Moscow failed to capture the Donetsk town of Pokrovsk, which has seen much of the heaviest fighting of the war since mid-2024.

However, some central Asian countries have been able to reduce their dependence on Russia over the past decade or so. China ...

COLUMN. Regardless of the Trump administration's talks on a possible ceasefire succeed, the Black Sea peninsula, annexed by ...

A brief halt in operations at Joint Venture Inkai (JV Inkai) — a major uranium-producing enterprise co-managed by ...

The concessions offered so far by President Trump fall short of Russia’s stated war aims. But President Vladimir V. Putin ...

The Crimean peninsula—like a crown—sits atop the Black Sea exercising control over its length and breadth. A Kremlin Crimea ...

Recently, the relationship between Russia and the Taliban has transformed, as Moscow sees potential for establishing more open relations that benefit both parties, despite ...

When asked about Central Asian nations’ relations with Russia and the European Union, the top Russian diplomat emphasized that cooperation on bilateral platforms could be highly mutually beneficial ...

For most people today, the word Chechnya immediately brings to mind Ramzan Kadyrov, the authoritarian leader who governs the ...

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S.

By John Alam of Urus Advisory Historically, it is the ultimate crossroads between Europe, the Middle East, South Asia and ...