More than half the Arctic's coastline is Russian territory and in the last six years Moscow has built more than 475 military bases along its northern border.

Thousands of Ukrainian troops who stormed into Russia's Kursk region last summer in a shock incursion are nearly surrounded ...

The map below shows when each of these countries declared independence. After independence, Ukraine moved to shed its Russian imperial legacy and forge increasingly close ties with the West.

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clearly marking the peninsula as part of Ukraine — at least outside Russia. Apple Maps and Weather now consider Crimea to be Ukrainian territory when accessed from other countries including the ...

The country code for Russia is +7. This country code, along with the area code, is required to call a telephone number in Russia from another country. Also an international dialing prefix, specific to ...

The US spends 3.4%, while each country is committed to 2%. His overtures to Russian President Vladimir Putin, and a recent decision to side with the Kremlin’s allies in Belarus and North Korea at the ...