Some of Moscow’s key allies rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed. Putin is hosting around 20 world leaders — including China’s President Xi Jinping, India’s Prime Minister Narendra…
Dmitry Medvedev noted that Trump is actually “smooth as silk” during high-level talks. “Trump got carried away. Did he really talk about ‘hitting fricking Moscow?’ Of course not,” he said. “He’s generally smooth as silk in negotiations. And there’s only one answer to such words: your fricking Washington will get hit too.” “In general, our relationship…
One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill. The answer is that while some are still covered by the western businesses they’ve always used, owners are increasingly turning to Russian providers backstopped by a…
This year has seen President Vladimir Putin repeatedly brandish the nuclear sword, reminding everyone that Russia has the world’s largest atomic arsenal to try to deter the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. He ordered his military to hold drills involving battlefield nuclear weapons with ally Belarus. He announced Russia will start producing ground-based…
Russia filmed its troops firing a D-74, an old artillery gun the Soviets exported to their allies. Its appearance is leading to suspicions that it was brought back in from a country such as North Korea. Military experts say that even if it wasn’t imported, its age shows a strain on Russian stockpiles. Thanks for…
The presidential race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris comes at a time of rising geopolitical tensions on multiple fronts. In the first of an in-depth series, Jane Cai takes a look at what lies ahead for the hi-tech rivalry between China and the US. Washington and Beijing’s hi-tech rivalry is expected to continue and…
The China Coast Guard’s first entry into the Arctic Sea during joint operations with its Russian counterpart showed an ability to operate far from its coast and a heightened level of cooperation with Moscow, analysts said. The vessels’ entry into the sea on Tuesday coincided with the National Day holiday marking the 75th anniversary of…
China sided with Russia in a row with the US-led West on Friday as the United Nations Security Council debated accountability for the 2022 explosions on the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines. It came as both Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is expected to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin this month, and top diplomat…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A military court in Moscow sentenced a man to life in prison on Monday after finding him guilty of attempting to assassinate prominent Russian nationalist writer Zakhar Prilepin in a car bombing last year, the Interfax news agency reported. Alexander Permyakov, who holds both Russian and Ukrainian passports according to Russian media,…
China and Brazil on Friday sought to advance their long-standing bid to mediate peace between Russia and Ukraine on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, a diplomatic effort marked by broad objectives yet few specifics. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi voiced hope that the international community would convene a peace conference with a…