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Washington Post
a day ago
- General
- Washington Post
Top defense officials say Ukraine war has blurred lines, exposing global threats
SINGAPORE — China and North Korea's support for Russia in its war against Ukraine has exposed how lines between regions have blurred, and the need for a global approach toward defense, top security officials said Sunday. North Korea has sent troops to fight on the front lines in Ukraine, while China has supported Russia economically and technologically while opposing international sanctions.
CNA
3 days ago
- Business
- CNA
Geopolitics Professor Philippe Le Corre on US-EU relations and Europe-Asia ties
Ahead of French President Emmanuel's keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Professor of Geopolitics Philippe Le Corre from the ESSEC Business School shares his thoughts on US and EU relations, as well as how Europe can offer Asia a different approach to international relations.
Reuters
3 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Russia's Putin praises Abe, says late Japanese PM wanted peace treaty
May 29 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, saying he knew the slain Japanese leader had dreamt of finally concluding a post-World War Two peace treaty. No treaty was ever signed as the two countries could not resolve a dispute over the then-Soviet Union's seizure at the end of the war of four islands in the Southern Kuril chain, known in Japan as the Northern Territories. Russian media said Abe and Putin met altogether 27 times during the nearly nine years the Japanese leader was in office. Abe left office in 2020 and was assassinated two years later while making an election campaign speech. "I know that his dream - and he truly strived to achieve this - was to conclude a peace treaty between our two countries. The situation is different now," the Russian leader said. Putin, whose comments to Abe's widow in the Kremlin were reported by Russian news agencies, also said fulfilling that dream was not possible in the current international situation given the conflict in Ukraine. "Your husband did a great deal for the development of Russian-Japanese relations. We had very good personal relations," Putin was quoted as telling Akie Abe. Russia's relations with Japan have been strained by Tokyo's support for sanctions imposed by Ukraine's Western allies over Moscow's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. All negotiations on clinching a peace treaty have been suspended. Akie Abe told Putin, according to the agencies, that her husband had wanted to meet Putin even after the start of the Ukraine conflict "but unfortunately circumstances were such that he was no longer able to meet you. His life was cut short."
Fox News
6 days ago
- General
- Fox News
Trump warns Putin is 'playing with fire' after declaring the Russian president has 'gone absolutely CRAZY'
Print Close By Alex Nitzberg Published May 27, 2025 President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that many "bad things" would have befallen Russia if it were not for him, warning that Russian President Vladimir Putin is "playing with fire!" "What Vladimir Putin doesn't realize is that if it weren't for me, lots of really bad things would have already happened to Russia, and I mean REALLY BAD. He's playing with fire!" Trump declared in the Truth Social post. Trump, who has unsuccessfully been aiming to help broker peace between Russia and Ukraine, unloaded on both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a Sunday Truth Social post. PRO-UKRAINE REPUBLICAN AGREES WITH TRUMP ON 'CRAZY' PUTIN, URGES 'SECONDARY SANCTIONS & ARMS SUPPORT NOW' "I've always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I'm not just talking about soldiers. Missiles and drones are being shot into Cities in Ukraine, for no reason whatsoever. I've always said that he wants ALL of Ukraine, not just a piece of it, and maybe that's proving to be right, but if he does, it will lead to the downfall of Russia!" Trump declared in the first part of that post. But Trump's tough talk was not reserved only for the Russian figure — he also criticized Zelenskyy. GOP LAWMAKER BLASTS 'DUMB' TRUMP COMMENT ON ZELENSKYY DESPITE 'PERFECT' CRITICISM OF PUTIN "Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop," Trump declared of the Ukrainian president. Trump has so far failed to achieve his goal of seeing the bloodshed end. In a tweet on Monday, Zelenskyy noted that Ukrainian "air defense forces and rescuers were working all night," noting that Russia's "army launched the largest number of drones against our cities and communities since the beginning of the full-scale war — 355 attack UAVs, mostly 'Shaheds.' There were also 9 cruise missiles," he noted. PUTIN REJECTS TRUMP'S VATICAN PUSH AS KREMLIN ACCUSES HIM OF BEING 'EMOTIONAL': ENVOY KELLOGG CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Zelenskyy declared in a Monday post on X, "Like any criminal, Russia can only be constrained by force. Only through strength — the strength of the United States, of Europe, of all nations that value life — can these attacks be stopped and real peace achieved." Print Close URL
Times of Oman
7 days ago
- Politics
- Times of Oman
HH Sayyid Asa'ad arrives in Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur: HH Sayyid Asa'ad bin Tarik Al Said, Deputy Prime Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Affairs and Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan arrived at Malaysia to chair the Sultanate of Oman's delegation at the GCC-ASEAN Summit and the GCC-ASEAN-China Summit, scheduled to be held on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. Upon HH Sayyid Asa'ad and his accompanying delegation's arrival at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, they were received by Fahmi Fadzil, Malaysia's Minister of Communications, Dato Yubazlan bin Haji Yusof, Malaysia's Chief of Protocol, Sheikh Al Abbas Ibrahim Al Harthy, Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to Malaysia, several members of the embassy and a number of Malaysian officials.
