail Abdalkin shared a video of himself watching Vladimir Putin's speech with noodles hanging off his ears.

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Putin's KGB past is key to grasping what he might do next in his failing Ukraine war, ex-spies say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with the Investigative Committee head Alexander Bastrykin in Saint Petersburg on October 9, 2022.

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Putin's war in Ukraine brought chaos and change to the global energy market. These 4 charts show how the conflict transformed the oil and gas landscape.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia spent vast sums paying a network of collaborators before the Ukraine war. Most simply took the money and ran, report says.

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Viktor Medvedchuk sits across from Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) with Ukrainian tycoon and ally Viktor Medvedchuk in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

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Russia says its economy did better than expected, one year into the Ukraine war. But experts say there's a red flag behind the announcement.

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According to Russia's federal statistics service, the country's GDP contracted by 2.1% in 2022, better than previous estimates.

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A missile system was spotted nearby as Putin spoke for just 4 minutes in Moscow, showing how the Russian city is becoming a wartime capital

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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These 2 charts show that investors are more scared of Jerome Powell than they are of Vladimir Putin

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

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Putin wanted to boast about Russia launching a nuclear-capable ICBM — but the launch failed so he couldn't, report says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia would suspend its participation in its last major nuclear arms deal with the US.

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Putin's 'invincible' missile has a very common problem

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In this image taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, May 28, 2022, a new Zircon hypersonic cruise missile is launched by the frigate Admiral Gorshkov of the Russian navy from the Barents Sea.
Russian navy frigate Admiral Gorshkov launches a Zircon hypersonic missile in the Barents Sea in May 2022.

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