Tag: Russia

This eventually compelled the generals to look further afield for new arms suppliers. Myanmar approached Russia, other East European countries and even North Korea. Myanmar generals purchased Russian MiG-29s after ...

ASTANA, Kazakhstan: President Vladimir Putin used a speech to Asian leaders on Thursday (Oct 13) to develop a theme that he has pressed more intensely as Russia's military fortunes have ...

CALM DOWN, EVERYONE Everyone probably needs to calm down a bit. The US may feel it has justifiable reasons to complain about India’s equivocation on Ukraine, but it would be ...

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a birthday greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, congratulating him for "crushing the challenges and threats of the United States", ...

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Wednesday (Oct 5) said his nation may need to turn to Russia to fulfil its fuel needs amid rising global energy prices, bucking ...

ULAANBAATAR: Thousands of Russians have fled into Mongolia across its northern frontier in a bid to evade conscription to Ukraine, putting further pressure on the government in Ulaanbaatar and its ...

MOSCOW: Russia said on Monday (Sep 26) it had detained a Japanese diplomat based in the eastern city of Vladivostok for carrying out espionage-related work and declared the official person non ...

POLITICAL MINEFIELDS AHEAD There are political minefields ahead for India and its partners. NATO-Russia tensions will surely rise when Sweden and Finland’s requests for membership are taken up. An intensification ...

SEOUL: North Korea on Thursday (Sep 22) said it has never supplied weapons or ammunition to Russia and has no plans to do so, while warning the United States to ...

RUSSIA, THE JUNIOR PARTNER What is happening in Ukraine makes Putin look weak. And it makes Xi also look weak by association. It’s not hard to imagine that Putin’s public ...