Xi Jinping’s alleged comments are significant because China has publicly maintained close ties with Russia since the war began and has avoided openly criticising Vladimir Putin.

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv says spike in radiation detected after Moscow arms missiles with uranium - Nato chief Mark Rutte is calling on Ukraine’s allies to increase their expenditure in support

Photos and videos released by Russian authorities showed rescue workers at the scene, with severely damaged buildings and fires still burning.

Flying low enough to evade radar, and cheap enough to deploy in the hundreds, Ukrainian drones have hit Moscow, struck Baltic Sea oil ports, set fire to fuel depots, and knocked out radar installations more than 1,000 miles from the Ukrainian border in a successful campaign of aggression.

Russia has lost between 1 million and 1.2 million soldiers killed and wounded in Ukraine since February 2022, according to Western analysts. A January 2026 CSIS analysis estimated as many as 325,000 dead.

Its residents could either bathe in the patriotic glory of war or ignore it altogether, shutting their eyes to distant suffering while reaping the benefits the conflict brought to Russia’s economy. No longer.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told visiting Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister Mihai Popsoi that Beijing "cherishes" ties with the Eastern European country and aims to

Politico reports that Vladimir Putin is targeting the reputation of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a development that matters as Germany faces economic weakness and far-right momentum. The report says Vladimir Putin is pressing a key Ukraine ally as Alternative for Germany rises ahead of eastern state elections,