Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar in New Delhi, India, on March 1: India has sharply boosted its purchases of Russian oil since the war began.
Ukraine war

Russia works to ease visa regime for India, other countries: TASS

Closer ties also sought with Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines amid Ukraine war

6 March 2023
From left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar attend a Quad panel discussion at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi on March 3.
International relations

Quad slams nuclear threats as 'inadmissible' in India huddle

U.S., Japan, India, Australia ministers urge Ukraine peace; Lavrov lashes out

3 March 2023
Vladimir Putin inspects a military training center for mobilized reservists in the Ryazan region in October 2022: The Russian president has no good military options.
Opinion

Russia will prove more formidable spoiler than Iran

With asymmetric warfare, Putin is seeking to weaken NATO unity

28 February 2023
Employees assemble Moskvich vehicles at a plant formerly operated by Renault in Moscow.
Ukraine war

Chinese cars, phones gain ground in Russia's sanctions-hit economy

3 Chinese auto brands grab 16% of shrinking market as global carmakers exit

28 February 2023
An MQ-9 Reaper drone performs maneuvers in Nevada. Such craft provide information to a joint U.S.-Japanese intelligence team.
Defense

Japan, U.S. race to modernize alliance facing multiple threats

Allies fear possible coordination among China, Russia, North Korea

28 February 2023
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and China's Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Wang Yi speak before a meeting in Moscow on Feb. 22. 
Ukraine war

China issues fresh call for cease-fire in year-old Ukraine war

Beijing abstains from U.N. vote calling on ally Russia to withdraw forces

24 February 2023
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24 February 2023
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a news conference as G-20 finance leaders gather on the outskirts of Bengaluru, India, on Feb. 23.
International relations

Yellen to press China on Sri Lanka debt, Russia sanctions at G-20

In India, U.S. Treasury chief urges more aid for Ukraine against 'brutal assault'

24 February 2023
The dollar and the euro accounted for 34% and 19% of Russia's export payments as of September, down from 52% and 35% in January, before the sanctions took effect.
Currencies

Russia speeds shift to ruble and yuan as sanctions bite

Response to Ukraine war fuels move away from export payments in dollars and euros

23 February 2023
A sign in Lviv urges Ukrainians to sign up for the armed forces. "Ukraine needs you now!" it says. (Photo by Takeshi Kumon)
Ukraine war

Hope for Ukrainian victory burns strong in Lviv, one year on

Western hub bustles with activity despite shadow of war

22 February 2023
The graves of unidentified victims fill a cemetery in Bucha, northern Ukraine, on Feb. 19, almost one year into the nation's war with Russia. (Photo by Paula Bronstein)
The Big Story

'Fear for our families': A year of Putin's war through the eyes of Ukrainians

Twelve months on from invasion, Western arms shift balance of war as Russia hopes to outlast NATO

22 February 2023
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi spoke Feb. 18 at the Munich Security Conference, where he met with counterparts from the U.S. and Ukraine.
International relations

China's top diplomat set to meet Putin with Moscow summit in cards

Wang Yi's trip on eve of Ukraine invasion anniversary sends message to U.S.

22 February 2023
The U.S. imported far less Russian crude oil in 2022, with shipments down 90%. China's imports of Russian crude, by contrast, rose 30%, while India's surged seventeenfold over the same period.
Commodities

Commodity prices dip in year since Russia's Ukraine invasion

Prices down from prewar level for 14 of 19 items in widely tracked index

21 February 2023
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at a military airport, in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 20.
21 February 2023
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin meet via video link on Dec. 30, 2022: The problem for Russia is that its dependence on China keeps getting deeper.
Opinion

China's embrace of Russia is mostly for show

Rhetoric about close ties is not translating into cooperation on tangible goals

20 February 2023
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith said the bloc will give Ukraine "everything they need." (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
Defense

NATO won't let 'foot off the gas' on Ukraine aid: U.S. ambassador

Alliance members rush to increase ammunition output amid shortage concerns

18 February 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping via a video link from Moscow on Dec. 30, 2022: The sanctions are bringing America's two main adversaries closer together.
Opinion

Russian war sanctions show why U.S. must rethink its strategies

Trade penalties have tended to benefit China, Washington's top rival

17 February 2023
An oil refinery in Mumbai: India has become a top buyer of bargain crude from Russia.
Trade

India's Russian imports soar 400% as U.S. offers little resistance

China seen behind Washington's soft touch; New Delhi optimistic on rupee trade

17 February 2023
The transfer of Russia's reserve assets into yuan does not eliminate geopolitical risk. 
Opinion

Russia's embrace of yuan cannot bring financial stability

Reliance on the Chinese currency brings new risks and complications

14 February 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin has never accepted the dissolution of the Soviet Union, says former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan.
Interview

Putin plays long game with West over Ukraine: former U.S. diplomat

Moscow prepared to see conflict through to bitter end, former envoy to Russia says

9 February 2023
The Russia-backed Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is currently under construction in Bangladesh. (Photo by Rizwan Hasan)
International relations

Bangladesh nuclear plant payments held up by Russia sanctions

Dhaka to send delegation for talks as Moscow urges SWIFT workaround

9 February 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, delivers a New Year address with troops in Rostov-on-Don, not far from the Ukrainian border. (Photo from Kremlin via Tass/Kyodo)
Comment

Deaths in Russia's top brass unnerve India and China

Military inadequacies in Ukraine raise questions for security relationships

9 February 2023
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The Big Story

Japan's war on space junk

Record numbers of satellite launches by China, Russia and U.S. are crowding Earth's orbit

8 February 2023
Many central banks bought gold to counter sanctions-related risks and as an inflation hedge. (Photo by Masaru Shioyama)
Commodities

Gold snatched up by central banks at fastest pace in 55 years

China and Turkey among big buyers as dollar's dominance fades

1 February 2023