A special envoy to the Caspian Sea region would help counter China, Russia, and Iran—and end the impression that Washington ...

bringing gas from the Caspian Sea to the shores of the Persian Gulf. It means, he said, that Iran is “becoming a major hub for gas exports.” Mr. Jalali, the ambassador to Russia, told Iranian ...

Moscow's forces have captured Velyka Novosilka in the Donetsk region and about to gain Toretsk, according to reports.

Ongoing disputes resulted in a slow but steady arms race. In the Caspian balance of naval power, Russia still holds most of the cards. As the Soviet Union’s legal successor state, it inherited ...

As Washington seeks to resolve the war in Ukraine with peace negotiations, these maps show what each side in the conflict are ...

Ukraine's president has discussed the idea of possibly swapping territories with Russia in future peace negotiations with President Donald Trump.

The Caspian’s governance is as complex as its ecosystem. The littoral states – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan – have yet to establish a unified framework for ...

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Russia said it opened criminal investigations into the alleged “cannibalistic massacre” of at least seven civilians in the western Russian village of Russkoe Porechnoye, which Ukraine has ...

The declining health of Russia's economy is as clear as day — or night, a finance minister said Wednesday. Elisabeth Svantesson, the finance minister of Sweden, said she and her officials were ...

If Russia’s plan to quickly defeat Ukraine failed, it’s fallback seemed more assured: a war of attrition in which the larger ...

Here are the key developments on the 1,063rd day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainian servicemen of 24th Mechanized Brigade train for battle near the front line in the country's ...