Russian court jails anti-war Soviet-era dissident for 16 years, prosecutor says
A military court in St Petersburg jailed Soviet-era dissident and anti-war activist Alexander Skobov for 16 years on Friday after convicting him of "justifying terrorism," the Prosecutor General's ...
Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia's illegal seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and ...
KGB spy Oleg Gordievsky who defected to UK & lived under police protection before starring in BBC series dies aged 86
A FORMER KGB double agent, Oleg Gordievsky, who defected from Russia to Britain has died aged 86. Gordievsky, who was ...
Why Crimea is coveted by both Russia and Ukraine - and the role it plays in the war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed to retake the Crimean Peninsula after Russia’s seizure exactly 11 years ago ...
Secret JFK assassination files released by Trump include info on Oswald’s connection to Russia
The Trump administration Tuesday posted online thousands of previously classified documents related to the 1963 assassination ...
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Russia’s Typhoon-class Submarine Is Now a Museum
The submarine’s massive size and quiet operation—owing to advanced sound-dampening technologies—made it a formidable ghost in ...
A ‘New Deal With Moscow’ Will Work on One Condition
Russia changes only when it loses wars.
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A World Ready for Realignment?
If the major powers today, including the United States, China, and Russia, are ready for a relief of tensions and a reset of their respective relationships, comparisons with the 1970s might help.