Russia

Russia will help Vietnam build nuclear power plants under a new agreement that underscores how Hanoi is navigating an increasingly multipolar world.

The five countries that border the Caspian Sea are fighting over the body of water’s future. If it keeps losing water at the current pace, it might not have one.

Azerbaijan and Russia’s relations had been moving in a positive direction. The downing of Flight 8243 could jeopardize that.