Russia

Ukraine has claimed it killed the commander of Russia’s Black Sea fleet in an unprecedented missile strike on the naval headquarters in the annexed Crimean peninsula last week. It marked a major blow for Moscow, which has suffered a string...

An ancient Greek Corinthian helmet was found recently in a fifth-century BC grave in the Taman Peninsula in southwest Russia. Made of bronze, ancient Greek Corinthian helmets covered the entire head and neck, with slits for the eyes and mouth,...

US Senator Bob Menendez, SFRC Chairman, and bipartisan colleagues introduced the bipartisan Supporting Armenians Against Azerbaijani Aggression Act

Turkey is nearing its second agreement with China to build a nuclear power plant in eastern Thrace, near the border with Greece. Turkey's Energy and Natural Resources Minister, Alparslan Bayraktar, recently disclosed that a Chinese delegation, led by the deputy...

Taiwan has told billionaire Elon Musk it is "not for sale" after he said the island was a part of China. "Listen up, Taiwan is not part of the PRC & certainly not for sale!" Foreign Minister Joseph Wu...

A pirate and benefactor, Ioannis Varvakis had a bright life, supporting the Greek Revolution and becoming famous in both Greece and Russia. He managed to embody several destinies into a single person. Varvakis was a successful shipowner, and many Turkish...

Russia's President Vladimir Putin hailed on Tuesday tech billionaire Elon Musk days after it was revealed that the SpaceX boss refused to activate his Starlink satellite communication network to aid Ukraine. Putin, speaking at an economic forum in Russia’s Far...

Alrosa, the world's largest diamond-producing company, announced on Sunday that it has unearthed the largest gem-quality diamond in Russia in the past decade. The 390.7-carat diamond was extracted from one of Alrosa's mines in the Republic of Sakha, also known...

Ukraine has accused Elon Musk of “committing evil” after a new biography revealed that the business magnate ordered his Starlink satellite communications network to be turned off last year to thwart a drone attack on Russian warships. Starlink is SpaceX’s...

The CIA has launched a new effort to capitalize on what US intelligence officials believe is an “unprecedented” opportunity to recruit Russian spies. A recruitment video was posted online to convince Russians disaffected by the war in Ukraine and life...