Russia and Iran have a troubled history despite their current alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart Friday for the signing of a broad pact between Moscow and ...
Putin's Energy Empire Suffers Triple Blow
U.S.-led sanctions have hit Russian oil exports. Moscow has accused Ukraine of trying to strike its last gas pipeline into ...
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1989 Redux? Putin’s Russia Shows Signs of a Crumbling Empire
Like Rome and the Habsburgs, Russia struggles with unsustainable wars and growing dissatisfaction at its fringes. The war in ...
Iran Spurns Russia's Crimea Annexation in New Strategic Treaty
Russia and Iran plan to sign a new 20-year treaty, and it is missing a key element in its territorial integrity clause: ...
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Vladimir Putin’s wobbly empire gives US a path to stifle Russia’s threats
Putin’s rule is ultimately based on a devil’s bargain with the Russian people. In exchange for their freedom, he vowed to end the upheaval and lawlessness that plagued Russia following the ...
Russia and Iran sign a partnership treaty to deepen their ties in the face of Western sanctions
The presidents of Russia and Iran have held talks in the Kremlin before the signing of a broad cooperation pact to deepen ...
Trump’s threats to seize the Panama Canal and Greenland sound like Putin on Ukraine
Many assume this Trump tough talk is his signature bluster, which he uses to threaten allies to do what he wants. When he ...
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Behind Ukraine and Russia's battle over 19th-century seascape painter
Both countries lay claim to Ivan Aivazovsky and his works, many of which were in Crimea when it was illegally annexed by ...