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Kyiv and Seoul look to 2 captured North Korean soldiers as potential source for valuable intelligence
Two North Korean soldiers are in custody in Kyiv, bandaged up and under interrogation, after being wounded on the battlefield in Kursk, Russia, over the weekend. Officials in Kyiv and Seoul are hoping they can provide valuable information into a secretive country's military operations.
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Russian-linked ships are suspected of sabotage in the Baltic Sea. Some say it may be just the beginning
Nations on the Baltic Sea, along with NATO, have stepped up security after a third incident of suspected sabotage to underwater infrastructure in a month.
In marathon press conference, Putin says he is ready to meet Trump and is open to negotiations on Ukraine
During a carefully choreographed annual press conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke about Ukraine, Syria and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump.
Pressure mounts on Ukraine soldiers fighting to hold Kursk as Russia races to take it back
Ukraine troops in Kursk have been told to keep holding the line as they believe Russia is preparing to take back the territory before U.S. president-elect Donald Trump takes office in the new year.
Analysis
Russia is protecting Syria's former strongman. But it's also talking to the rebels who ousted him
The collapse of Bashar Al-Assad's regime is a blow to Russia, which has supported him for the last decade. But political analysts say the Russians may find a way to work with the rebel forces that unseated the Syrian dictator.
Russian troops closing in on a Ukrainian power plant, but it's already been 'cannibalized' by crews
Ukraine's energy grid has undergone 11 major attacks since March, and one thermal power plant was deconstructed before Russian forces moved in.
Analysis
The ruble is down, the price of potatoes is up. But is Russia's economy really in trouble?
Russia's economy has been able to steer through the sanctions and continues to hike military spending.
Putin says Russia fired 'hypersonic ballistic missile' at Ukraine in response to use of U.S., British weapons
Russia President Vladimir Putin says Moscow fired a new medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile at a military facility in the southern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, in response to what he calls Western aggression after Kyiv got the green light to fire missiles deeper into Russia.
Analysis
Ukraine can fire U.S. missiles into Russia. The Kremlin changes its nuke policy. Is this what everyone feared?
Russia has changed its nuclear doctrine in response to the U.S. decision to allow Ukraine to fire American-made ballistic missiles deeper into Russia.
As Canada leads a beefed-up NATO force near Russia's border, the alliance prepares for Trump
At the sprawling forested Ādaži military base, north east of Riga, Latvia, 3,000 troops have spent the past two weeks participating in a Canadian-led NATO military exercise designed to simulate an attack on the Baltic nation coming from beyond its nearly 300 km-long border with Russia.