The surprise trip signals the Kremlin is trying to keep up business as usual, two days after an international court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president.
Tag: United States Defense and Military Forces
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Putin Makes Surprise Visit to Occupied Ukraine
State media said the Russian leader flew by helicopter to Mariupol, site of one of the bloodiest battles since Russia invaded Ukraine last year.
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U.S. Says Russian Fighter Jet Hit American Drone Over Black Sea
The incident was the first known physical contact between the two militaries since the war in Ukraine began last year.
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Australia to Buy U.S. Nuclear-Powered Submarines in Deal to Counter China
The arrangement also involves submarine construction by Britain and deepens a strategic partnership that the three countries have formed as China continues to build up its military.