Politics
POLL: Taiwanese willing to stay and fight China after watching Ukraine
A recent poll found that people in Taiwan have become more willing to go to war to defend the island from China following Russia’ invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
Politics
United States expels Russia's second-ranking diplomat
The State Department official insisted that the expulsion was not related to the growing tensions in Ukraine
Terrorism
ISIS urges supporters to attack the West amid Ukraine crisis
"Fight them all and Allah will answer and punish them at your hands," the ISIS spokesman said
Politics
Lavrov: Donbas is an 'unconditional priority' for Moscow
"The liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, recognised by the Russian Federation as independent states, is an unconditional priority," Lavrov said
Politics
Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua will recognize independence of Donbas, says pro-Russian separatist leader
Leader of self-proclaimed Donetsk republic says Cuba and its allies will recognize separatists as legitimate authorities in Ukrainian region
Politics
Conservatives blast Obama for 'revisionist' retelling of his Russia record
“The 1980s” called and they “want their foreign policy back,” Obama said to Romney during the 2012 presidential debate
Politics
U.S. designates Russian paramilitary firm Wagner Group as criminal organization
The group is being accused of destabilizing governments and several other human rights violations, including targeting women and children in Ukraine, attacking schools and hospitals, and forcibly relocating civilians
Business
McDonald's permanently exits Russia after more than 30 years
On the day the first location opened, more than 30,000 customers stood in line to get a taste of American-style fast food. Just over a year later, the Soviet Union fell
Border
Russia starts missile test amid tensions with Ukraine
The Russian president personally supervised the "strategic" exercises with "hypersonic" missiles