This may seem a bit unpleasant, but "making small talks" or "breaking the ice' isn't part of their culture."Many Chinese people admire Russian character, power and will," said Wang Zongnan from Tinghua University, "maybe because we share the same memory of our countries as allies (盟友...
Across the world, countries are putting controls on exports of goods sent to Russia. If Taiwan stops exporting semiconductors, this could "choke Russian industry", Mr Whitten says. What are other countries doing? India, China and Pakistan are notably absent from the ...
Some of Ukraine’s European allies are pushing for Russia’s frozen assets to be seized and used to fund defense aid. For now, only proceeds from these assets are being used to prop up Ukraine’s defense. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the EU Comm...
Russia, the world's No. 2 oil producer, has already rerouted much of its supply to India, China and other Asian countries at discounted prices after Western customers shunned it even before the EU ban. One purpose of the cap is to provide a legal framework “to allow the flow...
NATO’s ranks have grown since the Washington Treaty was signed 75 years ago — to 32 countries after Sweden joined this year, worried by an increasingly aggressive Russia. Article content NATO’s collective security guarantee — Article 5 of the treaty _ underpins its credibility. It’s a...
does not hand (it) over to its allies. We're basically doing the same thing they've been doing for a decade. They have allies in certain countries and they train their carriers, they train their crews. We are going to do the same thing. This is exactly what Alexander Grigoryev...
To end the current standoff, Putin has demanded that NATO rule out admitting any new members from among the former Soviet states — most importantly, Ukraine — and that NATO forces pull back from positions in other countries near Russia. ...
Presumably, that 25% would compound with existing tariffs enacted by Trump on any affected countries. By enacting these tariffs, Trump aims to punish not only Venezuela but its trade allies — hence, the “secondary” designation. Who will Trump’s ‘secondary tariff’ affect? The majority...
violence like this is likely to involve peace talks of some kind, but Russian President Vladimir Putin has said repeatedly that the war will not end until the areas his forces have unilaterally and illegally annexed — around a fifth of Ukraine's territory — are recognized as part of Russia...