The separatist strip of land in eastern Moldova is, in effect, an exclave of Russia— and a base for the Kremlin's forces.Located between Ukraine and the EU member Romania, Moldova has received increased international media coverage since Russia's full-scale war invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.

Forced to resign on December 9, 1999, he left for his unremarkable successor Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin a state on the brink of ubiquitous domestic as well as foreign decline. Third, the creation of the amateurish incompetence of the 20th century Soviet Union cum Russia that has given the delusional appearance of greatness to both have left an irreparably deep political as well as economic abyss that has poisoned the mentality of their inhabitants with the delusional uncertainty of a better world.

Despite all the sanctions and strong words, thinking has been lamentably short-term, writes Alexei Navalny’s widow

Polar bears have taken over an abandoned Soviet polar research station on small island off Russia's far northeastern cost.

Russia is selling military equipment and technology to China that could help Beijing prepare an airborne takeover of Taiwan, according to a UK-based defense forum.

Opening the 2025 Intervision Song Contest in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin framed the event as a celebration of unity through music. But the spectacle carried another message: Russia is unfazed by Western isolation.