How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer18d
Ukraine: Russian bombing hits emblematic Soviet skyscraper
KYIV — Ukraine said Monday that a Russian bombing had damaged a distinctive early Soviet-era modernist skyscraper that has become a symbol of the heavily attacked northeastern city of Kharkiv.
The National Interest18d
Russia's Old T-72: Best Tank on Earth and Ukraine Knows It
The Soviet-era T-72 Main Battle Tank (MBT ... the T-72 has emerged as a reliable choice for Russia. Despite high losses, the tank’s ease of maintenance, mine-clearing capabilities, and competent ...
Wall Street Journal21d
Ruling Party Claims Victory in Former Soviet State Tilting Back Toward Moscow
an outcome that could solidify Moscow’s hold on a former Soviet state that was once seen as moving toward the West. With almost all votes counted, the ruling Georgian Dream party was ahead with ...
kyivindependent21d
Satellite images show expansion at Soviet-era bioweapons lab in Russia
The Soviet military used the lab to experiment with weaponizing the viruses that cause smallpox and Ebola, among others. Shortly after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February ...
The Daily Telegraph21d
US fears new labs built at Soviet-era bioweapons facility in Russia
killing 66 in the deadliest anthrax outbreak ever. Russian officials also deny the Soviet Union possessed an offensive biological weapons program.
Boston Herald21d
Officials say North Korea has sent troops to Russia. What would that mean for the war with Ukraine?
There is no need to repeat the fate of hundreds of thousands of Russian soldiers who will never return home!” Zelenskyy told reporters Monday that the European Union and the U.S. have been ...
CNN22d
As Georgia votes, fears of a stolen election and a return to the Kremlin’s orbit loom large
After spending years in the shadows, Ivanishvili – who made his billions in the years following the collapse of the Soviet Union and served ... into conflict with Russia. This year, Georgian ...
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Uzbekistan refuses to join Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia
Tashkent has no intention of joining the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Russia, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, the Moscow Times reported on Oct. 24, citing Akmal Saidov, ...
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Russia/Ukraine: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on reports of the DPRK sending troops to Russia
The European Union is deeply alarmed by reports that the DPRK is sending troops to participate in Russia’s illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. This would constitute a serious breach of ...
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Uzbekistan refuses to join economic union with Russia
Uzbekistan has refused to join an economic union with Russia, just as Kazakhstan announced its refusal to join the BRICS. Source: Russian online newspaper The Moscow Times Details: Akmal Saidov, first ...