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How Russia trains its deep undercover spies
The Explainer Moscow's elite 'illegal' sleeper agents pose as foreigners and live under false identities known as 'legends', often for decades
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Are Ukraine's F-16 fighter jets too little too late?
Today's Big Question US-made aircraft are 'significant improvement' on Soviet-era weaponry but long delay and lack of trained pilots could undo advantage against Russia
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The names to know in the historic US-Russia prisoner swap
In the Spotlight Several Americans were freed from captivity in the exchange
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US-Russia prisoner exchange: biggest since Cold War
Speed Read 24 people, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, were released from Russian custody
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Ukraine's booksellers are surprisingly thriving
The Explainer One of the country's largest printing plants was recently hit by a Russian missile strike, but the industry is still doing better than ever
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RuWiki: Russian Wikipedia rival that censors everything from Ukraine to oral sex
Under the Radar Kremlin-backed project to create censored encyclopaedia could be a sign that Wikipedia's days are numbered in Russia
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Russia bombs Kyiv children's hospital
Speed Reads The daytime barrage interrupted heart surgeries and killed at least 40 people
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Biden bans massive antivirus software company due to Russian hacker concerns
In The Spotlight Kaspersky Lab makes some of the best cybersecurity software around. Is it also a front for the Russian government?
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Is the world in a new nuclear arms race?
Today's Big Question Rise in arms spending heralds a dangerous new era
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Gunmen in Dagestan hit churches, synagogues
Speed Read 19 people were killed in terrorist attacks targeting police and houses of worship in Russia
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Russia and North Korea sign mutual defense pact
Speed Read Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un pledged assistance if either country faced foreign "aggression"
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Putin in Pyongyang: a return to the Cold War days?
Today's Big Question Isolation and anti-Western agenda pushes dictators into deepening military alliance that 'undermines the security of Europe, Asia and the US'
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Ukraine peace summit gets mixed support
Speed Read Most participants signed a statement backing Ukraine’s territorial integrity, but some key countries resisted
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Attacks on Russia: how will Putin react?
Talking Point Washington lifts ban on use of US weapons against some military targets inside Russia
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