Russia’s contemporary policy in the Caucasus is often described through the language of security, peacekeeping and regional stability. Yet its deeper roots lie in an older...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s visit to Azerbaijan placed Kyiv’s wartime diplomacy inside a wider regional shift, in which Baku is acting with increasing independence and Moscow’s assumed authority...
In recent years, Russia has increasingly capitalised on symbolic gestures to bolster its internal and external narratives. The latest incident involves a highly controversial gesture at...
On the eve of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, the Brussels-based NGO Human Rights Without Frontiers filed a report taking stock of...
Russia's military intercepted two drones on their approach to military warehouses in the Moscow region, Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the area, said on Wednesday (21...
Moscow's Christmas markets are bustling and gleaming ice sculptures greet tourists to Gorky Park. But some Muscovites confess that they struggle to feel festive in the...
Ukraine’s top security officials ordered punitive actions against seven senior clerics. This was part of a crackdown upon an Orthodox Church branch with longstanding ties in...
