Charles X Gustav of Sweden and his army on the ice after the battle of Iversnæs, by Johan Philip Lemke. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons In war, ice is often treacherous, as the Dutch learned ...

The Kremlin's chief negotiator in talks with Ukraine on Friday cited the Great Northern War, Peter the Great’s 21-year war against Sweden, as evidence that Russia is ready to continue its ...

On the contrary, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, told the Ukrainians, “We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” (The Great Northern War ...

The Nordic nations are embracing the concept of total defense, mobilizing the whole of society to defend against military and ...

"We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?" The Great Northern War which was fought between Russia and Sweden occurred from 1700 to 1721 during the rule of Peter the Great.

On the contrary, the head of the Russian delegation, Vladimir Medinsky, told the Ukrainians, “We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” (The Great Northern War, to which ...

This combination photo shows President Donald Trump in a business roundtable on May 16 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the ...

We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” he told the Ukrainian delegation. The Great Northern War, fought between Russia and Sweden, lasted for 21 years, from 1700 to ...

During the closed-doors diplomatic meeting, he reportedly cited the Great Northern War, which ran between 1700 and 1721. He asked: “We fought Sweden for 21 years. How long are you ready to fight?” In ...