US President Donald Trump is a radically transparent person but still manages to surprise. After promising for years that he would put pressure on Ukraine to ...

In its governmental guise, patrimonialism is distinguished by running the state as if it were the leader’s personal property ...

Ukraine has considerable leverage in upcoming negotiations with Russia—as long as the United States stands by Kyiv and adopts ...

By Dmitry Antonov and Simon Lewis (Reuters) -Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks aimed at ...

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says diplomats from Russia and the United States will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss the operation of their respective embassies in Moscow and ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that delegations from Russia and the US will meet in Istanbul on Thursday to ...

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko is heading a delegation of Russia’s upper house ...

According to the Turkish foreign minister, Ankara "has significant potential" to contribute to the settlement of the Ukraine conflict, and "continues contacts with various parties" ...

Russian and U.S. diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, for talks on ...

The Kremlin said on Wednesday that preparations were being made for expert-level talks between Russia and the United States ...

Two French nationals who work at France's CNRS research institute have admitted responsibility for Monday's arson attack at ...

Shara’s unlikely path from membership in Al Qaeda to head of state has raised questions about how he intends to govern Syria.