RUSSIA AFFAIRS - In a rare interview with Western media since the start of the current war in Ukraine, Mikhail Piotrovsky ...
Losing Syrian military bases would hurt the Kremlin’s attempts to project power in the Middle East and Africa.
The transfer marks the end of an era when Russia played an arguably oversized role in determining which countries could ...
The rapid downfall of Syrian leader Bashar Assad has touched off a new round of delicate geopolitical maneuvering between ...
Although Russia has managed to avoid an economic collapse, its war with Ukraine and military involvement in Syria have ...
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The Tartous naval base is its only Mediterranean repair and resupply hub, and Hmeimim is a major staging post for military ...
It’s uncertain how much success Russia is having while negotiating with Syria’s dominant forces to retain its naval and air ...
Acting decisively now can undermine Russia’s and Iran’s positions in the Middle East and strengthen U.S. and European ...
With the collapse of the Assad regime and Russia’s declining influence in Syria, some are saying that an opportunity for a rapprochement between Israel and Ukraine now exists, where it hadn't ...
Russia’s abandonment of the Assad regime to marshal more resources for the fight against Ukraine vividly illustrates that ...