Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine

Putin accused the West of trying to cleave Russia apart.

26 December 2022

Ukraine war comes to Moscow as drones strike both capitals

Russia has assaulted Kyiv 17 times in May with drones or missiles, mostly at night.

31 May 2023

East-West battleground will shift to metals

In 2019, China accounted for 64% of the global production of graphite, 60% of rare earth elements, 13% of lithium and 8% of copper, IEA data shows.

24 December 2022

Kremlin: Putin gave Modi Russian view on Ukraine

In a statement, the Kremlin said Putin had given Modi his assessment of the conflict at Modi's request.

17 December 2022

Ukraine says Russia strike kills at least 10

Kyiv was still recovering from Monday's wave of missile strikes, which knocked out half the city's power supply into the next day.

25 December 2022

Ukraine war, US-China tensions to dominate G20 FM meets

China's top diplomat Wang Yi has said that the U.S. handling of the balloon incident had been "unimaginable" and "hysterical".

28 February 2023

Biden and Zelenskiy show solidarity at White House in visit

Russia says it is waging a "special military operation" in Ukraine to rid it of nationalists and protect Russian-speaking communities.

22 December 2022

Russia intensifies assaults on Ukrainian salt mining town

Russia, which initially cited a need to rid Ukraine of nationalists, now says it is fighting a Western threat to its own existence.

10 January 2023