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MOSCOW, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday cautioned those opposing Russia by invoking French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's failure to conquer Russia some 200 years ago.

However, Tsar Alexander I had to open up his markets to British goods as France did little to help Russia in its time of dire need. This angered Napoleon who invaded Russia and captured Moscow in ...

Russia's top diplomat has compared Emmanuel Macron to Napoleon and Hitler after France's President offered to extend his nation's nuclear protection to European allies and invited military chiefs ...

French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte invaded the Russian Empire in 1812 ... was signed to guarantee "respect" of a deal. Lavrov said Russia was unwavering in its opposition to the deployment of ...

When the North Koreans invaded South Korea ... But invading Russia has not worked even for military geniuses like Charles of Sweden or Napoleon, not even for the seemingly all-powerful Nazis ...