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Russia-China relations
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Frontline report: Ukraine strikes Russian rail lines to China
Over the past week, through railway sabotage, drone strikes, and spy actions, Ukraine dealt blows to Russian military power centers.
Ukrainian military discover Chinese mines in Russian positions
Ukrainian forces uncovered Chinese-made munitions, including 60mm mortar shells at Russian positions near the occupied city of Melitopol, which is raising new questions about potential Chinese military assistance to Russia.
Chinese media & cultural figures visit Mariupol, sing in the place of mass murder, sparking outrage
Chinese opera singer Wang-Fang performed the Soviet WWII song Katiusha in destroyed Mariupol Drama Theater, where the Russian army killed about 600 civilians who were seeking shelter in the theater during the bombing of the city. Also, several Chinese media representatives and bloggers visited the city and occupied Crimea in what Russian authorities called a "visit of the Chinese People's Republic delegation." Ukraine demanded explanations from China.
The Telegraph: Shipments of dual-use goods from China to Russia soared several times
Russian firms – including sanctioned companies – involved in the production of missile launchers, armored vehicles, and strategic…
China secretly sold military aid to Russia over $100 ml worth – Politico
China, despite calling for peace, secretly supplies Russia with body armor components, thermal imagers and drones over $100 million worth.
Ukrainian Ambassador rebukes Chinese diplomat in France over Ukraine and Crimea status
Ambassador of Ukraine to France, Vadym Omelchenko, has responded to the scandalous statements made by the Chinese ambassador…
Macron hopes that China’s Xi will negotiate with Russia on its war against Ukraine
Macron arrived on 6 April in Beijing with expectations for a possible breakthrough on working with China to…
Chinese foreign minister assured his Ukrainian counterpart that China would not provide weapons to Russia
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said that China’s foreign minister Qin Gang earlier this month assured him that…
China to cross “red line” if it provides weapons to Russia – US Ambassador to UN
If China or any other country considered supporting Russia’s war effort in Ukraine with lethal weapons, that would…
Chinese drones still support Russia’s war against Ukraine, trade data show — WSJ
Despite sanctions, exports of small, nimble Chinese drones are still providing the Kremlin with an effective way to…
Former Russia’s president Medvedev meets China’s leader Xi in Beijing today – Reuters
Former Russia’s president and current deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev makes a surprise visit to…
China may help Russia’s navy in Azov, Black and Caspian seas by deepening and widening Volga-Don Canal
Last week, officials of China’s CCCC Dredging Group met in Astrakhan with representatives of the Russian enterprise responsible…
Timothy Snyder: Putin’s essay on Ukraine creates mythical history to cover foreign policy failures
[editorial]On July 12 this year, the Kremlin website published a lengthy essay authored by Russian President Vladimir Putin…
China on the map of information warfare: Russia’s disciple and “big brother”
[editorial]China has learned how to wage information war from the Kremlin’s textbook, but in this tandem of threats…
Russia has nothing to offer China except raw materials and empty words, Russian analyst says
Vladimir Putin’s flatfooted offer to China to combine Beijing’s plans for an east-west transit network with Russian hopes…
‘Russia’s dependency on China growing with each passing day,’ Felgenhauer says
Three days ago, Pavel Felgenhauer published in Moscow’s Novaya gazeta an article headlined “The Dependence of Russia on…
China reopens Siberian river diversion debate that divided Soviet society before 1991
Beijing’s proposal for the diversion of part of the flow of rivers from the Altai inside the borders…
Russia to buy frigates from China
In a remarkable turnabout, Moscow is going to purchase specially modified naval frigates from Beijing, the result of…
China now building five frigates a year: Russia only one every ten
Last weekend, Beijing announced that its second aircraft carrier had begun sea trials, an especially disturbing development from…
‘If Kazakhstan and Russia suddenly ceased to be allies…’
Very public differences between Moscow and Astana and Kazakhstan’s increasingly close relations with the United States have prompted…