…The Russian president, Vladimir Putin – authorised by parliament to invade Ukraine if necessary to “protect” ethnic Russians – had appeared to make a major concession on Friday by saying he was ready to work with the new Kiev leadership. “We understand that the people of Ukraine want their country to emerge from this crisis. […]
The long-awaited meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin came and went without agreement on a massive natural gas deal that reportedly would have seen Gazprom supply China with 38 million cubic meters of natural gas each year. Both sides remain optimistic that the 30-year, $400 billion deal will be finalized […]
Nevertheless, the court will not take on war crimes in Syria, not anytime soon anyway. China and Russia voted Thursday against a Security Council resolution that would have empowered the world tribunal to go after perpetrators of crimes against humanity in Syria. Before the vote, the United Nations deputy secretary general, Jan Eliasson, issued a […]