It's unlikely either side intends to unleash a war, but the absence of rational motives does not preclude the crisis spiraling out of control.

The sanctioning of Medvedchuk makes the resumption of substantive talks between Russia and Ukraine all but impossible.

With Macron turning his sights on engineering a reset with Moscow, the Kremlin is unlikely to jeopardize such favorable dynamics by making disruptive moves...

Russia needs Belarus and Lukashenko to serve as an alluring example to other post-Soviet rulers of how beneficial integration with Russia can be.

The Macedonian government sees Russia as an enemy, while the Macedonian opposition has no intention of orienting itself on Moscow.

To an outside observer, Russia’s passive sabotage of the Kosovo conflict resolution looks like all-out support of Serbia.