Russia's exit from Syria will disrupt supplies to its forces in Africa. But as Moscow's fortunes in the resource-rich Continent wane, Beijing's are rising

Russian exports of coal and steel to China dropped in 2024 amid shifting global trade dynamics and Moscow’s increasing isolation from Western markets. China has become a key economic partner for Russia since the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine set off a barrage of Western sanctions.

The U.S. “will have to out-think” Russia and China to prevent them from using nuclear weapons to resolve a future crisis, the outgoing head of the National Nuclear Security Administration said last week.

China's largest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended flights from Beijing to Moscow at the end of January, a surprise move that comes just ahead of the Chinese New Year. Newsweek reached out to China Southern Airlines and the Russian Foreign Ministry with an emailed request for comment outside of office hours.

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (Jan 21) in which he proposed further developing their strategic partnership just hours after

In December, Russia reportedly sold its stakes in certain Kazakh uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. This involved Kazakhstan's nuclear resources company, Kazatomprom, and Russia's Rosatom transferring interests to Chinese entities, National Security News reported.

The US President has previously called for tariffs as high as 60% on China, and analysts have expressed mixed feelings about the news.

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a call Tuesday with Chinese President Xi Jinping, emphasizing the two countries’ close ties, a day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th

Russian president Vladimir Putin has called on Moscow and Beijing to deepen their strategic ties, as he spoke with “dear friend” Chinese president Xi Jinping on a video call.

Donald Trump said he would impose high tariffs and further sanctions on Russia if it continued its "ridiculous war".