#Vladimir Putin
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![Russian Lawmaker Pushes for Mandatory Military Training in Schools Starting at Age 11]( "Russian Lawmaker Pushes for Mandatory Military Training in Schools Starting at Age 11")
![Recruits of the Ukrainian Armed Forces undergo combat tactical training in trenches in the Donetsk region. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)]( "Recruits of the Ukrainian Armed Forces undergo combat tactical training in trenches in the Donetsk region. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images)")
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![Photo of Alexander Query]( "Photo of Alexander Query")
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- War in Ukraine
Russian leader Vladimir Putin claims Russian forces are “advancing almost everywhere” and demands that Ukraine stop mobilizing and receiving weapons. But on the battlefield, Russia is bleeding troops and armor, its economy is cracking, and Ukraine is making gains in Donbas.![Trump Claims He Asked Putin to Spare “Surrounded” Ukrainian Troops]( "Trump Claims He Asked Putin to Spare “Surrounded” Ukrainian Troops")
![Russia Dismisses Ceasefire Proposal, Says It Only Benefits Ukraine’s Military]( "Russia Dismisses Ceasefire Proposal, Says It Only Benefits Ukraine’s Military")
![Putin Orders Kids and Parents to Compete in Nationwide Patriotic Military Games]( "Putin Orders Kids and Parents to Compete in Nationwide Patriotic Military Games")
![Is Merkel’s Nord Stream Mistake Being Repeated?]( "Is Merkel’s Nord Stream Mistake Being Repeated?")
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![Photo of Lucile Brizard]( "Photo of Lucile Brizard")
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- World
Merkel once believed that economic ties with Russia would guarantee peace. Instead, Nord Stream 2 deepened Germany’s dependence on Moscow—until the Russian war in Ukraine exposed the illusion.
