German Chancellor Angela Merkel is traveling to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin at a time of numerous tensions between the two countries, in what will be her last official visit to Russia before retiring from politics after German elections next month.
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In August 1991, the collapse of an attempted coup by hard-liners bent on reversing reforms hastened the breakup of the Soviet Union, which was gone by the end of the year -- replaced by 15 independent states. In Russia, how far back will In August 1991, the collapse of an attempted coup by hard-liners bent
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On the 30th anniversary of a coup that failed to stop democratic reforms in the Soviet Union and expedited its collapse, the last Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, said Russian society must stand against "usurping power," the phrase often used by critics of Russia's current President Vladimir Putin.
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As he does, Russian President Vladimir Putin turned to a Soviet-era pop culture reference to get his message across at one point in his 4 1/2-hour annual press conference on December 17, when responding to the only reporter from a Western country that is not Iceland who got to ask a question.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on September 24 that Russia can only be “forced” into peace, and denounced Iran and North Korea as “accomplices” who have helped Moscow by providing weapons it has used in attacks on Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has “broken so many international norms and rules
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Aleksandr Skobov has been a thorn in the side of authoritarian governments for more than four decades
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he did not think Ukraine needs to mobilize as many as 500,000 more people into the military
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Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire at a crowded concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow, killing at least 62 people and wounding more than 100 others.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv early on February 24 along with other foreign leaders and dignitaries eager to send a defiant message on the second anniversary of Russia's launch of its all-out invasion of Ukraine, while Moscow sought to capitalize on its recent gains by announcing a visit by Russia's
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called on the U.S. Congress to pass a $60 billion aid package to help his country defend against invading Russian forces, saying it will be a cheaper alternative than the consequences of a Russian victory.
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