Russia's frenemy China is quietly trying to dampen Putin's influence

Tech Insider : Politics
Xi, Kazakhstan
Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, Shaanxi province in May, 2023.

FLORENCE LO via Getty Images

China can end the Ukraine war with a single phone call to Putin, says NATO member

Tech Insider
Russian leader Vladimir Putin (left) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping (right).
Finland President Alexander Stubb told Bloomberg on Tuesday that Russia's dependence on China meant that Chinese leader Xi Jinping could end the Ukraine war if he wanted to.

Sergei Bobylyov/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

Russian children head to a North Korean summer camp as the countries strengthen ties

Tech Insider

Russia is planning to send youth to a summer camp in North Korea.

Russia missed probably its best opportunity to steamroll Ukraine, war analyst argues

Tech Insider
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on April 15, 2024, Russian soldiers participate in a military exercise somewhere in Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine.
In this photo released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian soldiers participate in a military exercise somewhere in Russian-controlled Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

Russian Defence Ministry Press Service v

Russian submarines fought a torpedo duel in waters surrounded by NATO allies

Tech Insider
A black submarine sits in the water next to a dock. Sailors walk up a ramp to get into the submarine.
Russian crew members get on board of the newly built "Novorossiysk" B-261 multipurpose diesel-electric submarine in Saint Petersburg.

OLGA MALTSEVA/AFP via Getty Images

North and South Korea are locked in a dangerous arms race. Putin may be about to make this worse.

Tech Insider
NK missile
A Yonhapnews TV broadcast at a railway station in Seoul showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile launch after new missile tests in July, 2024.

SOPA Images via Getty Images

Russian kids will go to 'excellent' summer camps in North Korea this year as the two countries move close

Tech Insider : Politics
Children walk through Songdowon International School Children's Camp on August 22, 2018.
Children walk through Songdowon International School Children's Camp, where Russian children will be sent this summer.

Carl Court/Getty Images

Ukraine's first F-16s from the Netherlands will arrive 'soon,' defense minister says, with export licenses now issued

Tech Insider
Two F-16 perform fly-bys against a blue sky
Two F-16 perform fly-bys.

Inquam Photos/George Calin via REUTERS

Russia's new 3.3-ton glide bomb escalates the destructive potential of its airstrike campaign against Ukraine

Tech Insider
A glide bomb in the air.
A Russian FAB-500 with a precision guidance kit is mounted on a Su-34.

Russian Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

Ukraine says it destroyed almost 60 Russian air defense systems in June, the second-highest number of monthly kills since the war began

Tech Insider
Two Russian S-400 air defense systems on the back of trucks are parked in a snowy field with some trees around them.
S-400 defense systems, sent by Russia, are seen at the Brestsky training ground ahead of the Allied Resolve joint military exercise near Brest, Belarus.

Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Subscribe to Russia