Balancing Act
The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.
The most revealing aspect of President Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing was not the choreography of friendship, but the limits of it.
China and Russia projected deeper strategic unity in Beijing as Putin and Xi discussed BRICS expansion, global tensions and the future balance of world power.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the BRICS summit scheduled for September 12-13 in New Delhi, a Kremlin aide said.
Recent times have seen “strongmen” leaders like Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, Mohammad Bin Salman, Paul Kagame, Kim Jong Un etc.
President Donald Trump said the United States “could” consider sanctions relief for Russia as part of efforts to end the Ukraine war, while signalling frustration with Iran’s nuclear negotiations and warning that Tehran “cannot have nuclear weapons.”
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin has been a global player for many years, so the US cannot but communicate with him to settle the conflict in Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed claims that he has suffered a 'defeat' at the hands of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the August 15 Summit in Alaska.
The much-hyped summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska has ended much as many had expected: with lofty statements, vague promises, and no ceasefire in Ukraine.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said that the "very frank and substantive" talk at the Alaska summit with US President Donald Trump on the Ukraine war moved the Kremlin nearer to making a decision.
Air Force One departed Elmendorf Air Force Base around 4:20 p.m. local time and is now heading back to Washington, DC.
