Hvaldimir pictured in Hammerfest, Norway, in 2019. He lived there for much of that year before traveling along Norway’s…
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Hvaldimir pictured in Hammerfest, Norway, in 2019. He lived there for much of that year before traveling along Norway’s…

Vladimir Putin arrived in Mongolia on Sept. 2, 2024, the first time the Russian president has visited an International Criminal Court (ICC) member country since the body issued a warrant for his arrest in 2023. While officially commemorating…

As Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to drag on, much is uncertain about its eventual end. But one thing that is clear—and…

“Before saying anything, we should wait for the situation to become clearer,” said Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
However, officials and law enforcement agencies were instructed to clear all their communication from Telegram, the…

FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…

In early August, political tensions escalated in Venezuela as the incumbent Nicolás Maduro was officially declared the winner of the July 28 presidential election—a result disputed by the opposition and independent analysts. The…

By Petras Katinas, Energy Analyst; and Vaibhav Raghunandan, Europe-Russia Analyst and Research Writer

In the early hours of August 6, units of the Ukrainian army crossed the border into Russia’s Kursk Oblast in a surprise move…

While Russia’s army is bogged down in Ukraine, its mercenaries are faring no better in Africa.
In late July 2024, mercenaries from the the Wagner Group, a Moscow-aligned private military company, accompanied the Malian army in what the…