Every year, Vladimir Putin gives a marathon town hall event that lasts for hours. Every year, I feel compelled to watch. Every year, I wonder if it...

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Why Ukraine killed Igor Kirillov

Another one down. This morning, Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, head of RKhBZ, Russia’s Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defence Troops, was heading...

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Secret weapon / Inside the mind of Putin’s real hatchet man

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Inside the mind of Putin’s real hatchet man

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Russia is willing to keep on fighting in Ukraine

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Fighting talk / Have we gone to war with Russia without realising?

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Putin doesn’t want to live forever

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Why Putin wants Donetsk

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Why Putin’s elites keep dying

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Will Putin really rein in Russia’s defence spending?

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Putin spies an opportunity in Trump’s attack on Iran

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No, Nato: Brits had not ‘better learn to speak Russian’

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Has Serbia really fallen foul of Moscow?

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Putin and Zelensky just want to appease Trump

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Victory Day has been a good day for Vladimir Putin

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Trump’s Ukraine minerals deal is pure extortion

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Putin is terrified that Ukraine will sabotage Victory Day

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Will the assassination of another Russian general change anything?

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What the exploding DHL packages tell us about the Kremlin

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War games / Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal

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Why Putin is keeping Trump waiting for a Ukraine deal

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Putin’s cronies are enjoying needling the West

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Are Western companies heading back to Russia?

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Zelensky may regret wishing for Putin’s death

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Saudi talks / Putin’s duo are spinning ceasefire talks to Russia’s advantage

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Partial truce / Trump’s call with Putin has bought Ukraine time

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Has Ukraine called Putin’s bluff?

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Why Russia has shrugged off Trump’s sanctions threat

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War / Why Russia has shrugged off Trump’s sanctions threat

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Trump’s pausing of intelligence sharing will hit Ukraine hard

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What does Trump’s minerals deal mean for Ukraine?

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