Russia seeks ‘new level’ of China ties

Russia seeks ‘new level’ of China ties

A combination picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping during a meeting | Photo Credit: AFP Russia said on Monday that it wanted to take ties with China to a “new level” and was looking forward to face-to-face talks with Beijing’s leadership as a Russian newspaper reported that China’s top diplomat … Read more

United States, Russia hold ‘professional’ arms talks despite tensions

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Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia held what the State Department described as “substantive and professional” talks on arms control and other strategic issues on Wednesday despite myriad other differences that have sent relations into a tailspin. The State Department said the discussions in Geneva produced no breakthroughs but said they did yield … Read more