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U.S. President Trump Confuses Ukraine Leader With 'New Russian President'

Answering reporters questions on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump mistakenly referred to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy as "the new Russian President.”

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Yekaterina Nekrasova, 40, swam an 85-meter distance beneath the ice of Lake Baikal wearing only a bathing suit.
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Russia’s Environmental Disasters in 2020

From forest fires larger than some European countries to historic oil spills, Russia's ecosystems faced unprecedented impacts this year. 
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Smog-Choked Russian City Appeals to Biden for Aid

Residents of Chelyabinsk called on the U.S. president-elect for help in avoiding “ecological genocide.”

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