Zelensky presses Biden to attend peace summit
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday urged US leader Joe Biden to attend a June peace summit in Switzerland, as he accused Russia鈥檚 Vladimir Putin of trying to derail the gathering...
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China calls shots with Russia, Europe
XI JINPING鈥橲 balancing act with Russia and the West took on a new challenge with Vladimir Putin鈥檚 arrival in Beijing on May 16. It was roughly the 40th such meeting of these supposedly old friends...
Russia passes decree to allow seizure of US assets
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a decree allowing the confiscation of assets inside Russia belonging to the United States, its citizens and companies, to compensate those hit by Western sanctions against Moscow.
Steps into the 21st century
VLADIMIR Putin and Xi Jinping added another to their count of 40-odd summit meetings when the Russian and Chinese presidents convened in Beijing, later proceeding to Harbin in Northeast China, for two days of talks that ended Friday...
China can鈥檛 have it both ways with Russia and West: US
The United States on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping cannot both improve ties with the West and support Russia after he vowed to boost relations with his counterpart Vladimir Putin...
Xi, Putin hail ties as 鈥榮tabilising鈥� force in chaotic world
Leaders Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin framed their nations鈥� ties as a stabilising force in a chaotic world as they met Thursday in Beijing, where the Russian president is seeking...
Putin meets Xi in Beijing to seek greater support for war effort
Russian president Vladimir Putin met on Thursday with counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing as he seeks greater support from China for his war effort in Ukraine and his isolated economy....
Putin hails Russian advances
President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed Russian advances in the Kharkiv region and the recapture of a symbolic town further south that was one of the only prizes of Ukraine鈥檚 underwhelming counteroffensive last summer...
Putin removes defence minister
Russian president Vladimir Putin on Sunday moved to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in a major shake-up to Russia鈥檚 military leadership more than...
Putin reappoints Mishustin as Russia鈥檚 prime minister
Russian president Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house鈥檚 approval....
Putin says nuclear forces 鈥榓lways鈥� on alert in Victory Day speech
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were 鈥榓lways鈥� on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats, during an address on the annual Victory Day parade...
US threatens ICC
THE International Criminal Court is a dusty jewel, a creation of heat, tension and manufacture in the international community. Various elements have gone into its creation. As with any international institution which draws its legitimacy from nation states and the like...
Navalnaya calls Putin 鈥榣iar, thief, murderer鈥� ahead of inauguration
Russian opposition figure Yulia Navalnaya called president Vladimir Putin a 鈥榣iar, a thief and a murderer鈥� Tuesday, shortly before his inauguration for an unprecedented...
China鈥檚 Xi heads to Europe to defend Russia ties
Xi Jinping heads to Europe on Sunday to defend China鈥檚 鈥榥o limits鈥� alliance with Russia, first to key Ukraine backer France, then to Serbia and Hungary, which have close ties to the Kremlin......
Russia holds rates after Putin urges caution
Russia鈥檚 central bank on Friday held interest rates unchanged after President Vladimir Putin cautioned against cutting borrowing costs prematurely...
Russian FM thanks China for 鈥榮upport鈥� after Putin re-election
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov thanked China on Tuesday for its 鈥榮upport鈥� after President Vladimir Putin鈥檚 recent re-election....