For Mr Putin the origin of Russian-Ukrainian identity is Kyivan Rus, a confederation of princedoms that lasted from the late 9th to the mid-13th century (see map 1). Its centre was Kyiv, now ...

I believe maps are a great way of learning about a country and so here I present a few maps that provide context regarding Russia's history and its reality today; such as GDP map, GDP per Capita ...

One of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history shook Russia’s remote east coast Wednesday, sending tsunami waves ...

The meeting between President Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is taking place in a region rich with significance for ...

President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are meeting today at the White House in further talks to ...

Now Russia’s revanchism—aided by our inaction and broader ignorance of the history of Russian imperialism—has revived the possibility of nuclear conflict and instigated the worst security ...

Putin suggested large parts of Ukraine have been Russian since “time immemorial.” In reality, parts of the territory of Ukraine were under the control of Poland, Lithuania, the Byzantine ...

Just as strategically important—and just as significant to the calculations of Russia’s leaders throughout history—has been the country’s historical lack of its own warm-water port with ...

The anniversary is a good moment to recall the post-Cold War history of Russia’s broken promises. They began with the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 amid the illusion of the “end of history.” ...