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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Artificial Intelligence Journey international conference in Moscow, Russia, November 24, 2022. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday discussed Western attempts to cap the price of Russian oil during a phone call with Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, the new Iraqi prime minister, the Kremlin…

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Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov arrives for security talks with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Russia Says It's Open To More U.S. Talks But Dismisses Idea of Putin-Biden Summit

Russia is open to more high-level talks with the United States, a top diplomat said on Friday, but the Kremlin dismissed the idea of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe…

18, Nov 2022

Ukrainian servicemen prepare a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun to fire at a position, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, on a frontline in Kherson region, Ukraine November 9, 2022. REUTERS/Viacheslav Ratynskyi

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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday ordered his troops to withdraw from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson and take up defensive lines on the opposite bank of the River Dnipro. …

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An Ukrainian soldier looks out from a tank, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the frontline city of Lyman, Donetsk region, Ukraine April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Jorge Silva

Ukraine Encircles Thousands of Russian Troops at Lyman Stronghold - Military

Ukraine said on Saturday it had encircled thousands of Russian troops around the eastern town of Lyman, in a battlefield rebuttal to the Kremlin a day after it proclaimed the region to be part of…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a conference of heads of security and intelligence agencies of the Commonwealth of Independent States member countries via a video link in Moscow, Russia, September 29, 2022. Sputnik/Gavriil Grigorov/Kremlin via REUTERS

Putin Declares Annexation of Ukrainian Lands in Kremlin Ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday presided over a ceremony to annex four Ukrainian regions partly occupied by his forces, escalating his seven-month war and taking it into an unpredictable…

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A view shows a screen, set up ahead of an expected ceremony and concert to declare four Ukraine's self-proclaimed regions part of Russia following recent referendums, near St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower in central Moscow, Russia September 29, 2022. A slogan on the screen reads: "Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, Kherson - Russia!" REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

Putin to Host Kremlin Ceremony Annexing Parts of Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to host a Kremlin ceremony on Friday annexing four regions of Ukraine, while his Ukrainian counterpart said Putin would have to be stopped for Russia to avoid…

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Russian law enforcement officers lead away a person during a rally, after opposition activists called for street protests against the mobilisation of reservists ordered by President Vladimir Putin, in Moscow, Russia September 24, 2022. REUTERS

Complaints About Russia's Chaotic Mobilization Grow

The strongly pro-Kremlin editor of Russia's state-run RT news channel expressed anger on Saturday that enlistment officers were sending call-up papers to the wrong men, as frustration about a…

25, Sep 2022

In this image taken from video, Russian draftees gather inside an indoor stadium turned into collection center for the draftees, who will be sent to the military units of the Eastern Military District, in Yakutsk, Russia, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. Mobilization is underway in Russia's Far Eastern region of Yakutia after President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilization of reservists Wednesday to bolster his forces in Ukraine. The words in the background read "From friendship in sports to peace on earth!". (AP Photo)

Moscow-Held Regions of Ukraine in ‘Sham’ Vote To Join Russia

Voting began in Russian-held regions of Ukraine on referendums to become part of Russia, Moscow-backed officials there said Friday as Ukrainian and United Nations officials reported evidence of war…

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