But the war also changed Russia itself far more than most outsiders grasp. No cease-fire, not even one brokered by a U.S.

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

The factors that set off World War I, imperialist rivalries and blocs of alliances, are solidifying today in a fashion with frightening parallels to 1914, argues Chris Bambery What happens when ...

One of Russia’s most outspoken generals, sacked and detained after a withering attack on the Defense Ministry two years ago, ...

Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, despite US attempts to broker a ceasefire. Russia has repurposed history to build its ...

One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s military at a crucial ...

I'm Julia Benbrook. One of the largest rounds of conscription to Russia’s military for several years is underway, as President Vladimir Putin pushes ahead with an expansion of the country’s ...

BBC - President Vladimir Putin has called up 160,000 men aged 18-30, Russia's highest number of conscripts since 2011, as the country moves to expand the size of its military. The spring call-up ...

An American who fled the Soviet Union in the 1970s and built a $200 million canned-food empire is calling on President Donald Trump to help rescue his company after Russian authorities seized the ...

This was not supposed to happen. The Russian military had spent enormous sums modernizing its forces. It had enjoyed success in a much more limited conflict in Syria. In 2014, it had taken Crimea ...

It could survive a complete withdrawal of American military aid, although intelligence support from the US has been, and will continue to be, critical. So it’s Russian muscle and American ...

Comparing the military might of the United States and Russia has long been a topic of serious speculation, with each nation possessing some of the largest and most advanced armed forces in the world.