Why the Armenian exodus from Nagorno-Karabakh may not end Azerbaijan’s ambitions
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Russia takes five villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, defense ministry says
Russia said on Saturday that its forces had taken five border villages in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, where Russia launched an offensive on Friday, exploiting its increasing advantage on the battlefields of eastern Ukraine.
U.S. weighs sanctions on Chinese banks over Russia military support
VIENNA/WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is considering imposing sanctions on Chinese financial institutions believed to be helping Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine, in a bid to clamp down on what it sees as a lifeline for Russian military production.
Power of Siberia 2 to close deal – or re-route?
A plan to transit Russian natural gas to China via Kazakhstan has recently triggered a hot debate among Chinese pundits over the fate of the long-discussed Power of Siberia 2 project.
Amid pomp and propaganda, Russia holds Victory Day military parade as war rumbles on
Russia kicked off its 79th "Victory Day" military parade on Thursday, in a show of Russian military might and patriotism as the war with Ukraine rumbles on into a third year.
Ukraine war live updates: Putin says Russia 'will not allow anyone to threaten us' as Moscow revels in military pomp
This is CNBC's live blog tracking developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.
Russia builds surveillance bases near northern Japan. Is it ‘punishing’ Tokyo for supporting Ukraine?
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the new construction on the Kuril Islands on Friday, Russian state news agency TASS reported. The islands, the most southerly of which lie within sight of Hokkaido, were seized by Soviet troops in the closing days of World War II.
Cats in a bag: Russia’s elite clans are at war with each other
The recent arrest of Timur Ivanov, Russia’s deputy defense minister and close ally of Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, has rocked the country’s politics.
