US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (l) and China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 18, 2023. Leah Millis | AFP | Getty Images US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will warn China about its support for the Russian military during his visit…
Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen confronted her Chinese counterpart about China’s rising exports of low-cost electric vehicles and other green energy goods. She said they posed a threat to American jobs and called on Beijing to scale back its industrial strategy, according to the US government. Ms. Yellen also warned her counterpart, Vice Premier He…
Vladimir Putin at a rally on Manezhnaya Square near the Kremlin on March 18, 2018. Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images There are no surprises about who will win Russia’s presidential election next weekend, with incumbent Vladimir Putin expected to win a fifth term in office and stay in power until at least 2030. The heavily staged vote,…
Yulia Navalnaya, wife of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends the Munich Security Conference (MSC) on the day it was announced that Alexei Navalny was in prison in the Yamal-Nenets region, where he is serving his sentence had died in Munich, southern Germany on February 16, 2024. Kai Pfaffenbach | Afp | Getty…
On Friday, crowds gathered in Moscow to attend the funeral of Alexei Navalny. Allies of the late Russian opposition politician said over 1,000 people gathered. CNBC was unable to independently verify the number. Remnants of snow clung to the streets of gray Moscow as people lined up outside the church where the memorial service will…
Iran showcases its first hypersonic ballistic missile “Fattah” (Conqueror) at an event attended by President Ebrahim Raisi and other government officials in Tehran, Iran, June 6, 2023. Sepah News | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Iran has sent hundreds of its powerful ballistic missiles to President Vladimir Putin’s government in Russia, boosting military cooperation between…
WASHINGTON — Just a week after Russia launched its full-scale attack on Ukraine in 2022, Apple announced that it would stop exporting its products to the country. “We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and stand with all people suffering from the violence,” the company said in a statement dated March 1,…
A Ukrainian soldier in a shelter at his combat position towards Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, February 20, 2024. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images When Russia invaded Ukraine two years ago, strong resistance from the country’s armed forces and overwhelming Western support for Kiev – along with some apparent military overreach by Moscow – raised…
Die Biden-Regierung und europäische Verbündete bezeichnen den russischen Präsidenten Wladimir V. Putin als Tyrannen und Kriegsverbrecher. Aber er genießt eine ständige Einladung in die Hallen der Macht in Brasilien. Der Präsident Brasiliens sagt, dass sowohl die Ukraine als auch Russland für den Krieg verantwortlich seien, der mit der Invasion des russischen Militärs begann. Und die…
Flowers and a portrait of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny are seen following Navalny’s death as people gather near the Russian embassy in Paris, France, on February 16, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters The White House plans to announce new sanctions against Russia in response to the death of prominent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny…
