The European Union recently announced that sanctions were being extended against Russia in connection with the ongoing Ukraine crisis. The EU first imposed sanctions after Russia annexed Crimea and
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says up to 4 million people in Ukraine are facing a “desperate situation” as winter progresses in Ukraine. The country is in
Many pundits have suggested that Russia and the United States are headed for a new Cold War, but Russia’s deputy foreign minister dismisses the idea. According to Sergei Ryabkov, the current
A recent Deutsche Welle report highlighted the serious concerns that exist in Russia’s Caucasus region over recruiting by the radical Islamic militant group ISIS. While Russia is not the only
This past fall, the public pro-life movement in Russia known as “For Life” launched a petition drive to completely ban abortion in Russia. According to RT.com and other media reports, this
According to Russia’s Sputnik news service, the Rating Group conducted a poll last fall in Ukraine showing that the share of Ukrainian citizens nostalgic for the Soviet past is higher in the
