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.”
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently stated that Ukraine had targeted President Vladimir Putin’s residence with drones but was thwarted. He mentioned that 91 drones were brought down and added “retaliatory targets have been selected,” threatening continuation of conflict.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov earlier alleged that Ukraine's forces had carried out an overnight attack using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and targeted Putin's state residence in the northwestern Novgorod region.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will review its negotiating position following the alleged Ukrainian attack on Putin's residence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greeting to mark New Year's Day to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailing the North's "heroic" dispatch of troops in Russia's war against Ukraine, the North's state media said on Thursday.
RT India deleted a viral video on Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif’s meeting with Vladimir Putin, stating it may have misrepresented events at an international forum in Turkmenistan.
