This is the fourteenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

Sweden will increase defence spending by about 300 billion kronor ($30 billion) over the next decade, the prime minister said ...

Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin appears to be "dragging [his] feet" over ending the war against Ukraine, amid ...

Despite the Russian leader's 2022 declaration, Moscow does not fully control these Ukrainian regions but hopes that the U.S.

Europe could experience major geopolitical shifts as protests ensue in seven countries, many of which have pro-Russia ...

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred the peninsula from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to ...

As negotiations for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia continue without a solid resolution, a different conflict plays ...

Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea was recognized internationally only by countries such as North Korea and Sudan. In Russia, it touched off a wave of patriotism, and “Krym nash!” — or “Crimea is ...

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

Senior Kremlin officials, including Putin, have repeatedly demanded that Ukraine surrender Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and ...

Russian forces are scrambling to build on their rapid advance in retaking areas of the Kursk region, claiming control of the town of Sudzha on March 12, and President Vladimir Putin has met with ...

Soar above the breathtaking landscapes of the disputed territory of Crimea, scene of geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine, steeped in historical grievances and ethnic diversity.