BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar says it has commissioned Russian helicopters and Chinese airplanes into its air force as the two nations continue to supply the military-run government with equipment despite international pressure to end its bloody civil war. The United States, the European Union and others have imposed sanctions on Myanmar that include the prohibition…
(Bloomberg) — US sanctions on Russia’s energy giants are sending shockwaves deep into the heart of China’s oil industry, where both state and private refiners face heightened pressure to keep up supplies while steering clear of penalties. As much as 20% of China’s crude imports — about 2 million barrels a day in the first…
Władimir Putin i Xî Jinping Photo. The Presidential Press and Information Office/Wikimedia Commons/CC4.0 Putin’s participation in the SCO summit in Beijing and his talks with Xi Jinping underscored that Moscow and Beijing are shifting from occasional cooperation to a structured alliance, focused on evading sanctions and building alternative economic pathways. China’s move to consider granting…
Russian President Vladimir Putin lashed out against the “discriminatory” sanctions imposed by the US and the European Union on Moscow due to the country’s war against Ukraine. Vladimir Putin stated that the relationship between Russia and China has reached an “unprecedented level.”(via REUTERS) In an interview with the Xinhua News Agency ahead of the Shanghai…
By Chen Aizhu and Vladimir Soldatkin SINGAPORE/MOSCOW (Reuters) -China is seeking to buy more Russian gas through an existing pipeline as talks between the two countries have failed to make progress on building a second link, thwarting Moscow’s quest for new outlets, two industry sources told Reuters. Energy is expected to be high on the…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers meeting in Beijing, China, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Russia and China’s Foreign Ministers on Sunday (July 13, 2025) discussed their relations with the…
While both countries have aimed to expand their influence in the Middle East, they have remained silent after the Israel-Iran War. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday. The call was initiated by the French side, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “It was the French side’s idea,” he…