Chinese foreign minister visits Moscow amid Ukraine war anniversary
Relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War, and ties between China and the U.S. are also under serious strain.
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China and Russia reaffirm close ties as Putin meets top diplomat
On eve of Ukraine invasion anniversary Russian leader says China relations ‘proceeding as planned’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesChina’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, has met Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as China and Russia reaffirm their close bilatera…
Putin aiming to divide US public opinion with nuclear treaty pullout, experts say
Russian president accused of ‘playing to rifts in the United States’ by raising specter of nuclear war between Moscow and westVladimir Putin’s threat to suspend Russian participation in New Start, the last remaining nuclear arms treaty with the US, rep…
Biden and Putin both implicitly tie their futures to the outcome in Ukraine
Russian leader says war is about Russia’s right to exist, as US president describes it as a battle for freedom, in vastly different speechesIn their speeches, Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin could not have been further apart in their interpretations of th…
Putin says Russia will halt participation in New Start nuclear arms treaty
Russian president airs grievances against west in speech devoted to first anniversary of Ukraine invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesVladimir Putin has said Russia will halt its participation in New Start, the last major remaining nuclear a…
Putin suspends nuclear arms treaty as anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine nears
Cautioning the United States that it was stoking the war into a global conflict, Putin said that Russia was suspending participation in the New START Treaty.
Putin thought enemies would ‘roll over’ but he was wrong, says Joe Biden in major speech in Poland – as it happened
US president delivers speech in Poland on anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine after Putin says he will suspend participation in New Start treaty. This live blog is now closedJoe Biden says Russian forces in disarray after year of war in UkraineT…
Biden’s Ukraine trip undercuts Kremlin narrative of waning support in the west
Visit is unwelcome twist for Vladimir Putin as he prepares state of the nation address to mark invasion’s anniversaryRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesThe Kremlin has met Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine with official silence, as analysts an…
Sunak urges allies to ‘double down’ on military support – as it happened
In a speech to Munich security conference, UK prime minister says west must not ‘falter in its resolve’. This blog is now closedWhat we know on day 360 of the invasionThe European Union wants to work with its defence industry to increase the supply of …
Macron makes a provocative speech but Zelenskiy’s questions are not all answered
Munich security conference also saw Scholz defend Germany’s steady approach in supporting UkraineZelenskiy urges west to speed up arms support to head off Russia offensiveOn 19 February 2022, a year ago this weekend, a well-kempt if callow Volodymyr Ze…