Yulia Shapovalova

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As the Russia-Africa Summit gets under way, students in the capital say education is helping to build ties.

African students in Russia [Screengrab/Al Jazeera]

Officials are rationing fuel as Ukrainian strikes on refineries imperil supply.

FILE PHOTO: Vehicles queue to refuel at a Rosneft petrol pump, as according to local officials some regional filling stations face gasoline shortages due to production cuts at major refineries, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 29, 2026. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo

The quick victory never came. But a functional economy, controlled media and slow battle gains give Putin control.

FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin tries pastries from the Mashenka bakery in Moscow on Dec. 20, 2025, after the owner asked him about tax reforms at his annual call-in show. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

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