Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the ... of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, ... the 2 1/2-year Nazi siege of his home of Leningrad, ...

Do the EU and NATO understand that Russia’s war against Europe is already underway, are they ready for the new reality, is ...

“The war will be over one day and that’s when we’ll be held to account,” Dr Nikolai Ivanov, the 39-year-old botanist who led the group, told his colleagues. “They’ll ask what right we ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Today, Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. Yet another war, the war in Ukraine, served as a backdrop to the event.

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most ... known as “Vitya,” during the 2 1/2-year Nazi siege of his home of Leningrad, ... World War II is a rare event in the nation’s ...