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        <title><![CDATA[Ben Sills - Reporter]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russians Weary of War, Repression Start to Blame the Kremlin]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-08/russians-weary-of-war-and-repression-start-to-blame-the-kremlin</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 04:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Detains Head of Top Publisher in Crackdown on LGBTQ Books]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:06:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Looks to Boost Wealth Fund From May on Oil Windfall]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:47:10 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>The golden domes of the Kremlin&apos;s Orthodox churches sit at the Kremlin complex in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, May 27, 2018. President Vladimir Putin told executives from foreign companies that Russia won’t punish its international partners for compliance with anti-Russian sanctions, spokesman Dmitry Peskov said by phone.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[This Is What an Unraveling European Union Looks Like]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[There’s no single button to switch off decades of monetary and political union. But Trump, nationalism and sheer inertia pose genuine dangers.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/will-the-eu-collapse-trump-le-pen-and-ukraine-raise-the-stakes</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Sills]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin to Meet US Envoys as Trump Pushes for Ukraine Peace Deal]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-21/us-envoys-to-meet-putin-for-new-talks-on-ukraine-witkoff-says</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump’s Greenland Threat Is Stirring Up Europe’s Deepest Divisions]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Union faces a stress test of whether it can respond as a united force when its sovereignty is challenged.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-01-20/trump-s-greenland-push-turns-davos-into-a-nightmare-for-europe</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Alessandra Migliaccio]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:25:31 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description> US President Donald Trump with European leaders at the family photo during the NATO summit at The Hague in June.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran Has Sent Russia $2.7 Billion Worth of Missiles]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:38:44 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>A member of the prosecutor&apos;s office examines collected remnants of shells and missiles used by the Russian army to attack Ukraine.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Europe Looks Frail When It Needs to Be Strong]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Union still seems overshadowed by other global powers.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:02:35 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Farmers pick potatoes during a protest against the Mercosur deal in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. The Mercosur accord is an attempt to create an integrated market of 780 million consumers, providing a boost to the EU&apos;s embattled manufacturing sector and giving Europe easier access to Mercosur’s vast agricultural industry. Photographer: Wiktor Dabkowski/Bloomberg</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Says Europe Risks Being Wiped Away Unless It Changes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:03:16 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>US President Donald Trump announces a trade deal with the EU after a meeting with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, left, on July 27 in Turnberry, Scotland.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Ukraine, European Allies Reject Key Parts of US-Russia Plan]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Sills]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:23:40 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Renews Flights to Syrian Air Base in Rebuild of Relations]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 10:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Weighs Flat Spending and More Tax as War Strains Finances]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:28:04 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>War-related costs and declining oil and gas revenue are forcing Moscow to consider tough choices that would balance the books. </media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Decides He Can Step Up Attacks on Kyiv and Trump Won’t Act]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Says Consensus on Ukraine Security Guarantees Possible]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Putin Heads to Trump Summit Confident He Is Winning in Ukraine]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 07:30:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia’s VTB Bank Sees Lending Income Collapse Amid War Pressure]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 11:23:33 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Bank of Spain’s Political Storm Rages On With Officials Exiting]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Basteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russia Locks Up Population Data With War in Ukraine in Its Fourth Year]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-08/russia-locks-up-demographic-data-with-war-in-ukraine-in-its-fourth-year</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2025 07:25:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Russian Banks Fear Debt Crisis Is Coming as War Strains Economy]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/russian-banks-fear-debt-crisis-is-coming-as-war-strains-economy</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 11:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Spain’s Leader Calls US Levies ‘Doubly Unfair’ in Trade Spat]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Basteiro]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 09:55:38 GMT</pubDate>
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