The question now is whether Russia’s economic difficulties will lead to mass protests and a split among the elites as happened in late Soviet times.
- Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
Direct talks between Russia, Ukraine and the US are scheduled for March.
There’s no good way out for Ukraine, but it’s not yet in a desperate enough position to accept Putin’s terms.
El principal líder de la oposición fue envenenado y enviado a un brutal campo de prisioneros donde, al parecer, murió.
The opposition leader was poisoned and sent to a brutal prison camp where he is reported to have died.
It is Kyiv, not Moscow, that is feeling the pressure as the war drags on with no end in sight.
Alex Titov took a trip home to St Petersburg in December. Here’s what he found.
Gorbachev gagal dalam mencapai dua tujuan utamanya: menyatukan Uni Soviet yang telah tereformasi dan memperkuat tempatnya dalam tatanan dunia baru.
Gorbachev failed in his two main aims: to hold togteher a reformed Soviet Union and cement its place in a new world order.
Putin is following a strategy used by other imperial countries, particularly 19th-century China and Japan.
Most Russians blame Nato and the US for the increase in tensions.
He knew he would be arrested on arrival in Russia, but it’s unclear what the dissident politician ‘s next move will be.
Boris Johnson or Jeremy Corbyn? Who would Vladimir Putin want to see in Downing Street and why?
Ukrainian nationalism – and a president on the rocks – has sparked a religious crisis.
Russia operates a system you might describe as ‘electoral authoritarianism’.
Pyongyang’s latest missile test sparked a surprising reaction from the Russian leader.
A thawing of tensions between the two superpowers seems as far away as it was under Obama.
Rolling reaction from the US, Russia, France, Poland, Greece, Australia and Belgium to the UK’s decision.
The remain camp argue that Russia is one of only a few countries that favour the UK leaving the EU. We asked two academics.
The Russian president is proving he has learned what America didn’t: to quit while ahead.
Putin’s personal involvement is speculative, but report findings will cast a long shadow over Anglo-Russian relations.
These two powers have lurched between friendship and war for centuries.
To his home audience, Vladimir Putin’s strategy in Syria appears to be sound.
The West has condemned Moscow’s ongoing support for Bashar al-Assad. But perhaps it is the least-worst option.
There is at last perhaps some cause for optimism in the Ukraine crisis. A ceasefire agreement has so far held, and the Kiev government has announced that the bulk of Russian forces in Ukraine appear to…
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