Russia is changing the rules for payments made to soldiers wounded in the war on Ukraine as the costs of the invasion pile up.

Republican Senator Marco Rubio is likely to be the next U.S. secretary of state, according to reports on Nov. 12 that mark the latest insight into how President-elect Donald Trump's White House will approach Russia's war in Ukraine.

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