Author: ANDREW E. KRAMER
Russian Provinces Hit by a Second Wave of Coronavirus
Overall, Russia’s health care system is coping with a fall surge in cases, but bodies are piling up in overwhelmed regional hospitals and morgues.
She Used to Clean City Hall. Now, She Runs It.
In Russia, elections are typically theatrical affairs with the winner and loser preordained. Sometimes, though, they go off script.
Warring Sides in Armenia and Azerbaijan Open Cease-Fire Talks
The warring sides have reached a temporary truce, brokered by Moscow, allowing for an exchange of prisoners and collecting the dead, Russia’s foreign minister said.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Clash Takes Toll on Civilians
Stepanakert, the capital of the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, came under bombardment on Monday as both sides used powerful, long-range weapons.
Why Is Conflict Flaring Again Between Armenians and Azerbaijan?
Fighting in and around the breakaway enclave shows signs that a local ethnic dispute is spiraling into a regional conflict.
In Nagorno-Karabakh, New Risks in an Old Ethnic Conflict
Fighting in and around the breakaway enclave shows signs that a local ethnic dispute is spiraling into a regional conflict.
Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict Shows Signs of Escalation
Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of using long-range weaponry in the disputed enclave and threatens to reciprocate, raising concerns that fighting could spread to the territories of both countries.
Fighting Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Risks Drawing in Bigger Powers
Escalation on both sides suggests that an extended conflict may ensue in Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing the possibility of involvement by countries like Russia and Turkey.
Fighting Flares Between Azerbaijan and Armenia
The governments of both countries reported action with tanks, military helicopters and artillery in a rapid escalation of a long-simmering conflict.