For decades, the threat of nuclear conflict between the US and the Soviet Union hung over humanity. Now, only one nuclear arms pact between Moscow and Washington is still standing: New START, which experts say is on the ropes and set to expire in February in any case.

Till date, eight American Presidents have made a total of 21 trips to Russia, including six to the erstwhile Soviet Union

Trump has been dogged by concerns about his aging brain since his campaign for a second term began. In recent months, members of Trump’s team have questioned the president’s health anonymously. Trump has denied any suggestion that his mental faculties are declining.

THE revolution which precipitated Russia's industrialization coincided with the opening of an equally new phase in the history of the neighboring Asiatic countries: Turkey, Iran, Afghanistan, Sinkiang (Chinese Turkistan) and Outer Mongolia. The transformation that took place in these countries during the decade following the Soviet Revolution greatly facilitated contacts between them and the ...

It’s been 33 years now since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991 into 15 separate countries. And what a ride it’s been. The West has reaped the fruits of the USSR’s loss, expanding NATO to ...

As we were for a time after World War II, the U.S. is uncertain about its role in the world. This must change—or else.

Amid high inflation, Russia is preparing to cap prices on staple food items, a move analysts say signals a shift toward a command economy that could trigger shortages, long queues, and public discontent.

On July 30, one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck off the Kamchatka peninsula, in Russia's far east. Within minutes, tsunami warnings were issued in Russia, much of Asia and across the Pacific in Hawaii,

Launched in 1972 by the Soviet Union, the spacecraft known as Kosmos 482 was part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has said that both Kyiv and Moscow will have to cede territory to end the war in Ukraine, so how much territory does Russia control in Ukraine? Ukraine does not control any internationally recognised Russian territory.

RUSSIA has rolled into Alaska with a swagger – and a sneer – before Vladimir Putin even sets foot on US soil. From a USSR sweatshirt to Chicken Kyiv cutlets, Moscow has dialled up its

Last week, during Russia ’s Victory Day celebration for its role in defeating Nazi Germany, Vladimir Putin rolled out just one tank, a model T 34, which was the principal Soviet tank used in ...