Tokyo maintains that the four islands -- Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group -- were illegally seized by the Soviet Union soon after Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug 15, ...

The Chinese leader has already accepted the invitation to attend Russia’s 80th commemoration of the end of WWII, Russia’s ...

Earlier a senior official proposed disposing of radioactive materials on Russias Kuril Islands resulting in backlash Japanese ...

Russia's defense ministry said its troops repelled Ukrainian forces who on Thursday mounted a counteroffensive in Russia's western Kursk region. The Russian report came six months to the day that ...

Part of Russia's Pacific island region of Sakhalin is on high alert after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest coast ...

If Russians are gripped by a yearning for an imaginary past, they will not fight for a better future.

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) — The governor of Russia’s Pacific island region of Sakhalin has declared an emergency after a Chinese cargo ship ran aground off its southwest coast.

Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow on May 9 to attend Russia's Victory Day celebrations marking the 80th ...

The Russian naval voyage came after the Russian military sent four bombers, which are capable of launching nuclear missiles, ...

2, 1945, to officially end World War II. China and Russia commemorate Sept. 3 as the victory day over Japan. Aug. 15, 1945, is simply the day when Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor ...

The first occupation of Russian soil by a foreign military since World War II is a personal setback for Putin, whose domestic image is based on being a strong ruler defending the nation’s interest.