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The French invasion of Russia, also known as Russian campaign and in Russia as the Patriotic War of 1812, was initiated by Napoleon with the aim of compelling the Russian Empire to comply with the continental blockade of the United Kingdom.

Barbed wire is seen on top of the wall of Moscow's Lefortovo prison on Apr. 4, 2023. The prison is known for being the place where political prisoners await their trial.

A man walks down a street during heavy snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. A record snowfall has hit Russia's capital bringing an additional 10 cm (3,9 inches) to already high levels ...

Published: December 5, 2023 at 11:50 pm EST. As the world continues to grapple with shifting weather patterns and environmental anomalies, Russia is experiencing its own share of meteorological extremes. Moscow was blanketed in record snowfall, leading to flight cancellations and rendering roads impassable, while Siberia plunged into a deep ...

MOSCOW: Temperatures in parts of Siberia plummeted to minus 50 degrees Celsius while blizzards blanketed Moscow in record snowfall and disrupted flights as winter weather swept across Russia....

Advertisement Wintry blast in Europe has brought record snow and bitter cold It’s one of Europe’s snowiest starts to winter in years. Munich is digging out from a December record 17 inches while...

According to Pastukhov, if Moscow decides to halt the war, the Kremlin would have to revert to a “peaceful” agenda and address the urgent problems of the Russian people at home without relying on the “drug” of military-societal consolidation (YouTube, November 22). Russia’s mounting failures in Ukraine have hurt the Kremlin’s agenda.

Russia has consistently spread dubious claims that defense production remains on track to achieve Moscow’s increased targets in providing increased support for the Russian war effort in Ukraine (see EDM, September 21, October 5, October 31). The Russian military-industrial complex as a whole depends heavily on imported industrial equipment from Germany, France, Japan, Taiwan, Italy, Sweden ...