Russia is studying how China is building military-industrial systems, co-author of report from state-backed think tank tells Russian media.

Once a global leader in cryptocurrency mining, China banned the activity in 2021, citing financial and environmental concerns. Russia is also becoming increasingly dependent on its neighbor at a time when its war-time economy is being choked by sanctions, with no end in sight.

"A nuclear arms race benefits no one," Hruby, whose agency builds and stores America's nuclear weapons, said Thursday at the Hudson Institute think tank.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Russian elites are growing increasingly concerned about the dominance of a pro-China clan within the Kremlin and Beijing's "colonial" attitude towards Moscow.

The Kremlin said that in Tuesday’s video call with Xi, Putin emphasized that their relations are based on shared interests, equality and mutual benefits.

By Dmitry Antonov and Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video call with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday in which he proposed further developing their strategic partnership just hours after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

China's largest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended flights from Beijing to Moscow at the end of January, a surprise move that comes just ahead of the Chinese New Year. Newsweek reached out to China Southern Airlines and the Russian Foreign Ministry with an emailed request for comment outside of office hours.

MOSCOW. Jan 28 (Interfax) - The Chinese automobile exporter Biulu (Chongqing Biulu Automotive Technology Co., Ltd) has opened a consignment warehouse in Belarus for storing Chinese, European and other vehicles for subsequent deliveries to Russia and CIS countries, the company's press service said.

Torklink Controls, a partner of the Chinese company Flowinn, will launch the assembly of electric actuators for pipeline valves at the Yesipovo industrial park in Solnechnogorsk in the Moscow region,

Russian President Vladimir Putin told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Moscow and Beijing's foreign policy ties played a stabilising role in international affairs.

The two leaders have developed strong personal ties that helped boost relations between Moscow and Beijing, growing even closer after Putin sent troops into Ukraine in 2022.

Moscow wants India to join a coalition alongside its old adversaries, plus Iran – but New Delhi doesn’t seem all that keen.