Russia, Vladimir Putin and Trump

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump warns Putin ‘we have a nuclear submarine off your shore’ after cruise missile test
Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin that the US “has a nuclear submarine off your shore” as he condemned a Russian cruise missile test as “inappropriate”. Putin said Russia had successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile,

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Putin directs drills of Russian nuclear forces as his summit with Trump is put on hold
Putin says Russia will never bow to US pressure, warns on missiles

Moscow, drones and Russia

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Nearly 200 drones attack Russia overnight, over 30 "heading towards Moscow"
The Russian Defence Ministry has claimed that its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 193 "Ukrainian drones" overnight, including 34 that "were heading towards Moscow". Source: Russian Defence Ministry Details: The Russian ministry reported that 47 drones had been destroyed over Bryansk Oblast,

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Ukraine Drone Attack Targets Moscow for Second Night in Row, Russia Says
Ukraine targets Moscow with dozens of drones, Russia says

Putin to Meet North Korea’s Foreign Minister

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North Korea’s top diplomat meets with Putin on a visit to Russia
North Korea's top diplomat has visited the Kremlin for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The meeting follows last month's meeting between Putin and Kim Jong Un in Beijing.

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Putin Meets North Korea’s Foreign Minister Amid Growing Ties
Putin and North Korea's Foreign Minister Discuss Strengthening Ties, KCNA Says

Aging Putin brings younger generation, family members into circle amid Kremlin instability: report

Vladimir Putin tightens grip on power by promoting family members and younger allies to his inner circle as economic strain ...

Putin's secret terror in Germany: How Russia recruits its agents, one click at a time

Russian intelligence services are using Telegram, among other social media platforms, to recruit so-called "low-level agents" ...

As US gets tough on Moscow, has Putin’s strategy of playing Trump run its course?

The Kremlin may have convinced itself that US President Donald Trump didn’t have the stomach to apply real pressure on Moscow to end the brutal conflict in Ukraine.

Russia loses Ka-52 combat helicopter, says pro-war Russian blogger

Russian forces have lost a Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter along with its crew. Source: Fighterbomber, a pro-war Russian ...
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Putin Courts a ‘Global Majority’ From Russia

Xi meeting and a string of international summits this fall will show that Putin did not just gamble the Russian economy with ...

Deadly Russian air attacks force power cuts across Ukraine, as Trump-Putin summit shelved

Russia launched a large-scale air attack on Ukraine early Wednesday, causing power outages across most of the country, ...