カテゴリー: Ukraine
Wall Street Journal suggests Russian and Chinese leaders could hold discussions in Uzbek cityXi Jinping could meet Vladimir Putin in mid-September at a regional summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, it has been reported.According to the Wall Street Jo…
Ukraine, Turkey and UN review grain export deal; tensions rise over Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant and at least 15 killed in strikes on KharkivSee all our Ukraine war coverage Continue reading…
Beijing says its participation in Vostok exercises ‘unrelated’ to current events and part of ongoing cooperation with MoscowChinese troops will travel to Russia for large military exercises amid heightened tensions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.The…
Russian-backed self-appointed leader writes Kim Jong-un a letter, shortly after Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Pyongyang would expand relationsNorth Korea and the Russian-occupied Donetsk region of Ukraine will develop “equally beneficial bilateral coo…
Tehran denies Khayyam satellite will be under Russian control, despite reported admission by MoscowRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesRussia has launched an Iranian satellite from Kazakhstan amid concerns it could be used for battlefield surveillance i…
Japan’s foreign minister tells Washington audience world at ‘historical crossroads’ and that Russian invasion of Ukraine must not succeedJapan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has sounded the alarm about China’s behaviour in the Indo-Pacific duri…
Japan’s foreign minister tells Washington audience world at ‘historical crossroads’ and that Russian invasion of Ukraine must not succeedJapan’s foreign minister, Yoshimasa Hayashi, has sounded the alarm about China’s behaviour in the Indo-Pacific duri…
Sir Stephen Lovegrove, the UK’s national security adviser, says backdoor channels had deterioratedThe west risks the initiation of nuclear conflict with China or Russia because of a “breakdown of communication” with the two countries, the UK’s national…
Defence ministry also sounds alarm at prospect of Beijing-Moscow ties deepening amid expectations Tokyo will boost defence spendingJapan’s defence ministry has said it is alarmed at fresh threats from Russia and has growing worries about Taiwan, in an …
Russia’s experience in Ukraine is affecting China’s calculations on how and when it may decide to invade Taiwan, the head of the CIA said on Wednesday.
Appearing at the Aspen Security Forum, the Central Intelligence Agency director, Bill Burns, played…
Bill Burns says China ‘unsettled’ by Russia’s war in Ukraine and it may influence decisions on the possible use of force against TaiwanRussia’s experience in Ukraine is affecting China’s calculations on how and when it may decide to invade Taiwan, the …
Agreement with autocratic ruler to double supplies within five years comes as EU seeks to reduce reliance on Russian energyHuman rights groups have criticised an EU deal to ramp up gas supplies from Azerbaijan, as Europe scrambles to secure non-Russian…
Alexander Matsegora tells Russian newspaper there are ‘a lot of opportunities’ for economic cooperation, despite UN sanctionsRussia-Ukraine war – latest updatesNorth Korea could send workers to two Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine, acc…
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said his colleagues at the G20 summit in Indonesia described Russia as ‘aggressor, invader, occupier’. Lavrov also said Ukraine was the main obstacle to a negotiated settlement to the war. Annalena Baerbock, Germa…
Meeting in Indonesia will be the first with the Russian envoy since the Kremlin invaded its neighbour, triggering global food and energy crisesSee all our Ukraine coverage hereRussian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has flown into the Indonesian island …