Donald Trump’s immediate problem, however, is dealing with two countries with their own territorial ambitions: Russia and ...

A lustrous scion of fin-de-siècle Vienna, she was born Alma Maria Schindler, the daughter of the operetta singer Anna Bergen ...

Putin has been carefully flattering Trump, setting the groundwork for a high-profile meeting that could bolster his position ...

Putin has been carefully flattering Trump, setting the groundwork for a high-profile meeting that could bolster his position ...

Vladimir Putin’s shameless invasion of Ukraine has blown up far more than cities and villages. It has exploded millions of ...

Trump hints at a nuclear arms deal and Ukraine peace settlement at Davos. Is this a Reagan-style move or a dangerous concession to Putin?

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The consequences of a Russian victory would be catastrophic for Ukrainians, devastating for European security, and ...

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The author of literary classics such as Eugene Onegin and The Queen of Spades, Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), is widely regarded as Russia’s greatest poet. While the Pushkin family was of ...