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The Russia-Ukraine war will continue into 2024 and any definitive outcome has risks, a veteran investment chief and former Moscow-based journalist says

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After a year of war, Ukraine's military is facing a new test of its resolve, holding the line until key weapons arrive

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a frontline near Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 24, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun toward Russian positions, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, on a frontline near Bakhmut in Donetsk region, Ukraine January 24, 2023.

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The West hits Russia with fresh sanctions and raises tariffs on key commodities a year after the invasion of Ukraine

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A Russian armored personnel carrier is driven on a street in Sevastopol, Ukraine’s Black Sea Port that hosts a major Russian navy base Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Tensions were building up in the Crimea, where ethnic Russians who make the majority of the local population are deeply suspicious of the new Ukrainian authorities who replaced fugitive Russia-backed President Viktor Yanukovych.

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China may 'creep up to the line' of providing Putin with lethal aid as Biden cabinet members warn the country: Do not send support to Russia

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Munch Security Conference on February 18. 2023.

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Elon Musk hit back at ex-NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, saying SpaceX's Starlink is supporting Ukraine but won't be used to start WWIII

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Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly asked Elon Musk to "restore full functionality" of Starlink in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian troops equipped with devastating HIMARS are waiting for US targeting data before firing on Russian forces, officials say

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US Army soldiers fire High Mobility Artillery Rocket System HIMARS in Kuwait
US Army soldiers fire High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during an exercise near Camp Buehring in Kuwait on January 8, 2019. These powerful weapons have been game-changers in Ukraine.

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SpaceX never intended Starlink internet to be 'weaponized' in Ukraine, says COO

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Elon Musk is CEO of SpaceX.

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Putin's rumored girlfriend called Russia's media a 'military weapon' and compared its importance to an AK-47

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Russian politician and former Olympic Champion, Alina Kabaeva, aplauds as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (not pictured) delivers his speech at the congress of the United Russia Party November, 27, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian politician and former Olympic Champion, Alina Kabaeva, aplauds as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (not pictured) delivers his speech at the congress of the United Russia Party November, 27, 2011 in Moscow, Russia.

Even North Korea — one of Putin's last remaining allies — is backing away from helping Russia with its disastrous war with Ukraine

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, North Korea, on December 30, 2022.

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Germany, the US, and the UK are sending armored vehicles to Ukraine. Here's how the Leopard 2A6, M1 Abrams, and other NATO tanks compare.

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A Leopard 2A6 main battle tank participates in winter military exercises in Letzlingen, Germany.

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