Konstantin Vorontsov, deputy director of the Russian foreign ministry’s department for non-proliferation and arms control, said the use of Western satellites to aid the Ukrainian war effort was “an extremely dangerous trend” and … Read the rest
The Chechens declared independence in 1991, after the Soviet Union disintegrated.
The First Chechen War with Russia broke out in 1994, but after two years of fighting, the Russian forces withdrew from the region in December … Read the rest
The blast and fire sent part of the 12-mile Kerch Strait bridge tumbling into the sea and killed three people according to Russian authorities. One of them was the driver of the truck.
Russia’s … Read the rest
When NAZI Germany invaded Russia in 1941, Russia relied on regular shipments of weapons and supplies required to continue their defence against the invading Germans. These shipments came from countries like … Read the rest
In the 1994 Budapest Memorandum, the United States, Russia, and Britain committed “to respect the independence and sovereignty and the existing borders of Ukraine” and “to refrain from the threat or use … Read the rest
The Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the Ukrainian attack on the Crimea bridge, (October 2022) being used to supply his troops in the invasion of Ukraine, a Terrorist attack.
Effectively this means … Read the rest
This has been stated as their deaths in the first 6 months:
48,759 Russians killed in action between 24 February 2022 and 24 August 2022.
That figure is from a leaked Russian finance … Read the rest
Annexation in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state’s territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory.
It is generally held to be an illegal act.
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Prior to being incorporated into the Russian Empire, the Crimean Peninsula was independent under the Crimean Khanate.
In 1774, following the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–74, the Russian and Ottoman empires agreed to … Read the rest
Dmitry Muratov, the Russian editor-in-chief of the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta has auctioned off his Nobel Peace Prize medal for US$103.5 million (£84 million).
Dmitry Muratov said all the money from the … Read the rest