A longtime Russian ally says it's frozen its participation in Putin's NATO 'at all levels' after a year of snubs

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (L) during a CSTO welcoming ceremony in Yerevan, Armenia, on November 23, 2022.

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Putin will visit Mongolia — a country that's supposed to arrest him when he lands. But it probably won't, an expert says.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his press conference after the end of the SCO Summit on July 4, 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference in July in Kazakhstan.

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Russia's economic growth is masking a looming 'economic catastrophe,' researchers say

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Russia's private sector is deteriorating while the nation pours money into its military and defense, the researchers said.

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Putin has decided that Russia is going to be a 'safe haven' for people who want to trade liberal Western ways for Russian 'moral values'

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has signed a new decree aimed at making his country a 'safe haven' against neoliberal Western ideals.

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Putin greeted children of freed sleeper agents in Spanish as they had only discovered they were Russian on the flight to Moscow, Kremlin says

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Putin greeted the family as they arrived in Moscow.

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Putin got a pretty great deal, experts say

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Russian President Vladimir Putin greeted Vadim Krasikov upon arrival of freed Russian prisoners at Vnukovo government airport outside Moscow on August 1, 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin may benefit from the prisoner-exchange deal, experts say.

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Russia is spending millions to create a new generation of militant Putin clones

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Children attend an official initiation ceremony for a youth organization in Moscow's Red Square.

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Key moments in Biden's speech aimed at saving his spot in the 2024 presidential race

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Between flubs and misspeaks, Biden showed in-depth knowledge of world affairs. Was his speech enough to save his campaign? Here are the highlights.

Biden introduces Zelenskyy as Putin in latest major flub

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U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Clarence Thomas accepted a free yacht trip to Russia and got flown out on a complimentary helicopter ride to Putin's hometown, 2 Democratic senators say

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Associate justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Associate justice of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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