Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is damaging international scientific cooperation.
Tag: USSR (Former Soviet Union)
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For Former Rebel in West Africa, Her Allegiance Still Lies With Russia
The Kremlin armed a generation of freedom fighters in Africa, like Joana Gomes, who helped Guinea-Bissau win liberation. So her decision to take Moscow’s side in its war with Ukraine was never in doubt.
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Brittney Griner and the Total Lopsidedness of Prisoner Swaps with Russia
American citizens should still know that if they are imprisoned in a country with a dubious legal system, the U.S. government will do all it can to get them back.
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Russia Planned Major Military Reforms. Ukraine Shows the Result.
Russia wanted to build a leaner, more flexible fighting force and eliminate waste, bureaucracy and corruption. But entrenched, Soviet-era practices endure.
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A Mini-Russia Gets Squeezed by War
The self-declared republic of Transnistria, on the Ukraine border, has been steered by Moscow for decades. During a rare visit, a reporter and photographer get an inside look into how it operates, and hear from Transnistrians their fears of war.