Trump and Putin Are Coming Together. The World Is Coming Apart.
Even before the new Trump administration began to erode U.S. influence on autocratic countries, a diverse array of experts started to rethink the future of global democracy.
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Russia 'Reactivates' Secret Soviet-Era Submarine Base In Occupied Ukraine
A submarine base in Balaklava was once a Soviet secret, then it reopened as a tourist museum. Now, observers claim the base is being revived once more for warfighting Russian vessels.
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Trump’s capitulation to Putin signals to the world that U.S. can’t be trusted
It is a dark day when the president of the United States aligns himself with a dictator who has waged a brutal, unprovoked war on a sovereign nation. Yet that is exactly what Donald Trump has done by negotiating Ukraine’s future with
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Special Operators; The KGB, Soviet Union?
Explore the powerful and secretive world of the KGB, the Soviet Union's intelligence agency. Discover their operations, influence, and ultimate decline in this captivating overview of a formidable organization.
Ex-KGB Officer Claims Trump Was Recruited as 'Krasnov' by Soviet Union in 1987
A former KGB officer claims Donald Trump was recruited by Soviet intelligence in 1987 under the codename "Krasnov." He alleges Trump's KGB file was later removed and is now privately controlled by a Putin associate.
Whether Trump’s foreign policy takes off or crashes, this analyst sees two ways to profit
President Donald Trump’s foreign policy is a lot less unpredictable than sometimes shocking headlines would suggest, this veteran analyst says.
Sakharov smuggled Nobel Prize speech to Oslo via embassy ploy, papers reveal 50 years on
On a cold December morning in 1975, Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov met a Norwegian diplomat on a Moscow street to hand over his acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize, so his wife could read his words at the Oslo award ceremony he was forbidden to attend.
Life-size Lenin among Soviet art up for auction
A life-size portrait of Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin and other paintings from the former state are going up for auction. Described as "monumental", they will be up for sale at Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge,
The Soviet Union’s forgotten ‘golden city’ is now the gem of Central Asia
With world-beating museums and spectacular nature, Almaty – Kazakhstan’s largest metropolis – remains surprisingly undiscovered
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Estonia and Lithuania to Meet Trump’s 5% Defense Spending Target
Estonia and Lithuania haven’t forgotten how they suffered during their forced membership in the Soviet Union. Ever since his stunning White House comeback, much ado has been made about U.S. president Donald Trump’s renewed calls for NATO members to spend 5 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense.