Russian recruits are making videos directly addressed to Putin begging for more support amid 'meat assaults'

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A new army conscript waves goodbye as he sets off with a train to the military site in St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 27, 2021.

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300,000 new troops couldn't get Russia's big offensive to work, and sending more to the front probably won't help, war experts say

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Ukrainian servicemen fire a howitzer cannon aimed at Russian positions on the front line nearby Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on March 17, 2023.
Ukrainian servicemen fire a howitzer cannon aimed at Russian positions on the front line nearby Bakhmut in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine on March 17, 2023.

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At a high-stakes meeting in Moscow, China has to decide whether Putin's failure in Ukraine means it's time to cross a red line

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China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin together in Moscow on March 20, 2023.

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The war in Ukraine has created more refugees than the world has seen since WWII, according to a new UN report

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Ukraine flag over rubble.

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Biden says Putin's international arrest warrant from the ICC is 'justified,' even though the US doesn't recognize the court

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President Joe Biden.

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping is heading to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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International Criminal Court cements Putin's pariah status with arrest warrant for alleged war crimes — illegally snatching kids from Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day in St. Petersburg on July 30, 2017.

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A Russian trainspotter who became obsessed with taking photographs of Putin's 'ghost train' now lives in exile: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands in a cabin of a train in Kerch, Crimea, on December 23, 2019.

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Pope Francis warns that the war in Ukraine is powered by competing 'empires' and 'arms industry'

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Pope Francis holds a Holy Mass on May 16, 2021.

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Russia will have to rely on nukes, cyberattacks, and China since its military is being thrashed in Ukraine, US intel director says

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Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.
Russian Yars ballistic nuclear missiles on mobile launchers roll through Red Square during the Victory Day military parade rehearsals on May 6, 2018 in Moscow, Russia.

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