Winston Churchill and Franklin D Roosevelt forged a war-winning alliance, and a deep personal friendship that survived many crises. American military power and huge quantities of economic aid were...
Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen22 hours agoDuncan KennedyBBC News at Bergen BelsenAFPThere had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had...
An iconic Supermarine Spitfire (MK Vb) pictured in 1941 (Image: Getty)That the defeat of Germany and victory in Europe was possible at all in 1945 was not something that hinged solely upon the...
Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen9 hours agoDuncan KennedyBBC News at Bergen BelsenAFPThere had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had been...
Eighty years on, survivors and families remember horrors of Bergen Belsen46 minutes agoDuncan KennedyBBC News at Bergen BelsenAFPThere had been rumours. There had been aerial photographs. There had...
All smiles in the Kremlin as Putin sits down with Trump's deal-maker9 hours agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorReporting fromMoscowEPAIt was all smiles in the Kremlin."It's so good to see you,"...
All smiles in the Kremlin as Putin sits down with Trump's deal-maker8 hours agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorReporting fromMoscowEPAIt was all smiles in the Kremlin."It's so good to see you,"...
All smiles in the Kremlin as Putin sits down with Trump's deal-maker33 minutes agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia editorReporting fromMoscowEPA/KremlinIt was all smiles in the Kremlin."It's so good to see...
Europe will be "back at zero" if the UK waters down plans to send a stabilisation force to Ukraine, experts warned last night. It follows claims that London is reconsidering plans to send thousands...
Why Zelensky can't and won't give up Crimea54 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorGetty ImagesVladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February...
Why Zelensky can't and won't give up Crimea54 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorGetty ImagesVladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February...
A brand new book on Hitler's death is said to reveal the "truth" about the murderous dictator's death once and for all. Forensic pathologist Professor Klaus Püschel's book draws on secret Soviet...
Putin (Image: Getty)Russia has sent a chilling World War 3 threat to the UK over the possibility of British troops being deployed to Ukraine, even warning that Moscow is willing to use nuclear...
Georgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli dies aged 911 day agoIan AikmanBBC NewsReutersGeorgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and often controversial monuments, has died aged...
Georgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli dies aged 916 hours agoIan AikmanBBC NewsReutersGeorgian-Russian artist Zurab Tsereteli, known for his gigantic and often controversial monuments, has died...
The BBC has been blasted for presenting a "dishonest" view of communism in a video aimed at educating children. The broadcaster's BBC Bitesize video, intended to inform viewers of the history and...
A tiny city in Eastern Europe is a surreal relic of Soviet times with statues of Lenin, but is located within a "country" even Russia refuses to recognise. Transnistria is a separatist region that...
Donald Trump is a “Soviet leaders’ dream” thanks to the actions he has taken on Ukraine since entering the White House, according to a leading Russian scholar. Writing in Argumenty I Fakty, a...
Russian hairdresser jailed over neighbour claim of spreading fake news1 day agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorPushkin court press serviceA hairdresser from St Petersburg has been given a jail term of...
Russian hairdresser jailed over neighbour claim of spreading fake news13 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorPushkin court press serviceA hairdresser from St Petersburg has been given a jail term...