Nearly all would raise their hands to go, ex-military defectors explain, owing to regime loyalty, promise of higher status ...

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Do Russian demands for stricter measures against labor migrants mark a shift in Moscow’s relationship with Central Asia?

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Russian President Vladimir Putin described China on Thursday as Russia's ally and threw his weight behind Beijing's claims ...

Ukraine used drones to strike the Aleksinsky chemical plant in Tula, Russia, late Friday and into early Saturday as part of a ...

D onald Trump’s comeback is now certain, after he decisively won re-election to the White House, but there is growing ...

The United Kingdom unveiled its most extensive sanctions package against Russia since 2023, targeting the country’s military ...

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star ...

During his campaign, President-elect Trump pledged to decrease military involvement overseas and upend what he described as ...

Authoritarian leaders Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are more interested in challenging the US than cutting deals with it.

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