Several of Putin's homes have been connected to railway lines with secret stations built nearby for his armored train: report

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Russian President Vladimir Putin rides a suburban train in Moscow, Russia, in November 2019.

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Putin's war on Ukraine sent Russians scrambling to buy gold and stash their savings, fueling a fivefold surge in demand

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Ex-Gazprom official says decades of the Russian gas giant's work has been 'flushed down the toilet', with export revenues expected to halve this year

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State-owned energy company Gazprom has slashed the supply of natural gas to Europe.

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China is ramping up Russian oil imports and Beijing could greenlight even more volumes

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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.

Here's why Europe's new Russian fuel sanctions won't cripple Moscow

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Russia's top prosecutor criticizes mass mobilization, telling Putin to his face that more than 9,000 were illegally sent to fight in Ukraine

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and Russian Prosecutor General Igor Krasnov at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, January 31, 2023.

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Russia is aiming for $200 billion of trade with China as it backs 'no limits' partnership with Beijing

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Russia's war in Ukraine backfired by uniting NATO, even as cracks emerged over nearly a year of fighting

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Soldiers of the 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian army on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 28, 2023.
Soldiers of the 59th Motorized Brigade of the Ukrainian army on the frontline, in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine on January 28, 2023.

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Russia's $45 billion stash of Chinese yuan is helping Moscow weather massive plunge in energy revenues

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