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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki in 2018.

Have sanctions hurt Putin’s war machine? It’s not that simple

As US President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office, questions about the effectiveness of sanctions on Russia and their future will come under renewed scrutiny.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Putin sprints to his imagined finish line in Ukraine war

Putin is mobilising troops and stepping up collaboration with allies ahead of Trump’s inauguration on January 20, hoping the West tires of the conflict.

  • Mick Ryan
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with servicemen wounded in Russia’s war on Ukraine during a visit to the Priorov National Medical Research Centre of Traumatology in Moscow.

End of an era: Russian gas stops flowing into Europe

Russia’s last major gas corridor into Europe has been shut down by Ukraine and the move could substantially reduce Russia’s revenue from energy sales.

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Ilham Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s president.

Azerbaijan president says Russia shot at its plane, lied about cause of crash

“We witnessed clear attempts to cover up the matter,” said President Ilham Aliyev, who wants Russia to accept its guilt and to punish those responsible.

  • Nailia Bagirova and Anton Kolodyazhnyy
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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a video address to congratulate employees and veterans of the Russian Emergencies Ministry on their professional holiday, Rescue Worker’s Day, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024. (Alexander Kazakov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin apologises over ‘tragic incident’ with Azerbaijan plane in Russian airspace

Flight J2-8243 crashed in a ball of fire near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan after diverting from southern Russia. At least 38 people were killed.

  • Guy Faulconbridge, Andrew Osborn and Nailia Bagirova
Vladimir Putin with Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller. Russia’s energy empire is crumbling.

Putin’s spectacular act of self-sabotage has killed the Kremlin’s biggest market

Gazprom was for decades Russia’s biggest money-spinner and the most striking symbol of the Kremlin’s influence abroad.

  • Ben Marlow
Igor (left) and Kira Korolev are charged with preparing to carry out an act of espionage.

Accused Russian spies may apply for bail as case held up by translations

Australian Army private Kira Korolev and her labourer husband Igor Korolev were arrested in July, accused of spying on Australia for Russia.

  • Savannah Meacham
Investigators stand at the site where Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant, Ilya Polikarpov, were killed by an explosive device.

Ukraine offered Moscow bombing suspect $158,000 to kill top general, Russia claims

Russian authorities claim the detainee was promised $158,000 and safe passage to a European country if he helped kill Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

  • Reuters

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