Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his close ties with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and said their countries are close partners in trade and international affairs as they opened bilateral talks Wednesday on his trip to Beijing.

As the chancellor struggles at home and the opposition AfD rises ahead of key elections, the Russian president is moving to undermine one of his biggest adversaries.

China and Russia condemned the ‘law of the jungle’ approach to international affairs but could not agree on Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline

CANNES, France (AP) — Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set against the conscription of young men into President Vladimir Putin’s war with Ukraine.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow struck ship owned by ally China heading for Ukrainian port, says Zelensky - It comes after Russian forces in the past week have downed 3,124 Ukrainian drones, with more than 1,

Russian President Vladimir Putin has few good options in Ukraine with his armed forces unable to advance significantly on the battlefield

State news agency Xinhua on Sunday (May 17) said relations between China and Russia will always remain “as unshakeable as a mountain amid wind and rain”.

Russia could target Baltic countries after the Ukraine war and has already begun hybrid operations against them, a senior US State Department official has said.