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Why Vladimir Putin really rattled his ‘Satan II’ nuclear sabre, the world’s deadliest weapon

Satan got a facelift for the nuclear test launch that analysts say ‘reeks of Hitler propaganda’.

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The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from Plesetsk in Russia’s northwest.

The bloody battle for Donbas has begun. This is why Vladimir Putin wants it

Russia has launched its long-feared, full-scale offensive as part of the second phase of the war to take control of Ukraine’s east.

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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia's offensive in eastern Ukraine is in full swing.

Almost 1000 Ukrainian civilians found ‘executed’ following Russian withdrawal

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The bodies of more than 900 civilians have been discovered in the region surrounding the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, following Russia’s withdrawal.

Who is the ‘Butcher of Syria’? The brutal Russian general taking over the invasion of Ukraine

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General Alexander Dvornikov in Russia in March, 2017.

Russia has been accused of horrific war crimes in Ukraine. But what does that actually mean?

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Dozens of bodies wait to be buried at a cemetery in Bucha, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Ukraine’s president told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes, accusing invading troops of the worst atrocities since World War II. He stressed that Bucha was only one place and there are more with similar horrors. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Ace up Putin’s sleeve: Russian president deploys ‘blackmail’ measure on Europe

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said buyers of Russian gas "must open rouble accounts".