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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui on his arrival at Pyongyang international airport, North Korea Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Russian foreign minister offers security talks with North Korea, China as he visits Pyongyang

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Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed head to a group photo session at the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing Wednesday, on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin feted by Xi at summit in sign of growing strategic alignment

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport to attend the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Parker Song/Pool Photo via AP)

Putin begins visit in China underscoring ties amid Ukraine war and Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban pose for a photo prior to their talks on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin meets with Hungary’s prime minister in rare in-person talks with an EU leader

By Justin Spike and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands after speaking to the media during a signing ceremony following their talks at The Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow, Russia, March 21, 2023. Russian President Putin is expected to meet this week with Chinese leaders in Beijing on a visit that underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Moscow during its war in Ukraine. (Mikhail Tereshchenko, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

Putin’s visit to Beijing underscores China’s economic and diplomatic support for Russia

By Christopher Bodeen - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. (Pavel Bednyakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

On his first foreign trip this year, Putin calls for ex-Soviet states to expand influence

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Pakistani boys step on a representation of the US and Israel flags to protest against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, to show solidarity with Palestinian people in Karachi Pakistan, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ikram Suri)

America’s fault? Israel-Hamas violence ‘clear example of the failure of U.S. policy,’ Putin claims

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles as he answers a question during the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (Sergei Guneyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russian lawmakers to consider rescinding ratification of global nuclear test ban, speaker says

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FILE - In this image taken from video, smoke rises from the crash of a private jet near the village of Kuzhenkino in the Tver region of Russia, on Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the Wagner Group, and his top lieutenants were among the 10 people killed in the crash northwest of the Russian capital. (AP Photo, File)

Hand grenade fragments were found in the bodies of victims in Prigozhin’s plane crash, Putin claims

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia has tested a nuclear-powered missile and could revoke a global atomic test ban, Putin says

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FILE - Former Russian state TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova attends a press conference Friday, Feb. 10, 2023 in Paris, France. A court in Moscow on Wednesday handed a former state TV journalist a 8 1/2-year prison term in absentia for protesting Russia's war in Ukraine, the latest in a months-long crackdown against dissent that has intensified since Moscow's invasion 20 months ago. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)

Former Russian state TV journalist gets 8 1/2-year sentence in absentia for Ukraine war criticism

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People march with flowers and portraits of those who were killed during the 1993 bloody clashes between government forces and supporters of the rebellious parliament during a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the events in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. The authorities said that 124 people died in the clashes on Oct. 3-4, 1993, but unofficial estimates suggested a higher death toll. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

30 years ago, the Kremlin crushed a parliamentary uprising, leading to strong presidential rule

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a video celebrating the anniversary of the referendum called illegal by the U.N. in four Ukrainian regions one year ago, in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Alliance maintenance: Putin to visit North Korea as Biden reassures Ukraine coalition

By David R. Sands and Mallory Wilson - The Washington Times

Code Pink Strategy for America supporting Ukraine War Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

10 reasons conservatives should not oppose further military aid to Ukraine

By Clifford D. May

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a wreath laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial, Sept. 21, 2023, in Washington, as first lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, looks on. The Pentagon is warning Congress that it is running low on funding to replace weapons the U.S. has sent to Ukraine and has already been forced to slow down restocking some troops. The warning from the Pentagon comptroller came in a letter sent to congressional leaders and was obtained by The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Combat fatigue? Cracks in Western unity as Ukraine struggles to show progress

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, meets with Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, second right, and Chairman of the St. Petersburg regional public organization "League for the Protection of the Interests of Veterans of Local Wars and Military Conflicts" retired Col. Andrey Troshev in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin orders former Wagner commander to take charge of ‘volunteer units’ in Ukraine

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In this photo released by the Belarusian Defense Ministry on Thursday, July 20, 2023, soldiers of the Special Operations Forces and mercenary fighters from the Wagner private military company pose for a photo amid maneuvers at a firing range near the border city of Brest, Belarus. After a brief rebellion in June by Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, several thousand of his forces moved to Belarus where they set up a field camp and helped train the Belarusian army. (Belarus Defense Ministry via AP, File)

A month after Prigozhin’s suspicious death, the Kremlin is silent on his plane crash and legacy

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a meeting with Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. Caitlin Ochs/Pool via AP)

Blinken bullish on Ukraine support, citing key Republicans

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Illustration on Vladimir Putin by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Comedian Vladimir Putin talks about weaponization of government

By R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.

A completed resolution vote tally to affirm the suspension of the Russian Federation from the United Nations Human Rights Council is displayed during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, on Thursday, April 7, 2022, at the United Nations headquarters. An expert commissioned by the U.N.'s top human rights body says in her first report on Russia that the rights situation in the country has “significantly deteriorated” since President Vladimir Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Human rights in Russia ‘significantly’ worse since Ukraine war began, U.N.-backed expert says

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