US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed deep concern over the security of Moldova, a small country with Russian-backed territory bordering Ukraine. Moldovan President Maia […]
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Ukrainians dismantle Soviet-era statues of communist military leaders | USA TODAY
Ukraine's Ministry of Culture removed two Soviet-era statues honoring Russian military leaders as part of their "de-communization" program. RELATED: Zelenskyy visits UK in quest for […]
Continue readingSee why Putin is losing his grip on former Soviet republics
Russia’s war in Ukraine is being felt across the former Soviet Union, where many countries are reacting in horror to the Kremlin’s destructive invasion. CNN’s […]
Continue readingMikhail Gorbachev, last Soviet Union president, dead at age 91
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union before its dissolution, has died in Moscow at the age of 91. CNN's Matthew Chance reports. […]
Continue readingFormer Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has died at the age of 91 | USA TODAY
Mikhail Gorbachev was in power from 1985 until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, when he resigned. RELATED: Mikhail Gorbachev, whose attempt to […]
Continue readingSoviet-era monument in Latvia capitol falls after city council vote | USA TODAY
A Soviet-era, World War II monument was destroyed months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine after Riga’s city council voted to remove the monument. RELATED: Zelenskyy […]
Continue reading‘Does not give Russia the right to attack’: Blinken pushes back on Rand Paul
Secretary of State Antony Blinken fired back at Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) after Paul suggested that Georgia and Ukraine were attacked by Russia because they […]
Continue readingEx-CIA official: Putin wants to be ‘new czar of the next century’
Former CIA chief of Russia operations Steve Hall explains the importance of Ukraine's Donbas region to Russian President Vladimir Putin and why Putin wants to […]
Continue readingCold War or WWIII? Russian invasion of Ukraine draws comparisons | USA TODAY
Russia's invasion of Ukraine evoke memories of 20th-century conflicts in Europe, leaving many asking: is this a new Cold War? RELATED: Russia invades Ukraine, Biden […]
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