The Chinese Ministry of Defense announced Thursday that China and Russia will launch a joint military drill in the South China Sea in September, a move observers say shows the two countries have formed a "semi-alliance" in the face of an increasingly assertive US.
Moscow offered to fly its jets over the Baltic region with their transponders engaged, an apparent concession to NATO powers who accuse Russia's air force of endangering aviation by turning off the devices that allow them to be detected by ground radar.
The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday praised Cyprus for its resolution to lift the European Union's sanctions on Moscow, saying that the move indicates a growing understanding among EU members of the negative impact brought by the restrictive measures.
Moscow expects to discuss at an upcoming meeting of the Russia-NATO Council the expansion of the military alliance to the east, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
A series of large-scale joint anti-terror exercises kicked off here Sunday with the participation of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) and Russia's newly-formed National Guard.
The restoration of relations between Russia and Turkey, which have soured following the downing of a Russian warplane by Ankara in November last year, benefits both countries, but the process will take time.
Russia has delivered four tons of humanitarian aid to low-income families in the Syrian province of Homs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China on June 25, which experts say could better coordinate the development projects of both countries.
German leading politicians defended German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday after his controversial remarks on recent military maneuvers of NATO.
A multibillion dollar high-speed rail deal between China and Russia is expected to be signed during Russian president Vladimir Putin’s visit to Beijing in late June, when the two nations are expected to extend military cooperation.
Fear of destabilization is growing as tension is brewing between Russia and the U.S.-led NATO, whose building-up in the Baltics and the Black Sea has incurred vowed retaliatory actions from Moscow.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on the European Union (EU) to forget about political differences with Moscow and join the broader Eurasia partnership.
Russian experts think the European Commission president's upcoming visit to a Russian forum heralds a restart of dialogue between the European Union (EU) and Russia, which has been interrupted since the 2014 Ukraine crisis.
Russian and Chinese warships entered what Japan called the "contiguous zones" near the Diaoyu Islands almost at the same time on Wednesday night.
The French government has urged cities hosting Euro 2016 matches to ban alcohol near venues and fan zones.
The idea of hammering out the Community of Common Destiny for all Mankind or CCDM concept is being positively regarded in Russia and such approach rests on an understanding that the key principles of this goal fully correspond with Moscow’s national perceptions and views, expert said.
Russia will not supply Iran with offensive weapons such as battle tanks and bombers due to UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, the CEO of State Corporation Rostec Sergey Chemizov said Friday.
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