Russia’s pivot to China has faced multiple setbacks this year as Chinese banks, wary of U.S. sanctions imposed over Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine, are rejecting transactions, forcing Moscow to raise fees on yuan (RMB) transfers. Heavily sanctioned Moscow has benefited from the world’s second-largest economy since the Ukraine war began, with bilateral trade rocketing…
By Jim Morris, Warrior Maven Vice President, News China and Russia have launched what are being called their largest joint military maneuvers in three decades, a massive exercise that stretches from the Arctic Ocean to the Mediterranean. Russian President Vladimir Putin made it clear that the primary point is to send a message to the…
Kyiv, Ukraine — U.S. President Joe Biden will use the remaining four months of his term “to put Ukraine in the best possible position to prevail,” a senior adviser said Saturday. Speaking remotely to a forum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, also said Biden will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy…
UK Foreign Office calls allegations ‘completely baseless’ as tensions escalate over war in Ukraine. Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow accusing them of espionage and sabotage. In its announcement on Friday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said the diplomats carried out “subversive activities and intelligence” gathering, adding that it has…
Russia has announced that it is expelling six British diplomats following accusations of espionage. President Vladimir Putin‘s Federal Security Service (FSB) confirmed a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation immediately in response to “numerous unfriendly steps by London.” A report on Russian state TV shows an FSB official explaining the move was due…
Ukrainian forces have advanced in the southern Russian Kursk region, new maps show, as Kyiv plugs on with cross-border operations and contends with Russian gains in the east. Gains include southwest of the town of Korenevo, said the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank. Footage geolocated to the Kursk region…