MINSK, June 29. /TASS/. The situation in the Middle East is fraught with catastrophic consequences for Europe, Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov said.

In response, the Soviet Union launched a full-scale invasion – what became known as the Winter War. The international community condemned the aggression, and the USSR was expelled from the League of ...

That same year Red Army troops invaded and annexed the Romanian regions of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and several islands in the Danube delta. Modern ... see Soviet aggression against its ...

A red installation of the word “Victory” sits outside Yubileiny Palace of Culture with its facade decorated with a mosaic portrait of the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) ...

The party has in the past called for restoring the Romanian state “within its natural borders”, through claiming territories including the regions of Bessarabia, Northern Bukovina, and ...

Three years into Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe weakened by anti-system and far-right movements. The military deadlock, fatigue of public opinion and fear of escalation are all working in ...

This policy targets residents of territories that belonged to Romania before 1940, including Moldova (excluding Transnistria) as well as northern Bukovina and Budjak, now within Ukraine’s borders.

The constant policy pursued by Russia has involved, first, reaching the seas from Moscow, and then securing year-round access to ice-free seas. This has translated into expansion to the south and east ...

The possible invasion of Soviet troops in this province of Bessarabia, which formerly was a part of Russia, hangs over Rumania like a nightmare. This correspondent arrived here to find that ...

The Soviet press did not mention the move, but the world outside erupted with rumors: ... In 1940 Zhukov led the troops that took over Bessarabia and northern Bukovina from Rumania.