By Diana LIU It was meant to be a friendship with “no limits”, according to a joint statement issued February 4 as Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Beijing to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. But as Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, China has found itself in a precarious position. Its leaders are […]
By Catherine NICHOLSON Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs told France 24 in an interview from the Latvian capital Riga on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is seeking to install a puppet regime in Kyiv. But, Rinkevics said, he believes such a plan “will fail”, as the Kremlin doesn’t have the military capacity to occupy Ukraine and “winning over the minds of Ukrainians after […]
By NEWS WIRES The United States and its allies on Saturday moved to block certain Russian banks’ access to the SWIFT international payment system in further punishment of Moscow as it continues its military assault against Ukraine. Source: US, allies target ‘fortress Russia’ with new sanctions including SWIFT ban Category: Europe