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Russian President Vladimir Putin is an expert at bluffing and keeping the West on its toes, pushing relations to the edge before pivoting without warning. However, hemmed in and fuming, he is deadly serious about being heard on Ukraine. Those close to the Kremlin said that the Russian president does not want to start another war in Ukraine. Still, he must show he is ready to fight if necessary in order to stop what he sees as an existential security threat: the creeping expansion of the NATO in ...

The Siberian region of Tyva has long been one of the poorest and least-developed corners of Russia. Now a recent study shows that locals are burdened by the highest level of personal debt as well – and experts say they are caught in a perilous downward spiral.

The Russian president may not want to start a war, but he must show he’s ready to fight to stop what he sees as an existential security threat.

(Bloomberg) -- Russia will look to cut its ambitious goals for boosting coal production in the coming decade and consider imposing a carbon tax or other regulation in the wake of the deals reached by major powers at the COP26 summit in Glasgow.

Cali, Colombia, Nov 25 (Prensa Latina) Winning for the greatest athlete, Fidel Castro, was the commitment assumed here on Thursday by the young athletes who will represent Cuba at the 1st Cali Valle 2021 Junior Pan-American Games.

Top stories from the Russian press on Thursday, November 25th

Kolesnikov is a senior fellow and the chair of the Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions Program at the Carnegie Moscow Center.

Russia faces a litany of long-term economic challenges that will hobble its growth potential but likely won’t be severe enough to force far-reaching political change.

After years of casting doubt on human-made climate change, Russia has begun to change its tune. But do its emissions pledges hold water?

WASHINGTON — The U.S. has shared intelligence including maps with European allies that shows a buildup of Russian troops and artillery to prepare for a rapid, large-scale push into Ukraine