Since the release of the U.S. 28-point draft peace plan in late November, many officials and observers have suggested that a ...

In modern wars, the front line no longer begins at the trench. It begins on a smartphone screen. Recruitment videos, paid ...

For hubs of transit trade from Armenia to the UAE, economic self-interest is best served by having sanctions on Russia in ...

As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to push for a swift end to the war in Ukraine, fears are mounting that Kyiv could be forced to accept a peace deal on unfavorable terms, and that will leave it ...

Russia is motivated by its desire to seize control over Ukraine's sovereignty, not by its demand that Ukraine be neutral.

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Less than a year before Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, he published an essay using history to argue that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are one people ...

The Russian economy has been dealing with growing headwinds this year: unruly inflation, a ballooning budget deficit and shrinking energy revenues. But analysts say the Kremlin could weather the storm ...

Key Points - As of May 2025, an assessment of the war in Ukraine across key metrics—territorial control, military manpower, and supply chains—indicates Russia maintains significant advantages. Russian ...

Nearly three years into its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia's military has taken painful hits, but has poured resources into making sure it can regenerate its military forces battling on the ...

In the wake of the Russian Empire’s humiliating defeat in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05), the Gangut-class was presented as the answer to many of Russia’s naval problems. In that war with the Empire ...