Tag Archives: Russia

• Stressing diplomacy, Biden says not seeking conflict with China, Russia 29 April 2021 | Shaun Tandon This post has one comment

  US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he was not seeking conflict with China or Russia as he put a renewed focus on diplomacy in his first address to Congress. ...

• Russia’s top diplomat starts China visit with call to reduce US dollar use 22 March 2021 | Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Andrew Osborn This post has one comment

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a visit to China on Monday with a call for Moscow and Beijing to reduce their dependence on the US dollar and Western payment systems to push back against "West’s ideological agenda". ...

• US ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines 20 March 2021 | Matthew Lee This post has no comments yet

  US relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America’s place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. ...

• West concerned by closer Russia-China ties, top NATO general says 4 February 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

  The United States and its Western allies are increasingly concerned about growing cooperation between Russia and China in areas of common interest, NATO’s top general said on Wednesday. ...

• Russia detains thousands supporting jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny 24 January 2021 | Anton Zverev and Andrew Osborn This post has no comments yet

  Police detained more than 3,000 people and used force to break up rallies across Russia on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters ignored extreme cold and police warnings to demand the release of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. ...

• Second COVID wave swells across US and Europe as winter looms 26 October 2020 | James Mackenzie and Lisa Shumaker This post has no comments yet

  The United States, Russia and France set new daily records for coronavirus infections as a second wave swelled across parts of the Northern Hemisphere, forcing some countries to impose new curbs. ...

• Snowden granted permanent residency in Russia 22 October 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden has been granted permanent residency in Russia, his lawyer said on Thursday. Snowden, 37, fled the United States after he revealed in 2013 that the US government was spying on its citizens. ...

• China and Russia win seats on UN Human Rights council 14 October 2020 | Edith M Lederer This post has no comments yet

  China, Russia and Cuba won seats on the UN’s premiere human rights body Tuesday despite opposition from activist groups over their abysmal human rights records, but another target, Saudi Arabia, lost. ...

• China, India agree to disengage troops on contested border 10 September 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China and India said they had agreed to de-escalate renewed tensions on their contested Himalayan border and take steps to restore “peace and tranquillity” following a high-level diplomatic meeting in Moscow. ...

• Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump: US intel 9 August 2020 | Eric Tucker and Deb Riechmann This post has 3 comments

  US intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the November election and that individuals linked to the Kremlin are boosting Trump's reelection. ...