3 min read Last Updated : Sep 15 2024 | 8:01 PM IST Military leaders from the US and China met in Beijing for routine talks that only resumed in January after being suspended for two years as ties between the two countries soured. The meetings ended on Sunday and officials discussed ongoing…
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…
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…
The meeting comes just days a British newspaper said the US and UK had reportedly made the decision to allow Ukraine to use partly British-made Storm Shadow missiles to strike targets deeper inside Russia, something neither leader referred to. ADVERTISEMENT US President Joe Biden has brushed off a threat from Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin about…
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…
A Russian IMR-2. Russian defense ministry photo In the lead-up to Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive, which kicked off in June 2023, Ukrainian brigades equipped and trained for one of the most difficult maneuvers in land warfare: a breach. That is, a swift penetration of dirt and concrete fortifications by engineers and supporting vehicles—often under fire—so that…
Despite Moscow’s escalations and now even demands from fellow Democrats, Team Harris-Biden continues to twiddle its thumb on lifting restrictions on Kyiv’s use of US weapons against Russia. Do they want Ukraine to lose? On Wednesday, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Ben Cardin declared the “time has come” for easing Harris-Biden restrictions on Kyiv’s…
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Servicemen, veterans and others gathered Thursday in Kyiv to remember the adopted son of Ukraine’s chief rabbi, Moshe Azman, who was killed in battle, in a funeral service underlining unity among Ukraine’s diverse communities in the fight against Russia’s invasion. Anton Samborskyi, 32, was reported missing in late July, and his…
Summary and Key Points: Recent reports indicate that China and Russia are strengthening military ties, exchanging critical technology to enhance their war capabilities. -According to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, Beijing is providing substantial military assistance to Moscow, helping sustain Russia’s ongoing war efforts in Ukraine. -At the same time, Russia shares sensitive…
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…