World Dec 23 A closer look at Russia-Ukraine tensions and the potential for successful diplomacy Russia's President Vladimir Putin gave his annual end-of-year press conference Thursday, and had tough words for both Ukraine and NATO. His reprimand comes as Russia has massed tens of thousands of troops on the border with Ukraine, raising international concern.
World Oct 05 Russia sees dialogue opportunity with Taliban decades after its own messy Afghanistan exit As the United States continues to manage the fallout from its withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Moscow there's a sense of deja vu. Russia's departure after the Soviet war there led to a protracted period of chaos and civil war, which…