Putin is trying to flex his influence in Africa, but countries are giving him the cold shoulder

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Russian President Vladimir Putin in Armenia in November 2022.
Despite recent moves to strengthen Russia's influence on the continent, his summit with African leaders is looking weak.

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Ukraine's NATO membership would be bad for Putin, but great for the Russian economy, professor says

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia's economy is being propped up by Wagner Group's gold-smuggling operations, UK government report says

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Wagner Group boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Putin 'just hid' during Wagner's mutiny, proving he can't guarantee 'security' for Russia, a former Russian colonel says

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Putin's critics have said his lack of leadership and comprise with Prigozhin have left him vulnerable.

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A sanctions loophole is allowing China to quietly send millions of dollars worth of military gear to Russia

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Russian soldiers in St. Petersburg on August 25, 2022.

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Russian ultra-nationalist who has gotten away with criticizing the Kremlin for years is arrested after calling Putin a 'cowardly mediocrity'

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Igor Girkin stands with his arms folded inside a defendant's cage.
Igor Girkin (Strelkov), the former top military commander of the self-proclaimed "Donetsk People's Republic" and nationalist blogger, detained earlier Friday and accused of extremism, sits inside a glass defendants' cage during a hearing to consider a request on his pre-trial arrest in Moscow on July 21, 2023.

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Putin is trying to buy time with Prigozhin but will get revenge since he is the 'ultimate apostle of payback,' CIA director William Burns says

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Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022
Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns speaks at the Central Intelligence Agency headquarters in Langley, Va., July 8, 2022

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Wheat prices head for biggest single-day gain since Russia invaded Ukraine after fresh attacks on key grain facilities

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Ukrainian navy ships during exercise Sea Breeze 2020 in the Black Sea, July 21, 2020.

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Prigozhin calls Russia's war on Ukraine 'a disgrace' in another public affront despite Kremlin efforts to silence him

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Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.
Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin.

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Russia and China's trade relationship has become increasingly lopsided

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Moscow has become increasingly reliant on China as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Moscow has become increasingly reliant on China as the war in Ukraine drags on.

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