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In Photos: Putin and Xi Shore Up Sino-Russian Alliance Despite Differing Agendas

Chinese President Xi Jinping made his first trip to Russia since 2019 this week in a state visit designed to project the ever-closer relationship between...

'no-limits' partnership

China's Xi to Visit Russia on March 20-22, Kremlin Says

Xi and Putin plan to discuss “deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation in the international arena” and sign “important” bilateral documents.

splendid isolation

Lukashenko Courts Iran's Raisi in Continuing Diplomatic Push

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko told Iran's President "we could be very helpful to each other if we really put our efforts together."

Accelerated timetable

China’s Xi to Visit Russia ‘as Soon as Next Week’ – Reports

If confirmed, Xi's visit to Russia will come earlier than previously expected amid the pair's ongoing efforts to cement a “no-limits” partnership.

opinion Vlada Stanković

Trapped in Putin's Embrace: Erdogan's Russian Dilemma

Turkey's catastrophic recent earthquake has put a spotlight on the country's close ties with Moscow.

Russia Demands U.S. Withdraw ‘Soldiers and Equipment’ From Ukraine

U.S. ambassador to Moscow Lynn Tracy was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Tuesday over American military support for Kyiv.

diplomatic freeze

Russia Threatens U.S. Envoy With Expulsions Over Anti-War Posts

The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the new U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Tuesday that it would begin expelling her staff if the embassy continued criticizing...

Moscow Gives Latvian Ambassador Two Weeks to Leave Russia

Moscow said on Friday that Latvia's ambassador had been given two weeks to leave Russia, accusing the Baltic state and EU member of "total Russophobia...

Russia's Lavrov Gets Controversial Welcome in South Africa

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was welcomed by his South African counterpart for talks in Pretoria on Monday, in a visit that has sparked criticism...

downgraded relations

Moscow Expels Estonian Ambassador as Tallinn Pledges More Arms to Kyiv

Russia has expelled Estonia’s ambassador from Moscow in a move against its “Russophobic” Baltic neighbor, Russia’s Foreign Ministry ...

auspicious gifts

Putin Presents Rings to his Fellow CIS Leaders During Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin presented symbolic rings to the leaders of the various former Soviet republics that now make up the Moscow-dominated Commonwealth...

Ukraine Demands Russia's Removal from UN Security Council

Ukraine called for Russia to be removed as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on Monday. "Ukraine calls on the member states of...

Resuming Talks With Russia, U.S. Offers 'Substantial' Deal on Prisoners

U.S. State Secretary Antony Blinken said he expected a telephone call "in the coming days" with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

search for solutions

Russia and Ukraine Address Grain Crisis in First Talks Since March

The high-stakes meeting broke up after slightly more than three hours without any immediate signs of a breakthrough.

Return to Sender

U.S., U.K. Embassies Ignore Forced Pro-War Change of Address

The British Embassy now officially stands on “1 Luhansk People’s Republic Square.”

New ‘Iron Curtain’ Descending Between Moscow and the West – Russian Minister

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed that relations between Russia and the EU no longer existed.

Russian UN Diplomat Quits Over ‘Bloody and Needless’ Ukraine War

"Never have I been so ashamed of my country."

Netherlands Halts Visas at Moscow Embassy After Diplomat Expulsions

The embassy made the “tough and sad decision” to halt visa services after its entire visa section was expelled.

Russia’s U.S. Ambassador Decries Banking ‘Blockade’

"In effect, the embassy is under a blockade by the U.S. government agencies," Ambassador Anatoly Antonov told state television.

Retaking initiative

UN Chief to Meet Putin in Russia, Zelensky in Ukraine

Putin has not taken Guterres's phone calls since the UN chief said the invasion violated the UN charter.

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