Russia adopts Chinese yuan-to-ruble as benchmark exchange rate after US sanctions force a further move away from the dollar

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping shake hands.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Russia says the US doesn't have any reason to worry about the nuclear submarine and the massive warship its navy has cruising off the coast of Cuba

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People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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A US attack submarine and one of Russia's most formidable subs are in Cuba at the same time

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The USS Helena in Greece.
The USS Helena in Greece.

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A Russian warship that just sailed into Cuba can carry Putin's new prized hypersonic missiles

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People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
People look at the class frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arriving at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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Ukraine's big strike on Crimea shows how its older missiles can take out Russia's most advanced air defenses

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A Russian S-400 missile air defence systems passes through Red Square with a figure wearing military dress in the foreground with their back to the camera
Russian S-400 missile air-defense systems in Red Square during the general rehearsal of the Victory Day parade in Moscow in May 2022.

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A weird legacy of the Falklands War could get Ukraine 5 fighter jets: report

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A Super Etendard fighter jet landing on France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf
A Super Etendard fighter jet landing on France's flagship Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf on January 12, 2016.

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One of Russia's allies says it is quitting Putin's rival to NATO, in the latest snub to the Kremlin

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A head-and-shoulders view of Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, both in dark suits and looking in different directions, in Kazakhstan in October 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Kazakhstan in October 2022.

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Ukraine is finally getting to hit Russia hard with its 'wonder-weapons,' and that's turning the tide of the war: military expert

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area in Germany on June 11, 2024.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of a Patriot anti-aircraft missile system during his visit to a military training area in Germany on June 11, 2024.

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Ukraine's Azov Brigade, a unit with a controversial past, can now use American weapons to fight the Russians

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New volunteers of self-defence battalion "Azov" take an oath of allegiance to the country during a ceremony before leaving for regions of eastern Ukraine in Kiev, June 23, 2014.

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The Russian submarine that just showed up off of Cuba is one of a new class of subs that has worried the US and NATO for years

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The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.
The Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, part of the Russian naval detachment visiting Cuba, arrives at Havana's harbour, June 12, 2024.

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