The Russian leader communicates the news to his Chinese counterpart before it became official. Minutes after reports emerged about a first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, although there was no official announcement yet regarding the exact day and location,

But the U.S. president said Xi had also delivered an implicit warning about Taiwan’s future, telling him that he is “very patient, and China is very patient.”

Trump aims to break up the Putin-Xi alliance through a "reverse Kissinger" strategy, and experts suggest Russia could be pushed away from China rather than vice versa.

President Xi Jinping told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in a phone call on Friday that China was pleased to see Moscow and Washington improving their relations, state media said.

His remarks follow S Jaishankar’s meeting with Putin in Moscow on August 21, days after a less fruitful discussion with US President Donald Trump regarding the Ukraine war.

Make no mistake, Beijing would prefer to see a frozen Russia-Ukraine conflict and a Moscow less burdened by sanctions.

In standing firm, India not only asserts its sovereignty but also signals a larger shift in the global order, where nations of the Global South are increasingly unwilling to be coerced into choosing s

President Xi Jinping expressed China's support for improved relations between Russia and the United States, particularly regarding a political resolut

Calling India the "Maharaj" of tariffs, US President Donald Trump's trade adviser, Peter Navarro, accused New Delhi of running a "profiteering scheme" by continuing to import Russian oil.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a meeting in Beijing on Oct. 18, 2023. In Xi's keynote speech marking the 10th anniversary of his pet foreign ...