THE WORD “HUBRIS” HAS COME UP frequently since Russia launched its full-scale war against Ukraine. The most straightforward and obvious application is to the architects of the unprovoked, unjust, and so far spectacularly unsuccessful aggression that has failed to subjugate Ukraine at the cost of some 600,

Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting his Iranian counterpart President Masoud Pezeshkian for the signing of a broad partnership pact

Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha ensemble takes their country’s traditional folk music across the world to combat Russian cultural ‘assimilation’.

Just as ancient Roman Empire had its protective geniuses of war, so in today’s dominant new patriarchal martyrology, the patron saints of Orthodox Russia have become associated with professional

A Ukrainian band is treating international audiences to their country's traditional folk music, spiced up with world music and some rap, with the stated aim of aiding the struggle against

Despite being a Ukrainian city, albeit with a large Russian-speaking minority, many residents of Odesa, the third-largest city in Ukraine, are unsure of or even resistant to the wholesale removal of monuments,

With Syria's corruption-ridden economy in shambles after the overthrow of Bashar Assad, the caretaker government’s priority is to raise cash and bring stability.

Putin is undismayed and vows to press on with his plan to rebuild the Soviet Union. Another reason Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 was because Ukraine was negotiating with NATO to become a member. Ukraine was also about to become a member of the EU,

The treaties with Iran and Belarus are different from the one Russia reached with North Korea, and there has been no attempt to link any of them.

How many of you recall the TV image on Jan. 6, 2021, of Officer Daniel Hodges, squashed in a revolving door at the U.S. Capitol, screaming for help as MAGA thugs beat on his head?

Russia is clearly committed to the Lada-class. But it is a submarine that does not—and will never—live up to the expectations.

HBO has released the first trailer for the upcoming season of the popular series White Lotus, featuring Russian actor Yuriy Kolokolnikov. Source: UP.Life Details: A year ago, HBO faced backlash from Ukrainians over its plans to cast Serbian actor Miloš Biković in the third season of the series.