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FILE - Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin attends the funeral of Dmitry Menshikov, a fighter of the Wagner group who died during a special operation in Ukraine, at the Beloostrovskoye cemetery outside St. Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 24, 2022. Prigozhin's criticism of the top military brass is in stark contrast with more than two decades of rigidly controlled rule by President Vladimir Putin without any sign of infighting among his top lieutenants. (AP Photo, File)

Amid infighting among Putin’s lieutenants, head of mercenary force appears to take a step too far

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 22, 2023. Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter detained on espionage charges in Russia, appeared in court Thursday to appeal his extended detention. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov)

Moscow court upholds ruling to keep U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich in detention until late August

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Technology Sharing between Russia and China Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

China and Russia cooperating on defense technology, space projects

By Jianli Yang

FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Germany has appointed Lambsdorff as its new ambassador to Russia, handing him the delicate diplomatic post as tensions spiral over Moscow's war in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday, June 21, 2023, that Russia has given its formal approval for Alexander Lambsdorff to become ambassador, a necessary step before he can take the post. It said that he is expected to start work this summer. (AP Photo/ Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

Germany appoints senior lawmaker with governing party as ambassador to Russia

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United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, right, greets NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg, left, during a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 15, 2023. NATO defense ministers are holding two days of meetings to discuss their support for Ukraine and ways to boost the defenses of eastern flank allies near Russia. A meeting of the Ukraine Contact Group is being held to drum up more military aid for the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

NATO sees no change in Russia’s nuclear posture despite Belarus leader’s claims

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Australia's Parliament House sits behind Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, Australia, Thursday, April 24, 2008. The Australian government expects to introduce legislation on Thursday, June 14, 2023, to prevent Russia from building a new embassy near Parliament House on security grounds. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Australia creates law to stop Russia from building new embassy near Parliament for security reasons

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Special counsel Jack Smith speaks to reporters Friday, June 9, 2023, in Washington. Former President Donald Trump is facing 37 felony charges related to the mishandling of classified documents according to an indictment unsealed on Friday. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Ill-advised indictments weaponize federal government against Trump

By Newt Gingrich

In this photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, a Ukrainian military vehicle is hit during combat in Ukraine. Analysts say Moscow has learned from its mistakes so far in Ukraine and has improved its weapons and skills. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP, File)

Russia’s improved weaponry and tactics pose challenges to Ukraine’s counteroffensive

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Streets are flooded in Kherson, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jun 6, 2023 after the Kakhovka dam was blown up overnight. The wall of a major dam in a part of southern Ukraine has collapsed, triggering floods, endangering Europe's largest nuclear power plant and threatening drinking water supplies. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Ukraine and Russia trade blame for massive dam collapse

By Guy Taylor and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

This file photo shows an exterior view of the Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands on Feb. 18, 2019. Hearings open Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the United Nations’ highest court in a case brought by Ukraine against Russia linked to Moscow’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and arming of rebels in eastern Ukraine in the years before Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong) **FILE**

Ukraine brands Russia ‘terrorist state’ to open hearings in case against Russia at top U.N. court

By Mike Corder - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny looks at photographers standing behind a glass of the cage in the Babuskinsky District Court in Moscow, Russia, on Feb. 20, 2021. Imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has voiced hope for a better future in Russia as his supporters held pickets and demonstrations to mark his birthday. Navalny turned 47 on Sunday, Sept. 4, 2023 while serving a nine-year sentence at a maximum-security prison 150 miles east of Moscow. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Navalny supporters hold demonstrations to mark Russian opposition leader’s 47th birthday

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Illustration on Cuba and Russia by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

New concessions in Cuba-Russia alliance show how little has changed since Cold War

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro and Orlando Gutierrez Boronat and Gelet Martínez Fragela

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg arrives at Oslo City Hall during NATO's informal meeting of foreign ministers in Oslo Thursday, June 1, 2023. (Hanna Johre/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Ukraine will be part of NATO, but priority now is Russia fight, Stoltenberg says

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken from a video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, on Dec. 9, 2020, a rocket launches from missile system as part of a ground-based intercontinental ballistic missile test launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia. The United States and Russia have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data under the faltering New START arms control treaty. U.S. officials say they had offered to continue to provide such information to Russia even after President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia's participation in the treaty, but that Moscow had declined to share its own data. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) **FILE**

U.S. halts Russian arms inspections, data exchange on missile launches

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A worker repairs a damage on a building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023 after a Ukrainian drone attack. A rare drone attack jolted Moscow before dawn, causing only light damage but forcing evacuations as residential buildings were struck in the Russian capital. (Sofia Sandurskaya, Moscow News Agency photo via AP)

Analysts: Kremlin ceding initiative to Kyiv after air attacks on Ukraine

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Police officers guard an area where a Ukrainian drone damaged an apartment building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. In Moscow, residents reported hearing explosions and Mayor Sergei Sobyanin later confirmed there had been a drone attack that he said caused "insignificant" damage. (AP Photo)

Moscow drone attack exposes Russia’s vulnerabilities, fuels criticism of military

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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, on April 18, 2023. Gershkovich, a 31-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested in March while on a reporting trip in Russia. He, his employer and the U.S. government have denied the charges. A Moscow court on Tuesday extended his detention until Aug. 30, and the journalist has appealed the ruling. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Russian court data: U.S journalist Evan Gershkovich appeals extension of detention on spying charges

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right and Somalia's Foreign Minister Abshir Omar Huruse attend a signing ceremony following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 26, 2023. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool Photo via AP)

Russia offers support to Somalian army in fight against terrorist groups

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A woman exits a newly opened Maag store, a former Zara flagship store, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 27, 2023. When Russia invaded Ukraine, companies were quick to respond, some announcing they would get out of Russia immediately, others vowed to curtail sales and new investment. More than a year later, it’s clear: Leaving Russia isn't as easy as the first announcements might have made it seem. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Companies are finding it’s not so simple to leave Russia; others are quietly staying put

By David McHugh - Associated Press

In this grab taken from video released by Prigozhin Press Service on Saturday, May 20, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the owner of the Wagner Group military company shakes hands with his soldiers, in Bakhmut, Ukraine. Prigozhin claims his forces have taken control of the city of Bakhmut after the longest and most grinding battle of the Russia-Ukraine war, but Ukrainian defense officials have denied it. In a video posted on Telegram, Prigozhin said the city came under complete Russian control at about midday Saturday. (Prigozhin Press Service via AP)

Russia’s Wagner boss says more than 20,000 of his troops died in Bakhmut battle

By Susie Blann - Associated Press