Asia
US
North Korea’s Illicit Funds Bolster Russia’s War in Ukraine, US Says
Washington issues new sanctions, offering up to $15 million for information leading to the capture and conviction of North Korea’s sanctions evaders, now funneling cash to Pyongyang and Moscow.
July 25, 2025
US
US Ramps Up Pressure on China Over Dual-Use Material to Russia
State Department says US will deploy “many tools’“on nations aiding Russia, urges countries to “be careful when it comes to whom they trade with and whom they supply”.
July 23, 2025
China
From Ukraine to Taiwan: Republican Senator Links Conflicts, Decry Investment in China’s Arsenal
Senator Cornyn: “Authoritarian regimes like Russia and China threaten the universal ideals that bond democracies together, and it’s imperative we stand united in our support for the Ukrainian people.”
July 22, 2025
Russia
Rosneft Feels Pain From New EU Sanctions on Its Indian Refinery
The Kremlin-controlled oil giant decried as “illegal” the restrictive sanction measures on India’s Gujarat-based refinery, which Rosneft partially owns.
July 21, 2025
India
India Exploring Energy Alternatives Amid Looming Russian Oil Sanctions
India has benefited from a glut of cheap Russian oil since 2022. New Delhi may now have to find alternative sources as new EU sanctions and looming American sanctions threaten its supply from Moscow.
July 18, 2025
China
China to Hold First-Ever Joint Military Exercises in Country with Serbia
China and Serbia will launch joint military drills this month in Hebei – marking the first time Beijing has hosted exercises with an EU candidate country within its borders.
July 16, 2025
North Korea
Lavrov in North Korea for 3-Day State Visit
The Russian foreign minister will meet North Korean officials in the coastal resort of Wonson. The two countries may discuss North Korean weapons and troops for Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
July 11, 2025
Asia
Rubio-Lavrov Talks: US Condemns ‘Abhorrent’ Russian Attacks on Ukraine
Veteran American diplomat warns against “Russian rabbit hole” as US Secretary of State exchanges “new Ideas” with his Russian counterpart in Malaysia.
July 11, 2025
Asia
Rubio to Meet With Russia’s Lavrov, ASEAN Allies in Malaysia
Rubio and Lavrov last met in person in February in Saudi Arabia, following a rapprochement between Trump and Putin. After Malaysia, Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend.
July 10, 2025
Netherlands
Kremlin Scoffs at Trump’s Comments to ‘Bomb the Sh*t out of Moscow’
Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Wednesday discounted Trump’s 2024 remarks and on showed zero concern for new EC ruling that Russia violated human rights.
July 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
With China’s Help, Moscow Says It Has Tripled Its Drone Production
Russia continues to expand its domestic UAV manufacturing capacity thanks to Chinese parts and know-how, ISW reports. AFU says monthly drone attacks roughly doubled in June.
July 9, 2025
China
Zelensky to Sanction Chinese Suppliers Behind Russian Drone Strikes
According to Ukrainian officials, components made by these companies were found in Shahed drones that Russia used during a major overnight attack on the capital on July 4.
July 8, 2025
Top News
Trump Tariffs Cloud Final Day of BRICS Summit
“We are sovereign nations,” Brazil’s leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. “We don’t want an emperor.”
July 8, 2025
War in Ukraine
China Can’t Abide a Russian Loss in Ukraine, Beijing’s Foreign Minister Tells EU
While continuing to deny that Beijing is materially participating in Moscow’s full-scale invasion, Wang Yi reportedly admits to EU top diplomat that a Russian defeat is strategically bad for China.
July 4, 2025
Russia
Russia Becomes First Country to Recognize Taliban Regime
Moscow had removed Taliban from a list of “terrorist organizations” in April. In July 2024, Putin called the Taliban “allies in the fight against terrorism”.
July 4, 2025
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