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That was Russias experience in imperial and Soviet times. As the Russian reformer Yegor Gaidar once summarized his countrys historical cycles, a ruler would go all out to catch up and overtake the world, especially in military technology, only to exhaust and …

Michael Phelps, 34, took time from his the third year of retirement from competitive swimming and to speak out about issues that affect the playing field. The most decorated Olympian of all time told CNN that the issue of doping in sport "needs to change." P…

putin birthday forest propaganda smiling Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS Russian President Vladimir Putin went on a victory lap this week, replacing the US as chief power broker in Syria, and gaining a closer ally in Europe's backyard. …

(MOSCOW) — The Russian Defense Ministry says a soldier killed eight of his comrades and wounded two others in a shooting outburst at a base in Siberia before being apprehended. The ministry said the attack happened Friday at a military base in the town of Go…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kurdish forces have begun withdrawing from areas near the Turkish border in Syria, the Interfax news agency cited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin as saying on Thursday. Moscow, a close Syrian ally, told Syrian Kurdish for…

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia warned Syrian Kurdish YPG forces on Wednesday they face further armed conflict with Turkey if they fail to comply with a Russian-Turkish accord calling for their withdrawal from the entire length of Syria’s northeastern border with T…

Russia will on Wednesday land the world’s biggest military aircraft in South Africa, the Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” bomber, in a rare display of cooperation between the defense forces of the two countries. The two bombers, which are capable of launching nucl…

Russia and Turkey on Tuesday reached an agreement that would expand their control in Syria and minimize Kurdish territory as the US begins to withdraw its troops from the country. The 10-point memorandum was signed between Russian President Vladimir Putin an…

Russia and Turkey reached an agreement Tuesday that would cement their power in Syria, deploying their forces across nearly its entire northeastern border to fill the void left by President Donald Trumps abrupt withdrawal of U.S. forces. The accord caps a dr…

CAIRO (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in northern Syria in a phone call on Tuesday with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian presidency said in a statement. Putin told Assad that any agreement between Turk…