Putin has upper hand in Trump talks on elusive Ukraine peace: AnalystsVladimir Putin's discussion with Donald Trump covered various topics including bilateral ties and the Ukraine war, but no ceasefire agreeme...
19 Mar, 2025, 10.24 PM IST
Trump’s ‘reverse Nixon’ moment: Can a US-Russia reset undermine China’s influence?US President Donald Trump's efforts to improve relations with Russia are expected to influence Moscow's connections with China. Although a ...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.52 AM IST
Ukraine Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba in Beijing for talks on ending warUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba visited China to discuss ending the war with Russia, despite China's growing ties with Moscow. Bei...
23 Jul, 2024, 08.40 AM IST
China’s economic forays in Central Asia gives rise to discomfiture in MoscowIn a recent trade meet in Uzbekistan, a Russian trade official emphasised that Russia and China were "equal partners with an equal share in...
07 May, 2024, 01.06 PM IST
China contends with weakened Putin after Wagner mutinyChina has emerged as Russia's most important ally since Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, leaving it internationally isolated. Durin...
26 Jun, 2023, 01.08 PM IST
Fears of Grozny and Aleppo haunt Ukrainian citiesImages of devastation from the Ukrainian cities like Mariupol, Chernihiv and Kharkiv bring back memories of the bloody sieges of Aleppo in ...
06 Mar, 2022, 03.43 PM IST
EXPLAINED: How Western sanctions might target RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin also signed a decree on the deployment of Russian troops to the breakaway regions. But White House officials said ...
22 Feb, 2022, 03.55 PM IST
On Ukraine, US and Russia wage signaling war to avert actual warThere have been a flurry of such gestures. Russia held Black Sea naval exercises, implying it could close off trade waters. President Joe B...
16 Feb, 2022, 10.30 AM IST
Headed to disaster? US, Russia harden stances in talksUnlike previous disagreements that have arisen since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the current Ukraine crisis and seemingly insurmounta...
15 Jan, 2022, 11.30 AM IST
On Putin’s strategic chessboard, a series of destabilizing movesPresident Vladimir Putin of Russia has, increasingly, put his cards on the table: He is willing to take ever-greater risks to force the Wes...
20 Nov, 2021, 10.01 AM IST
Russia-China joint efforts on high-tech items yields little success unlike Delhi-Moscow joint defence productionIt may be noted here that the jointly developed BrahMos missile by India and Russia have attracted buyers. Besides defence, India and Russi...
23 Mar, 2021, 02.09 PM IST
China lashes out at United States withdrawal from "Open Skies Treaty" with RussiaThat leaves only one arms-control pact still in force between the former Cold War foes, the New START treaty, which limits the number of nu...
23 Nov, 2020, 03.24 PM IST
Prospective Russia-China military alliance can impact Delhi-Moscow ties: Top Russian expertSigning formal military alliance with China would be impractical for Russia, it will tie Russia’s hands and force other traditional partner...
31 Oct, 2020, 02.05 PM IST
Russia opens probe of Alexey Navalny illness after Western pressureThe Interior Ministry called the probe a “pre-investigation check” and repeated the Kremlin’s earlier assertion that no poison has been fou...
27 Aug, 2020, 07.15 PM IST
Deals across wide array of issues key to strong ties between India and US: William J BurnsIn the years since the agreement, the US-India partnership has only grown stronger, thanks to sustained bipartisan consensus in both countr...
09 Apr, 2016, 12.44 AM IST
Pax Mongolica: The underlying reason why China is going after Central AsiaChina's heavy investments in former Soviet states like Kazakhstan have started to annoy Russia, while Beijing has grown frustrated with Rus...
22 Jun, 2015, 01.03 PM IST
- Russia's good times fade as economy suffers
After a decade of economic expansion, portents of a financial storm are gathering over Russia, from foundering banks to a Moscow skyline of...
18 Oct, 2008, 07.35 PM IST