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Russia ramps up offensives on 2 fronts in Ukraine as both sides seek an advantage before the fall
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An emboldened Russia has ramped up military offensives on two fronts in Ukraine, scattering Kyiv’s ...
North Korea to send as many as 30,000 troops to bolster Russia’s forces, Ukrainian officials say
North Korea is set to treble the number of its troops fighting for Russia along the front lines with Ukraine, sending an ...
A Russian media outlet is raided in Azerbaijan’s capital as tensions rise between Moscow and Baku
Officials say police in Azerbaijan's capital of Baku searched the offices of Russia’s state-funded news outlet Sputnik amid ...
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia
President Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money and ...
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Russia’s military presence in post-Assad Syria: A growing security liability undermining stability
Six months since the collapse of the Assad regime, the Russian military presence in Syria has remained entrenched in strategic locations such as the Hmeimim airbase and Tartous port on the coast, as ...
Trump is doing a ‘reverse Nixon’ and using Russia against China, top adviser tells ‘Pod Force One’
Trump has sought to decrease diplomatic tensions with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid his war with Ukraine, while ...
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Religious freedom report: Russia guilty of ‘severe’ violations against religious minorities
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom report found continued “intense persecution” of Ukrainian Orthodox, ...
Map Reveals Scale of Russia's Summer Offensive Against Ukraine
Moscow's forces made gains in the Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia regions, according to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
Once Russia’s Most Volatile Region, Chechnya Is Bracing for Succession
Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...
Relations nosedive between Russia and former close ally Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has been pushing back against Russian dominance in the Caucasus region, seeking closer ties with Turkey and Israel ...