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China to reopen bond market for Russian energy firms

China is preparing to reopen its domestic bond market to major Russian energy companies, the Financial Times reported on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 04:09 PM

EU readies new sanctions targeting Russian banks, oil trade and arms suppliers, eyes tool against Kazakhstan

The European Union is preparing a new round of sanctions against Russia, targeting around 15 of the country’s banks and energy companies in a bid to ramp up pressure on Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and force an end to the war in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Sept. 8.

8 September 2025, 12:28 PM

Beijing’s peace rhetoric contradicted by Chinese-made parts in Russian UAVs

It is “hard” to trust China when it claims not to support Russia or the war while Ukrainian officials find Chinese components in Russian drones, Ukrainian Foreign Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi said on Sept. 5.

6 September 2025, 06:15 PM

Ukraine urges China to halt drone parts supply to Russia

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry finds it “difficult” to believe China’s claims of neutrality and opposition to the war, given the presence of Chinese components in Russian drones, spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi said during a briefing on Sept. 5, according to NV’s correspondent.

5 September 2025, 07:50 PM

NATO sees growing threat from China, Iran, North Korea – Rutte

NATO’s challenges extend beyond Russia to include China, Iran, and North Korea, which are deepening defense cooperation and preparing for prolonged confrontation, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Sept. 4, according to The Guardian.

4 September 2025, 08:45 PM

China rejects Trump’s claim of conspiracy with Russia and North Korea, calls it untrue

China denied U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim that its leader, along with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, were conspiring against the United States, calling the accusation untrue, Le Monde reported on Sept. 4.

4 September 2025, 03:56 PM

China supplied $63 million in drone parts to sanctioned Russian firms over two years

Chinese companies supplied at least $63 million in parts and materials for drone production directly to Russian firms under Western sanctions from 2023 to 2024, The Telegraph reported on Sept. 3.

4 September 2025, 01:15 AM

Putin ‘weaker than ever,’ UK Defense Secretary says

Pointing to Russia’s reliance on North Korean weapons and troops, as well as on Chinese drone components, UK Defense Secretary John Healey said that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is “weaker than ever.”

3 September 2025, 10:44 PM

Kyiv rejects Zelenskyy meeting Putin in Moscow

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s suggestion that he and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could hold talks in Moscow is “unacceptable,” Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 09:42 PM

China unveils new combat drones at Beijing parade, some resembling advanced U.S. designs — photos

At a massive military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 3, China unveiled its latest drones designed to work alongside fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets, Defense Express reported.

3 September 2025, 04:02 PM

China unveils new DF-5C intercontinental nuclear missile capable of striking targets worldwide

At a military parade in Beijing marking the 80th anniversary of China’s victory in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, China debuted its new DF-5C intercontinental strategic nuclear missile.

3 September 2025, 01:20 PM

Xi flaunts unity with Putin, Kim at China’s largest-ever military parade – photos

China’s leader Xi Jinping declared the world stands “at a crossroads between peace and war” as he stood shoulder to shoulder with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un during the largest military parade in Chinese history on Sept. 3.

3 September 2025, 10:46 AM

China reveals hypersonic missiles, cyberwarfare units at WWII anniversary parade

China unveiled several advanced weapons during a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender and the end of World War II, including hypersonic missiles, stealth aircraft, and underwater drones—some of which were seen by the public for the first time, AP reported.

3 September 2025, 10:04 AM

Slovakia’s Fico to deliver message from Putin to Zelenskyy

Following his meeting with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, Slovak PM Robert Fico will deliver a message to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Fico said on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 02:03 AM

Russia signs deal with China to build Power of Siberia 2 pipeline through Mongolia

Russia has signed a memorandum with China to construct the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline and the Soyuz–Vostok transit route through Mongolia, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller announced after negotiations in Beijing, according to Russian state news agency Interfax on Sept. 1.

2 September 2025, 11:11 AM

Kremlin used Yanukovych video to align with Putin’s SCO speech and push regime-change narrative – ISW

The Kremlin likely used a video address by fugitive ex-Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych to coincide with Vladimir Putin’s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in China and bolster Putin’s calls for regime change in Ukraine, the Institute for the Study of War said in a new report on Sept. 2.

2 September 2025, 10:39 AM

Vučić joins Xi’s parade with Putin, Kim

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is on an official visit to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and attend a military parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Danas reported on Sep. 1.

2 September 2025, 08:57 AM

Erdogan calls Putin ‘my friend’ during China talks, invites him to Türkiye

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in China on Sept. 1, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, Anadolu agency reported.

1 September 2025, 02:18 PM

China to buy more Russian natural gas

Russia's state monopoly Gazprom and the China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) are negotiating to boost annual natural gas deliveries through the Power of Siberia pipeline by 6 billion cubic meters beginning in 2031, Reuters reported on Aug. 29.

30 August 2025, 01:33 AM

Trump proposed inviting Chinese peacekeepers to Ukraine—report

U.S. President Donald Trump privately suggested deploying Chinese troops as peacekeepers in Ukraine after the Russo–Ukrainian war ends, the Financial Times reported on Aug. 29, citing unnamed sources.

29 August 2025, 10:32 PM

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