President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the United States Donald Trump approved a joint statement on Syria following a conversation on the sidelines of the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.The document had been drafted by the two countries’ experts and coordinated by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of

A fortuitous orbit of the International Space Station allowed the astronauts to take this striking view of Sarychev Peak volcano (Russia’s Kuril Islands, northeast of Japan) in an early stage of eruption on 12 June 2009.

Engagement in Central Asia, the Russian Far East, and the Arctic has tested Russia’s and China’s abilities to manage their differences and translate the rhetoric of partnership into tangible gains.

The Crimean Peninsula, claimed and de facto administered by Russia, is recognized as territory of Ukraine by a majority of UN member nations.; The Belavezha Accords was signed in Brest, Belarus on December 8, creating the Commonwealth of Independent States in which the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR ratified the accords on …

Russia has been banned from competing at next year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang by the International Olympic Committee. But Russian athletes who can prove they are clean would be allowed to compete in South Korea under a neutral flag. It follows an investigation into allegations of state

The Russian Empire (Russian: Российская Империя) or Russia was an empire that existed across Eurasia and North America from 1721, following the end of the Great Northern War, until the Republic was proclaimed by the Provisional Government that took power after the February Revolution of 1917.

Other articles where History of Russia is discussed: Russia: Prehistory and the rise of the Rus: …is now the territory of Russia since the 2nd millennium bce, but little is known about their ethnic identity, institutions, and activities.

Duma: Duma, , elected legislative body that, along with the State Council, constituted the imperial Russian legislature from 1906 until its dissolution at …

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