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A former North Korean special forces soldier said Kim Jong Un's elite 'Storm Corps' in Russia likely isn't his A-team
Lee Wong-gil said it's likely that the Storm Corps is truly in Russia, but that the troops deployed…
Matthew Loh
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Putin asks employees to have sex during work breaks to boost Russia’s declining birth rates. But this isn’t the first time a leader has addressed the fertility crisis weirdly.
Countries worldwide are grappling with falling fertility rates, leading to a resurgence of pronatal…
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Russia's new Iranian missiles could make the front lines in Ukraine far more dangerous
Iran has given Russia short-range ballistic missiles, the US said. These weapons give Russia more f…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia's inflation is so bad that potatoes cost 64% more than they did at the start of the year
Prices of potatoes — a Russian staple — have surged by 64% this year.
Huileng Tan
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China's muted response to the Russia-North Korea alliance could come at a cost
China's response to reports of North Korea sending soldiers to Russia could undercut its efforts to…
Hannah Abraham
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Modi's Russia visit shows India isn't worried about making the US mad
India buys about $60 billion of goods a year from Russia. In contrast, Russia buys less than $5 bil…
Huileng Tan
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How national security panics in Russia could stifle innovation and hurt its economy
Russia has arrested more people for treason in the past year than the past 20 years combined, one e…
Jennifer Sor
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3 reasons why Russia's economy can survive without crisis for up to 5 more years, think-tank economists say
Expectations that Russia's economy will struggle are misplaced, and multiple factors should keep th…
Filip De Mott
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Russia hit Google with a fine so big it defies comprehension, exposing a legal system adrift
Russia's massive Google fine is huge, symbolic, and likely unenforceable, but it's part of an incre…
Joshua Nelken-Zitser,Kieran C…
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Russia is facing a 'time bomb' at the heart of its economy, economist says
"Putin's war not only imposes on today's Russians a worse life than they otherwise would have had. …
Jennifer Sor
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BRICS' new declaration shows Russia's war still can't get the international backing that Moscow wants
The war was only mentioned once in the 43-page summary, while BRICS devoted five paragraphs to crit…
Matthew Loh
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Ukraine isn't the only country Russia is trying to topple
Russian officials see "gray zone" warfare around the world as leverage for their conventional war a…
Michael Peck
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Iran's ballistic missiles have questionable accuracy, but Russia may not care
Iran is sending more missiles to Russia, but their accuracy may be vastly overstated. But ammo is a…
Paul Iddon
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Russia's fearsome S-400 air-defense system isn't quite living up to the hype in Ukraine
Russia's S-400 air defense system is very capable, but Ukraine has been able to destroy some and co…
Sinéad Baker
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North Korea may be Russia's most dangerous ally, Ukraine spy chief says
Ukraine's spy chief Kyrylo Budanov said North Korean ammunition has massively boosted Russia.
Tom Porter
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Why Russia's brain drain is the biggest problem facing its economy
Russia is missing around 5 million workers - one sign that the exodus of Russians is eating away at…
Jennifer Sor
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Really putting Ukraine's Abrams and F-16s to work fighting Russia means most probably won't survive, but that's the kind of war this is
If Ukraine takes risks and fights hard with its Western weapons, that could mean most of them don't…
Sinéad Baker
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Russia isn't ready for the surprise NATO attack its strategists foresee
A recent article argues a NATO surprise attack would launch missile barrages at vital facilities, a…
Michael Peck
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Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia's army. But he can't sustain it, experts say.
The Russian army is set to increase by 180,000, which would make it the second-largest in the world…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Mia Jankow…
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Russia's economy faces a demographic disaster and risks seeing its population reduced by half by the end of this century, think tank says
"Putin's government has not evinced visible concern that Russia's population might be cut in half b…