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Business Recorder
20 hours ago
- Business
- Business Recorder
Russia, Pakistan vow to deepen ties
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia have agreed to further deepen bilateral relations in the field of trade, defence, energy and agriculture. Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Tuesday, met the Foreign Minister of Russia, Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the SCO CFM in Tianjin, China. Both sides expressed satisfaction over the positive trajectory of bilateral ties and agreed to further enhance cooperation in trade, energy, agriculture, and defence. Dar reiterated the invitation for Foreign Minister Lavrov to visit Pakistan. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Irish Times
a day ago
- Business
- Irish Times
Moscow rejects ‘enormous' and ‘indecent' western pressure over Ukraine
Moscow has rejected western 'ultimatums' and accused the European Union and Nato of putting 'indecent' pressure on US president Donald Trump, after he agreed a new deal on arms for Ukraine and gave Russia 50 days to reach peace with Kyiv or face 'severe' tariffs on trade. 'It is clear that he is under enormous – I would say indecent – pressure from the European Union and the current Nato leadership, which unceremoniously supports the demands of [Ukraine] and continues to pump [it] full of modern weapons, including offensive ones,' Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday in China. He also noted that Mr Trump previously pledged to end Europe's biggest war since 1945 in one day, and that his administration aimed for a significant breakthrough in peace efforts by the time he marked 100 days in office in April. 'We want to understand what is behind this statement: 50 days. It used to be 24 hours. And 100 days. We have been through all this before and really want to understand what is motivating the US president,' Mr Lavrov said. READ MORE Mr Trump said on Monday he was 'very, very unhappy' with Russian president Vladimir Putin after several conservations that he thought had brought peace within reach. Later, he told the BBC he was 'disappointed in him, but I'm not done with him'. Russia and countries that buy its oil would face 100 per cent tariffs unless Mr Putin reached a peace deal with Ukraine in 50 days, Mr Trump said, while also announcing plans to sell 'billions' of dollars' worth of weaponry to Nato for subsequent delivery to Kyiv. 'Above all, we note that any attempts to make demands, especially ultimatums, are unacceptable to us,' said Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov. 'We need to focus on political and diplomatic work. The president of the Russian Federation has said repeatedly that we are ready to negotiate and the diplomatic path is preferable for us,' he added. 'However, if this is not met with a proper response, if we cannot reach our set goals through diplomacy, then the special military operation will continue ... We would like Washington and Nato in general to treat this with the utmost seriousness.' Russia calls its full-scale invasion of pro-western Ukraine a 'special military operation', and says it will go on until Kyiv and the West accept its occupation of five regions of Ukraine and the country abandons its ambition to join Nato. 'The US president's statements are very serious. Some of them are addressed personally to President Putin. We will certainly need time to analyse the rhetoric from Washington,' said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov. He also said the new US-Nato deal on arms for Kyiv was 'taken by the Ukrainian side not as a signal for peace but as a signal to prolong the war.' Dmitry Medvedev, a former president of Russia who is now deputy chairman of its security council, gave a typically blunt response to Mr Trump's announcement: 'Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin. The world shuddered, expecting the consequences. Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia didn't care.' Some politicians and commentators in Ukraine questioned why Mr Trump gave Russia another 50 days to keep bombarding the country before imposing tariffs, but Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked him for his 'willingness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace.' Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal resigned on Tuesday as part of a government reshuffle. He is tipped to become defence minister and to be replaced as premier by the current economy minister, Yulia Svyrydenko.
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'Sanctions don't scare us': Russia's Lavrov fires back at Trump's 'end war in 50 days, or' threats
At a press conference in Tianjin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov responded to US President Trump's 50-day Ukraine peace ultimatum, questioning the motive behind it. Lavrov criticised Western pressure on Trump, accusing NATO and the EU of fueling the conflict by arming Ukraine. He also downplayed the impact of future sanctions, stating that Russia has already endured an unprecedented wave and will continue to cope, citing even Western analysts' assessments. Show more Show less
Telegraph
a day ago
- Business
- Telegraph
China vows ‘deeper' support for Russia after Trump threat
China has vowed to deepen its support for Russia after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Moscow's trading partners. Xi Jinping, China's president, said that Beijing and Moscow should 'strengthen mutual support on multilateral forums' after meeting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing. He added that trust between China and Russia had 'deepened', and the two states were 'setting a model for a new type of international relations'. On Monday, a frustrated Mr Trump threatened to hit Russia's main trading partners, including China, with 100 per cent tariffs if Putin does not sign a peace deal in 50 days. He also announced plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine via members of the Nato alliance, including the UK, France and Germany. Mr Trump's threat raises the stakes by essentially putting China's economic future on the line, potentially forcing Beijing to choose between domestic growth or sticking alongside its strategic partner, Russia. China responded to Mr Trump's threat by saying it 'firmly opposed all illegal unilateral sanctions' by the US. The US and China have already been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war since Mr Trump took office for his second term in January, with both sides hiking tariffs to more than 100 per cent at one point before finally dialling down tensions to reach some temporary consensus. Beijing, a diplomatic and economic ally of Moscow, claims to be neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But according to leaked reports of a meeting with EU officials, China's foreign minister said in unguarded comments last month that it cannot afford for Russia to lose the war because it fears Washington would then shift its focus to Beijing. 'Russia didn't care' Mr Trump's tariff threats were dismissed by a senior Russian official on Tuesday as a 'theatrical ultimatum', though Putin is yet to formally respond. 'Trump issued a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin,' Dmitry Medvedev, who was once the country's president, posted on X. 'The world shuddered, expecting the consequences. Belligerent Europe was disappointed. Russia didn't care.' On Tuesday, Mr Trump said he was 'disappointed but not done with' Putin in an interview with the BBC. The high tension trade spat comes as Anthony Albanese, the Australian prime minister, arrived in Beijing for an official visit, seeking to smooth over bilateral relations, which hit a record low over the past decade. The poor relations also prompted Beijing to engage in hostage diplomacy, arbitrarily imprisoning Australian journalist Cheng Lei as a way to pressure Canberra. Australia is now seeking a way forward with China to keep open dialogue and look for areas of cooperation, said Mr Albanese on his visit to China. 'We have strategic competition in the region but we continue to engage in order to support peace and security in the region and stability in the region,' Mr Albanese said. A free trade agreement between Australia and China is scheduled to be reviewed, which could set the tone for relations between the two nations. China's Xi said of the meeting with Mr Albanese that it was important to create a favourable business environment for both sides, and to 'safeguard multilateralism and free trade' given fast-moving international dynamics.
Free Malaysia Today
a day ago
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Xi vows greater support for Moscow in meeting with Lavrov
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in China following a visit to North Korea. (KCNA/KNS/AP pic) BEIJING : Chinese President Xi Jinping told Russia's top diplomat today that their countries should 'strengthen mutual support', state media said, as foreign ministers gathered in Beijing for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) talks. Meeting Sergei Lavrov in Beijing, Xi said the two countries should 'strengthen mutual support on multilateral forums', according to state news agency Xinhua. Beijing and Moscow should work to 'unite countries of the global south and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction', Xi said, according to Xinhua. Russia's foreign ministry said in an earlier statement that 'a number of issues of bilateral political contacts at the highest and high levels were discussed'. They included preparations for President Vladimir Putin's visit to China to join an SCO summit and World War II anniversary celebrations. Russia's TASS news agency reported that Xi met Lavrov after the Chinese president held a 'general meeting' with SCO foreign ministers. Lavrov met Sunday with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss Ukraine and relations with the US. The Russian foreign minister arrived in China following a visit to North Korea, where he received assurances of support in its conflict with Ukraine. Beijing, a diplomatic and economic ally of Moscow, claims to be neutral in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. But China has never denounced Russia's more than three-year military campaign nor called for it to withdraw its troops, and many of Ukraine's allies believe that Beijing has provided support to Moscow. China regularly calls for an end to the fighting, while also accusing western countries of prolonging the conflict by arming Ukraine. Beijing has long sought to present the 10-member SCO as a counterweight to western-led power blocs such as Nato. It has pushed to strengthen collaboration between its member countries in politics, security, trade and science. Top diplomats from the SCO are convening in Beijing this week for a meeting of the council of foreign ministers, including Lavrov, India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Iran's Abbas Araghchi. Xi noted today that 'political mutual trust among member states has deepened', according to state broadcaster CCTV. The SCO 'has successfully explored a path of regional cooperation that aligns with the trends of the times and meets the needs of all parties, setting a model for a new type of international relations', Xi said.
