カテゴリー: Vladimir Putin
Kim Jong-un’s grandfather founded North Korea with the backing of the Soviet Union, and was heavily reliant on its aid for decadesAfter years of backing UN sanctions targeting North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, Russia is now reaching out to its n…
North Korean and Russian leaders expected to discuss military cooperation in VladivostokKim Jong-un will reportedly travel to Russia this month to meet Vladimir Putin and discuss the possibility of supplying weapons to the Kremlin for the war in Ukrain…
Russian president seeks to rally leaders meeting in South Africa to Moscow’s side by blaming westRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and sought to rally leaders of the Brics nations meeting i…
China’s paramount leader, like his Russian counterpart, is making a fine mess of his country’s economy and world standingIt must be tough, being a dictator, when your diktats are ignored, thwarted and scorned. Vladimir Putin is a sad case in point. He …
Xi Jining reportedly warned Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons on visit to Moscow in MarchSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageThe Kremlin has denied a report that the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, had personally warned his Russian co…
President also told leaders from China, Pakistan and India that Russia would stand up to western sanctionsVladimir Putin has said that Russia remains “united as never before” in the wake of the failed mutiny by the Wagner mercenary group and claimed th…
Beijing’s support for Moscow is based on pragmatism and ideology, with China’s most powerful ally damaged by recent eventsRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesAs Vladimir Putin reels from the biggest threat to his grip on power in years, his counter…
Beijing says it supports Russia in maintaining national stability, without explicitly referring to Vladimir Putin personallyChinese officials have described an aborted rebellion by the Wagner group of mercenaries as Moscow’s “internal affairs”, while o…
In a message to mark Russia’s national day, Kim pledged his regime’s ‘full support’ to MoscowKim Jong-un has vowed to “hold hands” with Vladimir Putin in a message that marked another sign of deepening ties between North Korea and Russia.In a message t…
Russian PM holds talks with Xi Jinping and signs bilateral pacts to further investment, exports and sports cooperationRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia and China have agreed to deepen investment in trade services, promote agricultural expo…
Leaders searching for unity on extent of help for Ukraine and how to persuade global south to join China containment effort In the horrific shadow of a past nuclear holocaust, the leaders of the G7 group of wealthiest nations will meet in Hiroshima in …
Revelation raises questions about whether US and Europe should have been more prepared for 2014 invasionVladimir Putin told Bill Clinton three years before his 2014 attack on Ukraine that he was not bound by the Budapest Memorandum guaranteeing the cou…
In phone call with Zelenskiy, Xi appears to pledge China will stay neutral in war, according to Chinese state mediaRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will send a delegation to Ukraine to hold talks with all parti…
Li Shangfu travelled to Moscow where he said ties between the countries ‘surpass military-political alliances of the cold war era’Vladimir Putin and China’s defence minister Li Shangfu have vowed to deepen military cooperation between China and Russia …
China’s leader is gathering autocratic regimes to his banner, Europe and the US are divided over how to respond, and the French president just lobbed a grenade onto the field of international diplomacyIt is perhaps no surprise that Emmanuel Macron is i…