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After Ukraine, Putin May Spring for Central Asia
Like Ukraine, the former Soviet states of Central Asia could soon face Russian incursions if the West continues to let Putin ...
Crimea’s unique location makes it a strategically important asset, and Russia has spent centuries fighting for it. The peninsula was home to Turkic-speaking Tatars when the Russian empire first ...
Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.
Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, hosts the Black Sea Fleet, serves as a launchpad for missile strikes, and is vital for ...
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, a Russian commander was killed Friday in the Kursk region by a Ukrainian strike that ...
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he fears Russia's three-year war on Ukraine ... Putin's ultimate goal is to revive the Russian empire and reclaim territories currently under NATO protection.
Paris — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the U.S. may "move on" from trying to secure a Russia-Ukraine ... goal is to revive the Russian empire and reclaim territories ...
Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev transferred Crimea from Russia to Ukraine in 1954, when both were part of the USSR, to ...