After the collapse of the Soviet Union, little has been done to contain Russia’s consolidated dominance in the murky waters ...

We imagine the ancient world as one made of stone. Marble temples, megalithic structures, and rock-hewn tombs dominate the modern image of the pre-modern period. That image is, of course, an ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

The European Union unveiled a new Black Sea security strategy on May 28 aimed at improving the region's ability to transport ...

Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Dmytro Pletenchuk had said in November that Russia had adapted to the new location of its Black ...

Rough conditions coupled with unsuitable vessels for naval transport on the Black Sea have led to the sinking of two Russian oil tankers. At least one of the two, the Volgoneft-212, carries around ...

How Ukraine is beating Russia in the Black Sea – and pushed Putin towards a ceasefire Many observers are dismissing the Black Sea ceasefire mediated by the Americans as an insignificant step ...

Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop military strikes in the Black Sea, with Moscow demanding the US give direct orders to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to respect the move. US ...

But at approximately 1 a.m. on April 14, 2022, the Ukrainians managed to pinpoint the Moskva’s location via a combination ... lanes in the western Black Sea for vital Ukrainian grain shipments ...

The location — a geopolitical crossroads — has offered Russia a place to project political power into Europe, the Middle East and beyond. Image Warships in Russia’s Black Sea fleet in ...

The White House announced Tuesday that it had reached separate agreements with Russia and Ukraine to allow for “safe navigation” in the Black Sea, eliminating a major roadblock for peace talks ...