An author of books on Russia who spoke the language, she had no diplomatic experience but formed an unlikely bond with the ...

Japan found itself in the enviable position of being among the first nations to learn that Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had survived a failed coup attempt by Communist hard-liners in 1991 ...

For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second.

Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?

Days after returning to the White House for a second term, Trump said he would like to see “denuclearisation” and called for ...

Putin has long viewed nostalgia as a powerful means of reassuring — and subduing — the public. Putin revived the Soviet anthem and restored the Red Army flag as the official banner of the military.

Donald Trump embarked on his second term as President of the United States. During his  election campaign, Trump claimed that he could end the Russia-Ukraine conflict within 24  hours of taking office ...

Future president Ronald Reagan felt it was defeatist ... But could the Soviet Union afford to assume it would never work and ignore it? It certainly caused Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev considerable ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the President ...

The first Russian official ... foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who is also Putin's special envoy on the Middle East and Africa, as well as Alexander Lavrentyev, the president's special envoy ...

Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of Soviet Union and ‘perestroika’ reform ... What can we expect? President Donald Trump will join 60 other heads of state in Paris for ceremonies dedicated to ...