Soviet Union

Soviet Union

Russian military vehicles drive along a road before a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024.
Russia
Russia Cuts Military Display at WWII Victory Parade Amid Tensions
Russia marked the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two as relations with the West spiral deeper into crisis over the advance of Russian troops against Ukraine
FILE PHOTO: Moldova's media tycoon Vlad Plahotniuc attends an interview with Reuters at his office in Chisinau, Moldova, November 7, 2016.
Europe
EU sanctions seven Moldovans over destabilising actions
The European Union imposed sanctions on seven people from Moldova for actions it said destabilised the territorial integrity of the small, impoverished country.
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the town of Shusha, recaptured by Azerbaijani forces from the ethnic Armenians in 2020 during the military conflict in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, July 16, 2021. Picture taken July 16, 2021. Picture taken with a drone.
Armenia
Armenia, Azerbaijan spar before new peace talks
Armenia and Azerbaijan hurled fresh accusations at each other two days before new talks aimed at clinching a peace accord to resolve decades of disputes.
FILE PHOTO: Founder of Wagner private mercenary group Yevgeny Prigozhin leaves a cemetery before the funeral of Russian military blogger Maxim Fomin widely known by the name of Vladlen Tatarsky, who was recently killed in a bomb attack in a St Petersburg cafe, in Moscow, Russia, April 8, 2023.
Russia
Powerful Russian mercenary accuses Kremlin of media ban
Russia's most powerful mercenary said on Sunday he was convinced that senior Kremlin officials had banned reporting about him on state media.
FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands next to the Trinity icon at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in the town of Sergiyev Posad, Russia, July 18, 2022.
Russia
Russian Church fires Archpriest for blocking icon transfer
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church dismissed his expert on art and restoration for obstructing the transfer of a Trinity icon.
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko attend a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of Russia and Belarus at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 6, 2023.
Russia
Nuclear weapons in Belarus: Russia dismisses Biden's criticism
Russia on Saturday dismissed criticism from U.S. President Joe Biden over Moscow's plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.
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