Russia

As theU.S.presidential election onNovember 4approaches, many Americans have braced for interference from Moscow. The only question, seemingly, is what form the meddling will take: Should Americans…

Recently, there have been a lot of talks surrounding the prospects of an Iranian withdrawal from Syria. It is also rumoured that Moscow is growing tired of the Assad regime’sintransigence and refusal…

*Asked for help, Russia sends top military to Italy * NATO efforts less visible; EU divisions exposed Russia's military planeloads of aid to Italy to combat the spread of coronavirus have exposed…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday backed a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow him to seek re-election after his current term ends in 2024, ending uncertainty about his…

For all the acrimony in Washington today, the city’s foreign policy establishment is settling on a rare bipartisan consensus: that the world has entered a new era of great-power competition. The…

Since the end of the Cold War, everyU.S.president has come into office promising to build better relations with Russia—and each one has watched that vision evaporate. The first three—Bill Clinton…

OnNovember 10, 1982, the Soviet leaderLeonid Brezhnevdied. The editors ofPravda, the country’s main newspaper, confronted something of a dilemma. A black frame would surround the front page to…

The Russians took and held Kramatorsk, a small city in easternUkraine, for about three months in 2014. Since then, the only battles this town has seen have taken place in the kitchen. Or several…