Russia kept Syria鈥檚 Bashar al-Assad in power over the last decade. Now he鈥檚 gone. But setbacks in the Mideast are familiar to the Kremlin.
Many of the countries that formed out of the Soviet Union aspired to link their future with the West. But European troubles and Russian aggressiveness are pulling their focus back toward Moscow.
The world always watches the American presidential election. But this year, the stakes feel much higher 鈥� especially for parents around the globe.
The Russian public is generally satisfied with how their country has transformed under Vladimir Putin. But that鈥檚 less because of his attributes and more a reflection of Russian history and culture.
Russia has long aspired to use the BRICS bloc of countries to circumvent the U.S.-dominated global economic system. The group鈥檚 latest meeting shows how much progress Russia has made 鈥� and how other BRICS members keep that goal from being fully realized.
The Kremlin has had little success invoking its nuclear arsenal to deter Ukraine and the West from using new tactics to stop Russia鈥檚 invasion. That may be changing.
While Donald Trump may admire Vladimir Putin, Russia finds the chaos that surrounds the U.S. presidential candidate is more trouble than it鈥檚 worth.
Ukraine鈥檚 attack on Kursk was a surprise to Russia. But whether the shock will actually change Russian perceptions of the war seems doubtful.
Most Russian athletes are stuck outside looking in at the Paris Olympics. That has dissuaded the Russian public from paying the Games any heed.
The United States and its allies negotiated the freedom of Evan Gershkovich, Paul Whelan, and others 鈥� and showed that diplomacy with the Kremlin can work.
Russia stamped out domestic terrorism 20 years ago. But ethnic and religious tensions appear to be rising again amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine 鈥� and with them, worries about extremist terrorism.
Vladimir Putin鈥檚 brief Asia tour marks his latest bid to rally old allies of the Soviet Union, with major ramifications for international security.
Much of the world regards the Taliban as outlaw rulers of Afghanistan. But Russia appears set to recognize them, in the interest of domestic security.
The idea of volunteers organizing to help in a crisis is not new in the West. But when it happened amid recent massive flooding in Russia, it was a surprise.
Despite Western sanctions, Russia has persevered. Now the Kremlin appears to be consolidating its economy fully toward the waging of war in Ukraine.
The Kremlin presents its war in Ukraine as a continuation of Moscow鈥檚 fight against Nazism in World War II. An exhibition of captured arms illustrates how.
Iran creates a unique link between the war in Gaza and the war in Ukraine, where it supplies Russia with arms. That puts the Kremlin in a difficult position in the Middle East.
Russia鈥檚 migrants have long been tolerated by both authorities and the public. But when several Tajiks became suspects in the March 22 terror attack in Moscow, the whole community came under withering scrutiny.
While many Russians are trying to link Friday鈥檚 deadly terrorist attack to Kyiv, the more likely suspect is an older enemy: radical Islamists. Russia has diverted attention from them amid its war with Ukraine.
Russia鈥檚 opposition once featured an array of political parties, and even some limited space for genuine critics of Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. What remains of it amid Russia鈥檚 2024 presidential election?
