KYIV: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a surprise visit to Ukraine early Tuesday, hours after Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in neighboring Russia for a three-day visit. The dueling summits come as the longtime rivals are on diplomatic offensives.Kishida will meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Ukrainian capital.He will “show respect to the courage … Read more
WASHINGTON: The White House urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to use his visit to Moscow this week to tell Russian President Vladimir Putin to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty and end Russia’s war against Ukraine.John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, told reporters the United States is concerned that Xi, currently on a trip … Read more
MOSCOW: Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin as fighting in Ukraine grinds on.China and Russia have described Xi’s trip as part of efforts to further deepen their “no-limits friendship.”The Kremlin has welcomed China’s peace plan for Ukraine … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine.Xi’s government gave no details of what the Chinese leader hoped to accomplish. Xi and Putin declared they had a “no limits … Read more
LONDON: Former UK prime minister Tony Blair is by turns pensive and defiant as he reflects on the upcoming anniversaries of two events that arguably defined the best and worst of his decade in power.Monday marks 20 years since Blair joined US president George W. Bush in launching an invasion of Saddam Hussein‘s Iraq, without … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia‘s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to see a new children’s centre and art school on what the official said was a surprise … Read more