The Chechen leader has made similar public statements in the past about stepping down, but has always remained in power.

It was in judo class at the age of 12 that Putin met one of his lifelong friends: Arkady Rotenberg. The pair remained close, and in the cloak-and-dagger world of Russian politics, it would be old ...

The Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya is the subject of a film that honors her bravery.

In this animated documentary, we explore how Russia lost the First Chechen War (1994–1996) - a conflict that exposed the limitations of Russian military power and ignited Chechnya’s fierce struggle ...

President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey citing mistakes he allegedly made in the investigation into Hillary ...

Early Alans were nomadic horse lords who created elaborate equine decorations, including a tourmaline-studded bridle found at ...

Putin began his tenure by waging an aggressive military campaign to bring Chechnya ... an Azerbaijani civilian airplane en route to Grozny, the Chechen regional capital, in December 2024—reportedly by ...

Hours after 35 civilians were killed and more than a hundred wounded in a Russian ... war against Chechnya during his tenure as prime minister, when he oversaw a devastating bombing campaign that ...

The terrible fate of our colleague prompted many international organisations to respond to the inhumane conditions in which thousands of Ukrainians are being held in Russia ... Chechnya, Dagestan, ...