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President Vladimir Putin joined mourners on Thursday to say farewell to his former classmate Irina Podnosova, the head of Russia's Supreme Court, who died earlier this week aged 71. Putin looked sad and pensive as he sat alongside members of Podnosova's family in a Moscow hospital where her open casket was placed on display,
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Putin’s war of attrition could go on until 2034, Ukrainian general warns - Former top commander says frontline between Ukraine and Russia ‘exists mainly for killing’
President Donald Trump said Friday he has not considered granting a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell, a former girlfriend and accomplice of deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Justice Department officials have met with Maxwell in Florida this week as the furor over the Trump administration’s handling of documents from the Epstein case continues.
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Russia’s New Shadow War: Putin Is Paying Criminals and Refugees to Terrorize EuropeWestern intelligence officials are warning of a new Russian “shadow war” across Europe, using a decentralized network of “freelancers” to conduct sabotage. -Recruited via online platforms like Telegram and paid in crypto,
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Daily Express US on MSNPanic in Russia as Putin pushes nonstop draft to fuel brutal war lossesRussia's lower chamber of parliament, the State Duma, put forward a bill on Tuesday that, if passed, would expand Russia's seasonal draft into a year-round event.
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RBC Ukraine on MSNPossible Zelenskyy-Putin meeting in August: Russia's Presidential Spokesperson commentsThe Kremlin has commented on the possibility of a meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this summer, Russia's Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says.
Renowned Russian conductor Valery Gergiev's concert in an Italian palace has been canceled without explanation amid an uproar over his support for Vladimir Putin.
A Russian rocket sent an Iranian communications satellite into orbit Friday, a launch that highlighted strong ties between the two countries. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled from Vostochny launchpad in far eastern Russia,
Putin’s refusal to compromise on Ukraine, analysts say, is a colossal error costing Russia regional influence, lucrative energy markets and its place in the world.
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Russia Is Openly Mocking President Trump’s Ukraine War 50-Day UltimatumIn the middle of July, US President Donald Trump gave the Kremlin an ultimatum: agree to a peaceful cessation to the war in Ukraine in 50 days or face the prospect of Washington imposing 100 percent tariffs on Russia,