As Russia became the first country to recognise the Taliban as the ruling government of Afghanistan, Moscow's long-standing ...

Azerbaijan has been pushing back against Russian dominance in the Caucasus region, seeking closer ties with Turkey and Israel ...

Amid rampant speculation about his health, Ramzan Kadyrov, the Kremlin-allied strongman who rules the region, has been ...

Russia’s major infrastructure and trade ambitions with Iran, including the vital North-South Transport Corridor and Caspian port upgrades, face costly delays and uncertainty amid Iran’s instability ...

Tensions are escalating between Russia and Azerbaijan, an oil-rich Caspian Sea nation, driven by a series of contentious ...

Deaths in custody, media offices raided, and beaten and bloodied suspects paraded in court — relations between Russia and ...

Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the country reported 4.75% unemployment in 2021, with levels hitting a record 2.4% low in early 2025, according to state-reported data.

Ukraine's president says Russia repatriated at least 20 of its own dead soldiers in recent exchanges with Ukraine, describing it as a result of Moscow's disorganization.