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Russia is the largest country in the world by area. It is situated in both Europe and Asia, stretches 6,612,100 square miles. The country’s president is Vladimir Putin. Officially the Russian Federation, the country is known for its cold climate and Soviet past.

Russian ‘Werewolf’ who killed 86 women believes Putin will let him loose on Ukraine
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Mikhail Popkov is Russia's worst serial killer, having already confessed to the slaughter of 86 women, but he could be freed to fight for Putin's invading army in Ukraine... with his crimes conveniently wiped from his record
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Putin shows 'anger' speaking on Ukraine 'tragedy' as he does 'not fully believe' himself
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Vladimir Putin seemed to be in an angry state when speaking of the Ukraine war in a recent speech delivered to the G20 summit., as an expert warns he does not 'fully believe' himself
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Russian actress killed in dramatic explosion as she performed for Putin's troops
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The 40-year-old Russian actress was performing in the cultural centre in occupied Donbas just a short distance from the front line, with a missile strike killing her and several Russian troops
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Inside Putin's £40m super yacht where Vlad's gymnast lover could be under 'house arrest'
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Alina Kabaeva hasn't been seen for more than a month, and could be living on a moored superyacht owner by her boyfriend Russian President Vladimir Putin after it left Sochi the same day she did
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Zelenskyy is 'unlikely to live to old age' says Putin aide in chilling new threat
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Dmitry Medvedev - now Putin's deputy on the Russian security council - went on a tirade about Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying he has a 'ridiculous head' and calling him a 'scarecrow'
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Putin frees a cannibal who dismembered 4 teens in satanic ritual – as he fought in Ukraine
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WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT The dismembered body parts of four teens were found in the woods after a Satanic ritual saw their organs friend and eaten, with Nikolai Ogolobyak being jailed in 2010
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Wagner boss Prigozhin 'had secret plan to win back Putin' one day before failed uprising
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Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly had a plan to get Vladimir Putin back onside, but it was mysteriously abandoned the day before he ordered his Wagner mercenaries to march on Moscow
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Putin pal questions 'why we idolise China' as he hits out at Russia's relationship
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Vladimir Solovyov, the close pal of Vladimir Putin and Kremlin mouthpiece, has suggested Russians should not 'idolize' China as the Putin-ran country is in much better shape than Xi Jingping's country
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Russia orders Pussy Riot 'dominatrix' Nadya Tolokonnikova arrest over 'clear disrespect'
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Nadya Tolokonnikova, the Pussy Riot bandleader and 'dominatrix' has been arrested over alleged disrespect to 'believers' after years of anit-Putin songs, with the activist arrested in absentia earlier today (November 21)
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Inside luxury life of Putin's spokesman's daughter after 'Spartan lifestyle' claims
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The dad of Elizaveta Dmitrievna Peskov is Dmitry, Russian President Vladimir Putin's officials Kremlin spokesman, and he made some bold - and clearly false - claims about his daughter's very lavish life
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Putin's sex-mad gymnast lover 'disappeared' as 'punishment for being Kremlin source'
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Alina Kabaeva, the long-term partner of Vladimir Putin, hasn't been seen for the last month, and it could be because she's being 'punished' for being the alleged Kremlin source of rumours he's died
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Kremlin in meltdown as Chechen warlord invites Vlad Putin's double for unexpected chat
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Russian Security Chief Nikolai Patrushev is doing his best to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin's body double in the seat of power, but a meeting with a Chechen war lord could spell trouble for him
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World War Three to Israel 'wish' – five things Zelenskyy said that will shock the world
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During a wide-ranging interview, Ukraine's President Volodomyr Zelensky made several bold claims about the world, from Russian assassination attempts to World War Three
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Zelenskyy claims to survive five Putin assassination attempts and knows when next one is
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy claims numerous attempts were made on his life from Russian officials, and he even knows when the next one is expected to be carried out
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Russia's idea to 'free prisoners if they get pregnant' to fix Putin's population problem
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Valery Seleznev, a deputy in Russia's State Duma, has been slammed by the country's state-run media after suggesting a 'deal' for female prisoners who get pregnant
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Conspiracy theories around assassinations that didn't add up - from JFK to Gandhi
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It has been 60 years since US President John F. Kennedy was shot while traveling in a limousine in an assassination that shocked the world and sparked hundreds of conspiracy theories
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Putin adds Eurovision Song Contest winner to Russia's 'most wanted' list
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Ukrainian singer Jamala, who won the Eurovision Song Contest, has been arrested in absentia by the Russian government after Vladimir Putin added her to the country's most wanted list
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Putin's team gets axe as 'pendulum of repression' swings to keep fake Vlad as leader
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Russian Security Chief Nikolai Patrushev is doing his best to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin's body double in the seat of power, by axing several key members of the top team
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Putin's sex-mad gymnast lover could be 'Kremlin source of death rumours,' claims expert
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EXCLUSIVE A Kremlin source has been causing chaos with claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin died weeks ago, and an expert has now said that the source is someone very close to Vlad
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Ukraine sniper 'sets new world record as he guns down Putin soldier from 2.3 miles away'
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Ukraine's army now holds two of the top three spots on the list of record breaking sniper shots after an astonishing attempt by an expert rifleman took out a Russian target in recent days
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Putin's death 'predicted' months before Kremlin was forced to address lookalike claims
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the subject of death rumours of the last month, but comments from an expert actually predicted the bloke's death months before the Kremlin source did
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Cannibal who killed to taste human flesh 'murders cellmate in prison', police say
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A notorious Russian cannibal has 'killed again' while in jail, say law enforcement, after he confessed to murdering another man because he wanted to taste human flesh
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Google Maps update shows Ukrainian stadium with crater on pitch from Russian bombing
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Ukrainian Premier League side Desna Chernihiv had to endure their stadium being left in ruins last year following a Russian shelling - with a crater in the ground visible to see on Google Maps
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Dad forced paedo best mate to dig own grave and kill himself after discovering abuse horror
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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT: A dad who discovered his best friend and babysitter had been sexually abusing his daughter was jailed in a case that gripped Russia, but was released after a public outcry
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