See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A Russian academic has said on state TV that nations that were part of ...

Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia have summoned Chinese envoys in their countries to explain recent comments by Beijing's ambassador to France that questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states amid ...

The Soviet Union stretched across Asia and Europe and ruled more than 15 republics. Unfortunately, the era of centralized control came crashing down in 1991. This resulted in redrawn borders and ...

In an interview with Swiss journalist Darius Rochebin, Chinese ambassador to France Lu Shaye said that former Soviet countries "have no effective status in international law." “In international law, ...

Pop quiz: Russian troops have been operating in how many former Soviet republics so far this year? The answer requires an extended journey from Eastern Europe to Central Asia. The obvious starting ...

China's foreign ministry walked back ambassador's comments dismissing ex-Soviet states' sovereignty. European countries reacted angrily to Lu Shaye's comments, which hinted at closer China-Russia ties ...

The Kremlin’s all-out war on Ukraine is having massive consequences for not only the country itself but also other post-Soviet states. These states, which have experienced an unprecedented influx of ...

The focus is Ukraine, but Russian troops have been in five former Soviet republics this year — a reflection of Vladimir Putin's desire to maintain a "sphere of influence" beyond Russia's borders. The ...