Russia faces a shrinking and aging population and tries restrictive laws to combat it

Russia has grappled with a shrinking and aging population for decades, with President Vladimir Putin viewing it as a threat ...

Zelenskyy Calls Sanctions ‘Painful Blow’ For Putin, But Is Russia’s Economy Really Hurting?

Russia claims economic stability despite Western sanctions. But what do the numbers say? Here’s a deep dive into whether ...
Kyiv Post

Putin Envoy Claims ‘Deal Close’ on War With US and Ukraine Despite Sanctions

Kremlin envoy claimed that Russia, the US, and Ukraine are nearing a diplomatic deal to end the war, even as Putin refuses ...

Explainer: Europe’s internal war on the Russia–Ukraine conflict

Viktor Orbán’s defiance exposes deep EU divisions over the Ukraine war, challenging Brussels’ unity, strategy, and the future ...

DNA from Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 army reveals what likely led to the soldiers’ demise

Near the end of his reign, French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte led an army of over half a million men in an invasion of Russia ...
TASS Russian News Agency

EU doing its utmost to prevent direct Russia-US contact, says envoy

MOSCOW, October 25. /TASS/. The European Union takes all efforts to prevent direct contact between Russia and the United States on resolving the Ukraine crisis and seeks to return the White House to ...