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Four stages of war
At the end of the third stage of this war, the Russians will likely control a straightened and relatively defensible line in eastern Ukraine
Russian malls half-empty after Western firms exit over Ukraine war
Dozens of foreign and international companies have withdrawn from the country, leaving behind half-empty malls and closed doors in places that once buzzed with customers
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Putin-linked elites, yachts, firms targeted in fresh US sanctions
The US announced new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and elites, including some of the richest men in Europe and their families
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Russia controls 20% of Ukraine, says President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukraine also claimed a counteroffensive had made gains in the south, while Moscow tried to encircle a key city in the east
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Putin clings to semblance of normality as his war in Ukraine grinds on
Kremlin leader projects image of business as usual; no sign that Putin seeks exit from war he started; Russia builds momentum in Donbas but US steps up arms to Kyiv
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200,000 kids among Ukrainians forcefully taken to Russia, says Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that 200,000 children are among the Ukrainians who have been forcefully taken to Russia and dispersed across the vast country.
US President announces new $700-million weapons package for Ukraine
Biden announced the plan to give Ukraine precision HIMARS rocket systems after receiving assurances from Kyiv that it would not use them to hit targets inside of Russian territory
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US rocket systems for Ukraine not meant to strike Russia: WH official
US President has agreed to provide Ukraine with rocket systems that can strike with precision at long-range Russian targets as part of a $700-mn weapons package expected to be unveiled on Wednesday
Has sanctioning Russia worked? Oil, gas sales put $285 bn in Putin's pocket
For years, Russia has acted as a vast commodity supermarket selling what an insatiable world has needed: Not just energy, but wheat, nickel, aluminum and palladium too
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High energy prices, Asian markets could blunt EU ban on Russian oil
EU's decision to ban Russia oil over Ukraine invasion is a blow to Moscow's economy but its effects may be blunted by rising energy prices and other nations willing to buy petroleum, experts say
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Erdogan discusses Turkey's Syria incursion plans with Russian Prez Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed Ankara's planned military operation in northern Syria and the war in Ukraine with Russia's Vladimir Putin, Erdogan's office said
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Out in the cold in Putin's Russia
Like its prequel, this book is not a bald account of the intricacies of high finance and arcane law-making only
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Abramovich completes $3.2-bn sale of Chelsea to Boehly-led consortium
"We are honored to become the new custodians of Chelsea Football Club, Boehly said. We're all in 100% every minute of every match."
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Ukraine, Russia battle in the east as Zelenskyy visits front in Kharkiv
Capturing Sievierodonetsk is a principal task for the occupation force, Zelensky said, adding that the Russians don't care about casualties
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Russia successfully test-fires its latest hypersonic Zircon missile
The launch was the latest in a series of tests of Zircon, which is set to enter service later this year
Russian Prez Putin cautions Macron, Scholz on pumping weapons into Ukraine
Vladimir Putin informed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, that the ongoing transfers of Western weapons into Ukraine pose threat to international security
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Russia-Ukraine war: Moscow takes small cities, aims to widen eastern battle
The Russian Defense Ministry said Lyman, the second small city to fall this week, had been completely liberated by a joint force of Russian soldiers and Kremlin-backed separatists
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Russian victories in eastern Ukraine spark debate over course of war
Arrival of more powerful weapons and fresh Ukrainian volunteers, combined with the steady attrition of Russian forces and equipment, suggests slow pace of movement on the battlefield favours Ukraine
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Putin warns Macron, Scholz about danger of pumping Ukraine with weapons
The Russian President warned European colleagues that this carries the risks of destabilization.
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Putin says he's willing to discuss resuming Ukrainian grain shipments
Putin also informed French President and German Chancellor that Russia was ready to increase its export of fertilizers and agricultural products if sanctions against it were lifted