In a recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Zhang Youxia, a high-ranking Chinese military official, commended Putin for his steadfast approach to Western sanctions. Zhang, the second-ranking official on China’s Central Military Commission, expressed China’s admiration for Putin’s leadership in navigating various challenges. The Kremlin’s transcript of the meeting went unnoticed in Chinese media, […] Read more
The Russian Consulate in Cape Town said on Monday that the Admiral Gorshkov frigate, which is equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles, had moored there ahead of joint military exercises with South Africa, Russia, and China. The battleship landed in the Mother City on its route to Durban, where it will participate in cooperative naval maneuvers […] Read more
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin will meet with members of the world’s most powerful military alliance on Wednesday for the first time since joining the Biden administration. NATO meets Wednesday and Thursday to discuss an array of challenges facing the 30-member group. The virtual meetings will be a glimpse into President Joe Biden’s foreign policy […] Read more
FRANKFURT — Putting trade and business interests first has always been the German government’s mantra when it comes to the country’s relationship with China and Russia. With “Wandel durch handel,” which translates as “change through trade” in the case of China, German officials have effectively been trying to use its economic ties to push Beijing […] Read more
