The former governor of Russia's Kursk region, parts of which were seized by Ukrainian forces in August 2024, has been ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, has since 1999 made reestablishing influence over Russia’s “near abroad” a ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

In November 2023, the Finnish government closed automotive checkpoints on the border with Russia, purportedly prompted by the uncontrolled flow of refugees from third countries ...

Finland said on Wednesday it had decided to keep its eastern border against neighbouring Russia closed until further notice.