Vladimir Putin

Shore Up US National Security With Smart Energy Policies

US energy is an important foreign policy tool that can help insulate American markets from global energy shocks and undermine hostile actors.

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Russian Casualties in Ukraine Up to 80,000: Pentagon

A senior Pentagon official estimated that as many as 80,000 Russians have been killed or wounded in Ukraine since the war began.

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North Korea Accuses US of Biological Warfare in Ukraine

North Korea accused the US of manufacturing biological weapons in Ukraine, echoing a Russian claim dismissed by the UN in March.

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US, UK Say 15,000 Killed in Russia’s Ukraine ‘Cannon Fodder’

Some 15,000 Russians have died in the five-month-old invasion of Ukraine, the US and British spy chiefs said.

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Russia Says Military Aims Expanding in Ukraine, Pummels Kharkiv

Russia said its military aims have expanded beyond Donbas as its forces launched deadly barrages over the east and the south of Ukraine.

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Putin Not the Master Tactician We Thought He Was

Putin's actions in Ukraine are not indicative of strategic military planning but rather of desperation.

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Kyiv Says Hits Russian Arms Depot in South Ukraine

Kyiv said it had launched a barrage of rockets and missiles on Russian military targets in southern Ukraine and destroyed an arms depot.

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Putin Says if West Wants to Defeat Russia on Battlefield, ‘Let Them Try’

President Vladimir Putin has issued a strong challenge to the West to try and defeat Russia "on the battlefield."

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Russia Claims Ukraine Arms Spreading to Middle East, Black Market

Russia claimed that some of the weapons the West is sending to Ukraine are spreading across the Middle East and ending up on the black market.

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Putin Orders Ukraine Offensive to Continue After Capture of Lugansk

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu to press ahead with Moscow's offensive in Ukraine.

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