Russia

Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images (LONDON) — The Russian Federation will on April 1 take over the presidency of the U.N. Security Council, a shift in power that may seem extraordinary amid the war in Ukraine. Despite the international condemnation and the allegations of President Vladimir Putin’s forces committing crimes against humanity in Ukraine, […]

Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A year ago, President Vladimir Putin plunged Russia into the war in Ukraine, pulling his country into a bloody military debacle and reigniting a global stand-off with Western countries. Nearly 200,000 Russian troops are estimated to have been killed or wounded in the past 12 months. Over […]