Mykola Leontovych, the Ukrainian composer of the famed festive song, lived in the eastern city of Pokrovsk. Months of Russian ...

Meet the history and politics of a world-famous Christmas song that started as Kyiv’s political message to the world a ...

Follow live updates from NBC News as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his annual year-end news conference on ...

Russian authorities are warning the United States about the potential consequences of their actions in Venezuela.

Ukraine prepares to test the new Czech 'Narwhal' missile, capable of striking Moscow. Combat trials begin in 2026, raising fears of major escalation.

He loves the “liquid clarinet and the heroic French horn,” the way Strauss “pushes us into the whole range of the instrument,” asking for “the full gamut of moods and types of sound.” It’s fun, he ...

Russia is pushing to take over all of eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, where one resident tells NPR that she feels her "life ...

More hysteria can only hurt the U.S. approach to Europe and the Ukraine war.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 launched more than a military conflict; it thrust Ukraine’s rich and vibrant culture into focus.

Two police officers and another person were killed in a car blast in Moscow on Wednesday. It is the second fatal bombing in ...

In the heart of London during the holiday rush, a young pianist sat at a street piano and played “Carol of the Bells”. His ...

MOSCOW, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by phone on Thursday and reassured him of Moscow's support for his government's course in the ...