Beijing was urged to use its influence to end the ‘increasingly dangerous military cooperation’ between Moscow and Pyongyang.
Even with Russia emerging as a boon for Chinese shipbuilders, a market bonanza appears unlikely as trade restrictions keep growing and a ‘self-sanctioning’ occurs.
Russia is seeking to press its advantage in troop numbers and arms before Kyiv’s forces are bulked up by new Western military aid.
The shaven-headed Wall Street Journal correspondent appeared briefly before journalists in a Russian court at the start of his trial.
The two sides gave widely divergent accounts of the conversation – the first one between US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Russia’s new Defence Minister Andrei Belousov.
The start of negotiations is a significant step for Kyiv, but many technical, legal and political hurdles lie ahead.
India and Russia share deep economic and political ties, which have remained strong despite sanctions after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Warrants were issued for the alleged war crimes of directing attacks at civilian objects and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians, as well as the crime against humanity in Ukraine, the ICC said.
European Union governments agreed to use in profits from Russian frozen assets for arms and other aid to Ukraine, sparking Hungarian anger.
Chinese officials ‘have indicated so in some of our interactions’, Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell tells Council of Foreign Relations.
State news agency Tass said the fire was caused by a malfunctioning electrical system.
Russia said the deadly strike on Sunday on the city of Sevastopol was carried out with a US-supplied ATACMS missile loaded with a cluster warhead.
Gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities on Sunday.
The attack on Russian-annexed Crimea, killed five people, including three children, and wounded more than 100, Moscow said, and used US-supplied ATACMS missiles.
Ukrainian forces pushed Russian positions back, and even mounted small offensive actions, after Washington allowed Kyiv to use US-supplied weapons for limited strikes in Russian territory.
Ukraine’s military says Russia launched 16 cruise missiles and 13 attack drones, aiming at energy infrastructure in several regions.
British Home Secretary James Cleverly slammed Farage for ‘echoing Putin’s vile justification for the brutal invasion of Ukraine’.
The US is also allowing Ukraine to hit planes in Russian airspace with US-supplied air defence systems if they strike across the border.
Kaspersky said its activities did not threaten US national security and that it will pursue legal options to preserve its operations.
Ominous words from chairman of House Intelligence committee uttered amid reports Moscow is developing an anti-satellite nuclear weapon.
Existing doctrine says Russia may use nuclear weapons in response to nuclear attack or a conventional attack that poses an ‘existential threat’.