Russia's War Against UkraineReuters: Russia, China to create joint rating agency as ties growBy Reuters. Published June 3, 2014 at 3:03 pm Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. Photo by ReutersRussia and China have reached an agreement to create a joint credit rating agency and are working on a series of measures to make trade easier, Russia's finance minister said on Tuesday, a sign of growing ties between the neighbours.Read more here.