Russia Issues School Textbook Saying It Was 'Forced' to March Into Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin casts the war, which Moscow officially calls a "Special Military Operation", as a difficult but ...
Belarus: Exiled opponent slams Lukashenko's 'fake' win
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the leader-in-exile of Belarus's opposition, has dismissed longtime leader Alexander Lukashenko's ...
Belarus strongman set to win 7th term in election opposition calls a farce
Belarus’ authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko is all but certain to extend his more than three decades in power in ...
The Russian war economy is facing a ‘moment of truth’ as Putin’s dwindling cash reserves raise odds of a financial crash, expert says
"As the risk of a financial crash rises, Russia’s imperiled economy is about to pose serious constraints on Putin’s war." ...
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Russia’s Nuclear Forces Are Slowly Falling Apart
Since the invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin appears to have made conventional weapons its greater priority—at least for now.
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The Russian Military Is Rebuilding a Lost Crimean Submarine Base
The Cold War-era submarine base was converted to a museum after Ukraine’s independence, but it seems its original purpose has been restored.
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The Kremlin Shrugs At Trump's New Sanctions Threat. But Should Putin Be Worried?
On his third day in office, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to tighten sanctions on Russia if it does not move toward ...
Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
The last time Belarus staged a presidential election in 2020, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko was declared the ...