The Russian Empire rose from the small principality of Muscovy, breaking free from Mongol control before expanding across ...

This video traces the four-century rivalry between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. It examines the wars that shifted control ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The more Ukrainian missiles hit Russian oil refineries, the more ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The year was 1998. Walking down Pushkin Boulevard in my native Donetsk, ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to bring back the Russian empire; indeed, he has staked his political fortunes on achieving that goal. Unfortunately, the target nations — the non-Russian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Russian government has developed a far-reaching, multi-level approach to turbocharge the country's ...

Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in order to restore Russia’s imperial greatness. Instead, he may go down in history as the man who transformed Russia into China’s junior partner, thereby demoting it to ...

Four different distilleries in Russia were targeted by Ukrainian drones early Tuesday. It was the largest attack on Russia's alcohol production facilities to date. The plants also supply fuel used in ...

It has been another bad week for Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Kremlin. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government collapsed faster than Afghanistan’s had in August 2021. Syrian rebels ...