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Here's what the Kremlin has been spending its money on
As he marks 15 years at Russia’s helm, President Vladimir Putin continues to expand the reach of his empire, spending billions on ice breakers and roads to link conquered territory to the...
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China wants to prevent a 'repeat of World War 2'
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is building a stronger military as insurance against the country suffering the kind of disaster that befell it during World War Two, the army's paper said on Friday as...
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A Russian spaceship that was hurtling toward the Earth's atmosphere has now...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla (Reuters) - An unmanned Russian spaceship loitering in orbit after a failed cargo run to the International Space Station plunged into Earth's atmosphere on Thursday, the Russian...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Russia for the next three days
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Energy, transport and finance deals are likely to be on the agenda as Chinese President Xi Jinping meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a three-day visit to...
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Russia and China are launching a $2 billion agriculture investment fund
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and China have agreed to launch a $2 billion investment fund targeting agricultural projects in the two countries, a spokeswoman for the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on...
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Putin just dismissed nearly 20 generals
Russian President Vladimir Putin has dismissed nearly 20 generals just a day before Moscow was set to host a Victory Day parade celebrating the 70th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, RIA...
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Russian-backed Ukrainian rebels are gearing up for a new offensive
ISW is issuing a warning about an imminent Russian-backed separatist offensive in eastern Ukraine on or around Victory Day, May 9, 2015.Further intensification of Russian-backed separatist attacks and...
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Here's what's next in Ukraine
Concern is rising over the situation in eastern Ukraine, with reports of increased shelling across the line of contact and rising casualties, as well as of Russia arming and organizing separatist...
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NATO is sending Putin a clear message
Amid near Cold War-level tensions in the Baltics and signs that Russian-backed Ukrainian rebels are gearing up for another offensive, NATO is sending Putin a clear message: Do not think about meddling...
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Ukrainian rebels may take advantage of Victory Day celebrations to launch a...
Russian-backed separatists may launch offensives maneuvers using weapons and forces mobilized under the guise of Victory Day parade preparations. The separatists are preparing to hold military parades...
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Russians are gathering on the streets of Moscow to catch a glimpse of rehearsal for a military parade which will mark the 70th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Sources say the...
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Putin just threw Russia's biggest military parade since the Soviet Union...
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia showed off new machines of war, including a highly sophisticated tank, on Saturday in the annual Victory Day military parade through Red Square that marks the surrender of Nazi...
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The threat of more sanctions has forced a billionaire Russian oil tycoon to...
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman has decided to sell his new gas fields in the North Sea in the next six months rather than challenge Britain’s threat to revoke his license to exploit them.On March...
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Putin took a swipe at the US during Russia's Victory Day parade
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia showed off new machines of war, including a highly sophisticated tank, on Saturday in the annual Victory Day military parade through Red Square that marks the surrender of Nazi...
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Russian soldiers are quitting the army over the crisis in Ukraine
Some Russian soldiers are quitting the army because of the conflict in Ukraine, several soldiers and human rights activists have told Reuters. Their accounts call into question the Kremlin's continued...
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This Ukraine-owned candy factory speaks volumes about the country's relations...
LIPETSK, Russia (Reuters) - The fortunes of the Russian outpost of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's candy empire have ebbed and flowed with the Russian-backed separatist conflict in the east of...
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Putin says peace in Ukraine is moving forward 'though with problems'
Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.Merkel reaffirmed her...
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A Russian submarine may have nearly capsized a fishing boat in the Irish Sea
In yet another sign of looming blowback from the past year of rising tensions between Moscow and the NATO states, a British fishing ship was almost capsized by a suspected Russian submarine at the end...
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The Ukraine ceasefire is in danger — but the country's war is still turning...
Concern is rising over the situation in eastern Ukraine, with reports of increased shelling across the line of contact and rising casualties, as well as of Russia arming and organizing separatist...
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The US is practicing military drills in Russia's backyard
U.S. and Georgian forces began two weeks of military exercises in the South Caucasian republic on Monday, a move that is likely to irritate Georgia's former Soviet master Russia.About 600 U.S. and...
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