Crimea has been a battleground and a playground. Why it's coveted by both Russia and Ukraine
Russia's seizure of the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine exactly 11 years ago on March 18, 2014, was quick and bloodless, but it sent Moscow's relations with the West into a downward spiral unseen since ...
Russia to revive privatisation drive with seven large stake sales
Russia's finance ministry on Tuesday said it intends to revive plans for privatisations of state assets and hopes to sell ...
An artist traces her choices under Putin’s Russia – from resistance to retreat to exile – one mural at a time
Victoria Lomasko, a graphic artist and muralist, has spent her career documenting how authoritarianism took hold in Vladimir ...
Europe’s Debate Over Seizing Russia’s Frozen Assets, Explained
Ukraine’s European allies are weighing whether to seize $300 billion in frozen Russian assets—which could be used to support ...
Opinion: Is Elon Musk Trump’s Rasputin?
This pseudo-cleric averred that he could control the child’s illness. In fact, he did seem to have some marginal soothing ...
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'Vladi-near Putin' body double saga spirals into 'complete fiasco' for Russian public
The saga of Russian President Vladimir Putin's body double has been rumbling on for around two years, with the Kremlin source ...
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Zaha Hadid’s tower in Tbilisi to go up on site of old Soviet army HQ
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled its design for its first project in Georgia, the 57,000-sq-m, 42-storey Cityzen ...
300 Pounds of Caviar, Champagne Sorbet, and More Ways to Party Like a Royal
In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...