Syria, Russia

Russia Pushes To Expand Military Draft
Russia's current draft takes place twice a year, in the spring and fall, and targets men aged 18 to 30. Moscow's most-recent ...
Russia summons Moldovan ambassador over calls to expel Moscow's top diplomat in Chisinau
Russia said on Monday it had summoned the Moldovan ambassador in Moscow to protest against what Russia's foreign ministry ...
Suicidal tendencies and ’80s battlefield tactics: How North Korean soldiers are operating in Russia’s war on Ukraine
Ukrainian special operations forces have given an insight into the brutal, near-suicidal tactics of the North Koreans they ...
Russia's Advances in Ukraine Fall to Six-Month Low
Russian gains in Ukraine have been slowed by personnel shortages, suggesting Moscow may not be able to sustain the war.
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Will Iran and Russia’s Growing Partnership Go Nuclear?
Nicole Grajewski is a Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and an Associate ...
A Secret Cable and a Clue to Where U.S.-Russia Relations Went Wrong
A newly declassified analysis argued against “shock therapy” for the former Soviet Union. The warning wasn’t heeded.
Russia’s Christmas Attack Effectively Broke Ukraine’s Power Systems
Billions of dollars of investment may be needed to rebuild Ukraine's power systems, brought to the brink of total decimation ...
Skeptical of Russia's data, some Western officials judge its economy by looking at Moscow from space
Russia says it's withstanding the impact of sanctions. Sweden's finance minister says satellite images show a different story ...