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Russian students can now get cash payments for having babies as Kremlin struggles with birth rate at ‘catastrophic’ lows
Female college students in some Russian regions can get 100,000 rubles, or about $900 at current exchange rates, for having a ...
Russia claims it has captured another town in eastern Ukraine but Kyiv doesn’t confirm the loss
Russian troops in eastern Ukraine have captured the stronghold of Kurakhove after a monthslong battle, Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed Monday, adding the wrecked town to the ...
Russia’s war machine is running on fumes as industry warns of bankruptcies and the Kremlin gets old tanks from movie studio
Russia’s largest movie studio donated about 50 tanks and armored vehicles from the 1950s that it had been using as props.
After Putin: Could a modern Khrushchev reshape Russia-West relations?
Putin and Khrushchev represent two opposing strategic options, neither an offshoot of the unpopular war in Ukraine. For his ...
Russia Is Bringing Biometric Surveillance to a New Level
While frequent U.S. flyers may recognize optional face-scanning tech like TSA-approved Clear, Russia just rolled out a system ...
Russia prepares to hold new illegal elections in occupied territories of Ukraine – Ukrainian resistance
The Russians are actively preparing to hold another illegal election in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine ...
Russia threatens 'retaliation' after Ukraine attack using U.S.-supplied missiles
The Kremlin on Saturday vowed "retaliation" for what it said was Ukraine's use of American-made Army Tactical Missile Systems ...
Putin orders Russia's top bank to team up with China in AI push to challenge Western tech dominance
Putin delegated Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Sberbank CEO German Gref to lead the AI effort. A progress report is expected by April. Putin's instructions came 34 months after Russia's ...
China and Russia Forge Major Tech Collaboration To Challenge US
Under Vladimir Putin's orders, Russia and China will work together on AI development, and this could further power Moscow's ...
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US avoided direct conflict with Russia amid nuclear threats from Kremlin - Blinken
The US was able to manage the threat of potential nuclear weapon use by Russia. This was achieved in a way that avoided ...