Ukraine war

3 October 2024
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also the Democratic presidential nominee, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus on Sept. 26. 
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at U.N. headquarters on Sept. 24. 
The Nikkei View

UN Security Council needs urgent reforms to address global crises

Current structure has failed to stop wars, overlooks developing countries

2 October 2024
South Korea has stepped up sales to countries that traditionally purchase weapons from Russia. 
Aerospace & Defense Industries

South Korea, France, Italy hunt for arms deals as Russian exports fall

Vietnam, India diversify procurement in market reshaped by Ukraine war

2 October 2024
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, shakes hands with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 27.
US-China tensions

Blinken dismisses China's Ukraine peace plan over support for Russia

Calling to end conflict while aiding Moscow's war effort 'doesn't add up'

28 September 2024
Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Chairman of the Constitutional Court Valery Zorkin in Saint Petersburg on Sept. 12.
Opinion

Europe's best hope for deterring China is to defeat Putin in Ukraine

EU lacks the military capacity to counter a potential invasion of Taiwan

18 September 2024
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, right, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend an official welcoming ceremony in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Sept. 16
Trade

Germany's Scholz visits Kazakhstan to boost trade in rare earths, oil

But chancellor says deals must not circumvent EU sanctions on Russia

16 September 2024
U.S. Marines and members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade take part in joint military exercises in an island near Okinawa in November 2023.
Interview

U.S. needs 'alliances that work': former Trump defense official

Elbridge Colby argues for greater command integration between Japan and the U.S.

11 September 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks at a press conference in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Sept. 2.
The Nikkei View

Ukraine's cross-border attack could spur Russian withdrawal

Greater aid from democratic camp needed to force Moscow to negotiate

11 September 2024
Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival at an airport in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 2. (Sputnik/Natalia Gubernatorova/Pool via Reuters)
International relations

Ukraine criticizes Mongolia's failure to arrest Putin

Foreign Ministry calls it 'a heavy blow to the ICC and system of criminal war'

3 September 2024
NagaWorld in Phnom Penh. The NagaCorp casino group is saddled with a Vladivostok project that was put on ice due to the Ukraine war. (Photo by Masayori Ishikawa)
Media & Entertainment

Cambodia's NagaCorp 'open' to sale of stalled Russia casino

Chairman weighs all options as Vladivostok impairment charge tips group into red

28 August 2024
A man walks past U.S. and Chinese flags on the day of a meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and People's Bank of China Gov. Pan Gongsheng in Beijing on April 8.
US-China tensions

China opposes U.S. sanctions on firms over alleged ties to Russia war effort

Latest measures target hundreds of companies in Europe, Asia and Middle East

26 August 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv on Aug. 23 amid Russia's ongoing war with Ukraine.
Ukraine war

Modi meets with Zelenskyy in Ukraine weeks after Putin hug

India leader says both sides should sit down together to resolve crisis

24 August 2024
Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, in June 2023. Figures from the Middle East suggest Shanghai Petrochem now sources 10% of its crude from Russia.
Commodities

Shanghai Petrochem reveals more Russia oil buying as Li Qiang visits

Executive stresses 'price' is key; Chinese premier cements economic ties with Putin

22 August 2024
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the G7 leaders' summit in Japan's Hiroshima in 2023. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan/Handout via Reuters)
Ukraine war

India PM Modi to visit Ukraine for first time since start of Russia conflict

Trip to war-torn nation follows July meeting with Putin in Moscow

19 August 2024
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, poses with leaders of Arab nations before the opening of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing on May 30. (Pool photo by Reuters)
Comment

How China's peace diplomacy could endanger global stability

Beijing prioritizes showcasing its power over achieving lasting peace

14 August 2024
Oleg Deripaska, founder of aluminum giant Rusal, speaks to Nikkei Asia in an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 5. (Photo by Suzu Takahashi)
Interview

Trade with Asia 'lifeline' for sanction-hit Russia, says Oleg Deripaska

Oligarch says exchange with India and China vital as Ukraine war takes toll

8 August 2024
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy believes China can play a much more valuable role pressuring Russia to stop its war in Ukraine than posing as a mediator. 
Ukraine war

Ukraine's Zelenskyy wants China to put more pressure on Russia

President tells French media he wants war stopped by China, not mediated

1 August 2024
A drone from Chinese manufacturer DJI, a dominant player in the world's consumer drone market.
International relations

China revises drone export rules amid U.S., Western scrutiny

Beijing also lifts temporary export controls on some consumer drones Sept. 1

1 August 2024
Maidan Independence Square in Kyiv is covered with flags planted for fallen soldiers. (Photo by Eiji Furukawa) 
Ukraine war

Ukrainians split over cease-fire talks with Russia

People struggle to endure casualties, hardships of grinding war

29 July 2024
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, seen in a file photo, is visiting China for talks on how to end the war with Russia.
Ukraine war

Ukraine tells China it is open to Russia talks if Moscow acts in good faith

Kyiv sees no sign of that currently, its foreign minister says in Beijing

24 July 2024
Records obtained by BelPol suggest that Chinese companies are contributing to Russia's war effort in Ukraine.
Ukraine war

China companies supply Belarus defense contractor with Russia ties

Records obtained by BelPol show Chinese links to sanctioned BelOMO group

24 July 2024
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly told Nikkei that Ottawa wants to be "as close to Japan as we are from the U.K., from Germany and France." (Photo by Takuya Fujisawa)
Interview

Canada wants to 'challenge, cooperate' with China, top diplomat says

Melanie Joly urges pragmatic approach, balanced by ties with Japan and South Korea

24 July 2024
Moscow and Kyiv have reached out for support to faraway Pyongyang and Seoul and upgraded military ties. 
Asia Insight

Korean tensions flare as Seoul, Pyongyang take opposing sides on Ukraine

Russia-North Korea military upgrade triggers deeper U.S.-South Korea nuclear alliance

23 July 2024
Hong Kong's regulatory environment makes it easy for foreign nationals to create shell companies to evade sanctions.
International relations

Hong Kong plays leading role in sanctions evasion: report

New analysis spotlights Chinese city as transshipment hub of goods to sanctioned nations

22 July 2024
Donald Trump chose Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance to be his vice presidential running mate.
Opinion

J.D. Vance pick as Trump VP signals support for Taiwan over Ukraine

Ohio senator's China views line up with foreign policy thinkers that prioritize Asia

17 July 2024