It is reasonable to believe that Pham Ngoc Thach then traveled on to Europe. He also claims to have stopped in Singapore. What is most striking about his report to the Soviets is its defensive nature.

"The East Germans had much more power over the Soviets than was previously understood in the Berlin Crisis and the building of the Wall," remarked Hope Harrison, Assistant Professor, Department of ...

Russia is so vast it spans 11 time zones stretching as far west as Norway and as far east as Japan, but few people know it also has a territory nestled in central Europe. Kaliningrad Oblast is ...

1. Presented this May, the "East Shield" program aims to fortify Poland's borders with Belarus, and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. It includes a mix of new physical barriers, modern surveillance ...

The Russian army has withdrawn its troops from Kaliningrad Oblast, redeploying them to the war in Ukraine, including Kursk Oblast, Lithuanian Defense Minister Laurynas Kasčiūnas said at the Kyiv ...