Syria could allow Russia to keep its bases, new defense minister says
In an interview, Murhaf Abu Qasra, a onetime leader in Syria’s insurgency, discussed moves by authorities in Damascus to ...
Why does Russia want to capture the strategic Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk?
Russian forces are encircling the strategic eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, compromising Ukraine's supply lines and steel ...
Saudi Arabia, UAE seen as possible venues for Trump-Putin summit, two Russian sources say
Russia is considering Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as possible venues for a summit between U.S. President Trump ...
A new Syrian government struggles to reset its corrupt, besieged economy
With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority ...
Under Biden, internal debate, stockpile concerns delayed weapons to Ukraine
In the final year of President Joe Biden’s term, decisions on key shipments and weapons in Ukraine were stalled, a Reuters ...
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The Russian Reconstruction Program
Appel for KAPD's journal Der Proletarier, this text criticizes the reconstruction of Russia under the NEP and various other ...
The moment that set the vector for Vladimir Putin’s presidency going forward, and put Russia on the course to dictatorship
In his 2005 speech, Vladimir Putin’s statement that ‘the collapse of the Soviet Union was the greatest geopolitical ...
US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...
Tulsi Gabbard's nomination at risk of being blocked as she heads to confirmation hearing. Here's what to know
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faces a narrow path to confirmation amid ...
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Syrian Civil War: What led to the fall of the regime
In July 2015, a joint assessment from Iran and Russia estimated that the Assad regime would collapse by ... bicycle through a devastated part of the old city of Homs, Syria.
Tulsi Gabbard's support for Edward Snowden questioned by Senate intelligence panel
President Donald Trump's choice to direct U.S. intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, faces a Senate panel that is divided over its ...