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The terrifying reason why Russians are suddenly racing to leave their own country

One-way flights out of Russia have been rocketing in price and selling out fast with Moscow losing ground in the war in Ukraine.

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One-way flights out of Russia have been rocketing in price and selling out fast after President Vladimir Putin ordered the immediate call-up of 300,000 reservists.

Vladimir Putin’s nuke threat to the West in chilling address: ‘This is not a bluff’

‘Those who try to blackmail us with nuclear weapons should know that the prevailing winds can turn in their direction.’

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on partial military mobilisation. (AP PHOTO)

Russia and China deliver stern warning to the West as bond between Putin and Xi deepens

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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other during their meeting in Beijing, China on Feb. 4, 2022. Three weeks ago, on the eve of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the leaders of China and Russia declared that the friendship between their countries "has no limits." But that was before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a gambit that will test just how far China is willing to go. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Desperate Russia recruits prison inmates to join fight as human toll of Ukraine war grows

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A Russian Army soldier looks through a sniper rifle scope as she and other soldiers guard a group of foreign journalists visiting a captured Ukrainian checkpoint in June.

Is Vladimir Putin really sick? CIA spills surprise admission on Russian leader’s health battle

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned of "lightning-fast" reprisals for Western interference.

Is Putin’s health deteriorating? Video of Russian president’s limp arm sparks rumours

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TEHRAN, IRAN - JULY 19: (RUSSIA OUT) Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves his presidential plane during the welcoming ceremony at the airport, on July 19, 2022 in Tehran Iran. Russian President Putin and his Turkish counterpart Erdogan arrived in Iran for the summit. (Photo by Contributor/Getty Images)