as with nukes .....russia are seeking new weapons to cover for...

as with nukes .....russia are seeking new weapons to cover for their embarrasing lack of conventional warfare ability ....

Russia rails at US over weapons in space UN resolution

Tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Turkey have been forced out of country

Some of them had opposed the invasion, others were trying to shield themselves and their businesses from a wave of Western sanctions imposed on Moscow - including travel bans on Russians to much of Europe.
Some men feared being drafted into the army.

Former commander in Russian army arrested over 'large-scale fraud'

The former commander of Russia's 58th army, Ivan Popov, has been arrested on suspicion of "large scale fraud", state-run TASS agency is reporting.

TASS has not provided any details of the investigation into Popov's activities.

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