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Russian leader dismisses need for second wave of mobilization of reservists, pointing to more than 600,000 troops now in Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a total of 617,000 Russian troops are currently fighting in Ukraine. Some 244,000 of them are soldiers who were called up to fight alongside professional Russian military troops, according to the president. Putin revealed those rare details about the military operation during his year-end press conference. He dismissed the need for another wave of mobilization after drafting some 300,000 men last year in a move that proved widely unpopular, The Associa...

Speaking during a campaign event for his reelection bid, Putin stood firm behind a series of loosely defined goals for the war.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed that there will be no peace in Ukraine until his goals are achieved and said those objectives remain unchanged. He spoke Thursday at a

Russian President Vladimir Putin held his traditional year-end news conference and took phoned-in questions from citizens.

The popular view of the Russian Civil War that followed the Russian Revolutions of 1917 is a two-party conflict between the Bolsheviks with their Red Army

Tracing the early roots of the concept of the "Russian world" that sees the Russian state as eternal and impervious to change. Its primary objective is the establishment of a robust national state, a realm of expansionism where autocracy is the only form of governance possible.

Tracing the early roots of the concept of the "Russian world" that sees the Russian state as eternal and impervious to change. Its primary objective is the establishment of a robust national state, a realm of expansionism where autocracy is the only form of governance possible.

Explore Estonia: A Traveler's Guide to the Baltic Jewel with Pristine Nature, Rich History, and Distinctive Cuisine.

Unlike the feat of Ivan Susanin, which was reported only by word of mouth, Matvey Kuzmin's heroic feat is well documented.