Russian President Vladimir Putin has said in a televised address that the Ukraine war has obtained features of a global conflict after attacks by Western missiles on Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions.
Tokyo stocks retreated on Wednesday as investors grappled with heightened uncertainties surrounding US monetary policy and geopolitical tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
The Indian stock market, which saw a super rally on Tuesday, lost the steam towards the end amid heavy profit-booking, as fresh tensions between Ukraine and Russia came to light.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree approving Russia's updated nuclear doctrine, the Kremlin reported Tuesday.
A troubling wave of denunciations in Russia has revived a practice reminiscent of one of the darkest chapters in Soviet history. Citizens, emboldened by rhetoric that glorifies patriotism and vilifies dissent, are turning against one another, fuelling a climate of fear and repression.
This was the first face-to-face meeting between Modi and Putin after Russia had attacked Ukraine in February this year.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that the cooperation among countries sanctioned by the United States will make them "stronger".
The Chinese leader told Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov construction should start soon on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, according to state broadcaster China Central Television. The route will reduce Beijing’ dependence on Russia and Kazakhstan to transit goods.In a separate meeting with his Turkmenistan counterpart, Serdar Berdimuhamedov, Xi said the two countries should scale up cooperation on natural gas, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
A group of the Indian community, the India Club in Tashkent on Thursday sent a gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"China keeps avoiding military involvement in any degree in Russia's war and will continue to do so, especially when the Russians have been in a drastic failure situation in the field," said Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing. "China's diplomatic and political support or sympathy will not really help them, though dramatic purchases of their energy since April help a little non-militarily."
