Putin Signs Decree Calling up 150,000 Citizens for Statutory Military Service
All men in Russia are required to do a year-long military service, or equivalent training during higher…
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Russia’s war effort may not be as formidable as it looks
Russia’s war machine has shown remarkable stamina despite the hundreds of thousands of troops it is…
Putin Ally Says Nuclear Weapons ‘Should Never Be Unleashed’
Vladimir Putin and his Kazakhstan counterpart have made a pledge against nuclear arms as the Russian president…
How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone…