Towers of strength: Russia’s most powerful athletes
Russia has long been celebrated for its success in arm wrestling, weightlifting, and freestyle wrestling. But who are today’s strongest Russians, and just how strong are they? RBTH brings you a guide to the country’s most powerful sportsmen. Russia has ...
Trucks from Russia bring aid to Ukraine
Workers unload aid from Russia in the town of Luhansk, eastern Ukraine, on Saturday. LUHANSK, Ukraine — A convoy of more than 200 white trucks crossed the Russian border to deliver humanitarian aid to a battered Ukrainian city on Saturday, a move made ...
Russia to build 8 power plants in Iran: Iranian minister
Hamid Chitchian told Mehr News Agency on Sunday that Russian companies are to offer proposals for the construction of the plants within one month. The Iranian minister said four plants will be built in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, two in eastern ...
The West's Russia policy is a shambles
Were the situation not so serious the total incomprehension between the West and Russia would be risible; neither side seems to have the slightest notion of where the other is coming from, and yet it is simple. Their respective positions are almost identical.