Why did Russia withdraw from World War I?Stephen N
“I think NATO, and the invitation for Ukraine to join NATO at some point in the future, is simply just a pretext to potentially invade Ukraine,” he says, referring to Russia. “Ukraine is not a member of NATO, it doesn't have any of the NATO guarantees, and so there is no hint ...
Russia’s economic future was supposedly golden in 2001 when the BRIC acronym was invented. But the reality has been one of exploitation by an elite, rather than increased wealth for the country as a whole. Particularly after the expulsion of Hermitage C
Rolf did work for the Luftwaffe during the last year and a half of the war. Yes, on a secret radiation project. We have evidence for that, but do we know why he did it? He was arrested after the war. Got a fine. Do we need to know any more? Anyway, we can ask the family a...
Russia has been targeted by Islamist groups numerous times over the last two decades. The Nord Ost theatre siege in 2002 and the Beslan massacre in 2004 are the most notorious attacks. The group will also want to sow chaos in Russia at a time when it is fighting a war in Ukraine. ...
The Goncharivka survived numerous attacks since the start of the war: it was shelled and looted. This time, however, the blow has completely devastated it. By eradicating this library, Russia has left a wound on Ukraine of a significance comparable to the destruction of the New York Public ...
His recent stance on the crypto comes after Russian exposed funds were frozen by the U.S. and the European Union, a move that was intended to largely wipe out Moscow’s $630 billion foreign currency war chest. It is estimated that half of the Russia’s foreign reserves are held in count...
He likened Russia's strategy to a war of attrition like those seen in the two world wars, whereas Ukraine has been using modern joined-up military thinking. "It feels like a clash of cultures where the Russians' only experience is fighting 20th century warfare, whereas the Ukr...
What Countries Did the Soviet Union Split Into? After the USSR dissolved, the former union split into 15 countries, also known as post-Soviet states. In alphabetical order, those are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Taji...
Using export controls to ensure Russia can’t bring in high-tech items for the war has been particularly challenging. Export controls are designed to limit Russia’s access to certain types of products, such as microchips. Often such goods are “dual-use,” meaning they could be used for bo...