Putin met with a sanctioned Xi Jinping aide in a middle finger to the US that could help Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 16, 2023.

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China and India are buying so much Russian oil that Moscow's now selling more crude than it was before invading Ukraine

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Viktor Bout, the 'Merchant of Death' arms dealer exchanged for Brittney Griner, says he fears for Trump's life and urged him to flee to Russia

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Former US President Donald Trump sits with his attorneys inside the courtroom during his arraignment at the Manhattan Criminal Court April 4, 2023 in New York City.

Russia lost the first Crimean War because of widespread alcoholism. Drinking is killing their troops in Ukraine, too, intel shows.

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Soldiers battle during the Crimean War. Russia, ca. 1855.

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Trump is trying to win more GOP voters with bizarre takes on the Ukraine war and praise for Putin

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In 2019, then-President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Russia posted a $29 billion deficit in the first quarter as energy revenue plummets — and it could spell trouble for the country's military bills

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Russia's energy revenues may not be able to foot its military bills for long— the country just posted a $29 billion deficit in the first quarter.

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Putin may be preparing to bring Russia's prized bomber jets to the war on Ukraine after leaked military intelligence found Ukrainian air power will 'be completely reduced' by June, report says

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation jet fighter performs during an air show outside Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2021. -

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Video catches moment Putin's speech met with awkward silence as he appears to wait for applause that never comes

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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech at a ceremony to receive credentials from newly appointed foreign ambassadors to Russia at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2023.

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Nobel economist Paul Krugman says Putin's plot to weaponize natural gas prices is a failure, and Russia's superpower status is a facade

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Eurasian Economic Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on November 9, 2022.

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The Kremlin throws cold water on China mediating peace in Ukraine as Macron urges Xi to 'bring Russia to its senses'

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French President Emmanuel Macron walks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping after inspecting an honor guard during a welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People on April 6, 2023 in Beijing, China.

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