Russia Tells U.S. to Help Rebuild Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu says the U.S. should pay for the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
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China Holds Joint Exercises with Belarus and Russia near Ukraine
China sent troops to Belarus for training for the first time, conducting an exercise called “Eagle Assault” near the Polish border.
Erdogan Says Turkey Will Not Approve NATO Efforts to Cooperate with Israel
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would oppose cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Israel unless a “comprehensive, sustainable peace is established in Palestine.”
Putin Rejects Offer from Turkey’s Erdogan to Mediate Ukraine Ceasefire Talks
The Russian government on Wednesday curtly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s offer to mediate ceasefire talks in the Ukraine war.
Xi Jinping Reunites with ‘Old Friend’ Vladimir Putin at Kazakhstan Summit
Communist Chinese dictator Xi Jinping met with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit – their second meeting in two months and a sign their countries are experiencing a “golden age” of diplomacy, Putin said.
Russia Insists Ukraine, Not ISIS, Responsible for Moscow Massacre
Russian officials on Wednesday continued their attempts to blame the bloody Crocus City Hall terrorist attack on Ukraine and the U.S.
India Declines Support for Belt and Road, Driving Wedge into China’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization
India asserted itself as the lone member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) not to endorse communist China’s predatory Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a virtual summit Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted on Tuesday.
Putin Tells Xi Jinping He Understands Chinese ‘Concerns’ About Ukraine War
Russian leader Vladimir Putin met with Chinese dictator Xi Jinping on Thursday, their first in-person meeting since the Beijing Winter Olympics, telling one of his closest allies that he appreciated Beijing’s “balanced” position on his invasion of Ukraine and understood its “concerns.”
Study: China Using Extradition Treaties to Target Uyghurs in Central Asia
Beijing has recently ramped up its use of established extradition treaties with Central Asian nations to target Chinese-origin Uyghurs and transport them back to China to face criminal proceedings for alleged offenses, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported on Monday.
Global Times: Iran Likely to Gain Admittance to SCO in Near Future
Iran is allegedly on track to gain full membership to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the near future, according to the observations of a Chinese researcher published by China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday.
China, Russia Plan ‘Central Asia’ Military Drill at End of U.S. Afghanistan Presence
The Russian armed forces will join China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for a joint military drill in northern China in early August, China’s national defense ministry announced Thursday.
China Bosses Around the Taliban: Keep ‘Friendly Relations’ with Neighbor Beijing
China expects Afghanistan’s Taliban terror group to “be committed to friendly relations with all neighboring countries,” according to remarks made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a joint press conference with Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin in Dushanbe on Wednesday.
China Wants to Serve as ‘Mediator’ in Afghanistan Conflict
China wants to serve as “a mediator, or a ‘guarantor of security'” on the Afghanistan issue, China’s state-run Global Times reported on Sunday, in response to the Taliban’s growing dominance of most of the country.
China Prepares to Take Leading Role in Afghanistan
Chinese state media on Wednesday anticipated greater influence for Beijing in Afghanistan after U.S. and NATO withdrawal, suggesting China’s firm hand could restore order to bloody chaos after the “failure” of America’s twenty-year intervention.
China to Form Group to Speed Up Taliban Peace Talks
China will establish a contact group through the Beijing-led Eurasian coalition known as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to help “speed up” U.S.-backed efforts to end the more than 17-year-old war in Afghanistan with a political reconciliation between Kabul and the Taliban, the Chinese foreign minister said this week.
