As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its fourth year, US President Donald Trump has made clear which world leader he thinks ...

President Trump has threatened to impose significant taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on Russia if a peace agreement is not reached promptly, but it remains to be seen if this approach will be ...

However the alleged attacks, often in remote locations by boats that aren’t even under Russian flags, makes it hard to pin the blame ... The ship is sailing under the flag of Cook Islands. Finnish ...

Xi expressed his readiness to “guide China-Russia relations to a new height” and respond to “external uncertainties” with the “stability and resilience of China-Russia ties,” a readout ...

its loss will, for instance, severely complicate Russian efforts to resupply its troops in Libya, and Sub-Saharan Africa. But while Vladimir Putin's fortunes are waning, China is filling the gaps ...

“You look outside, you have China ships all over the place. You have Russian ships all over the place. We’re not letting that happen.” Trump first expressed an interest in buying the island ...

Xi emphasised Russia and China should “continue to deepen strategic cooperation, firmly support each other, and safeguard the legitimate interests of the two countries”. Experts have said ...

Aframax oil tankers that serviced crude oil exports from Russia’s western ports are now being redirected to the Russian Far East-China route to service the exports of Russia’s ESPO crude, a ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin via video meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, January 21, 2025. Photo ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping and emphasized their close ties a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th U.S. president.

China has become a major customer for Russian oil and gas and a source of key technologies amid sweeping Western sanctions on Moscow. In the call with Xi, Putin emphasized that Russia-China ...