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Russia Today
28-05-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
Russia can't afford to be weak
Russia is a key pillar of Eurasian security and thus cannot afford to be weak, the head of the country's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has stated. Addressing the attendees of an international security conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Naryshkin said that 'Russia has no right to be weak… [and] to abandon its own values and pursue the chimera of totalitarian liberalism and globalism.' According to Naryshkin, 'history teaches us that the security on the Eurasian continent and ultimately the whole world depends on Russia's firm standing.' Representatives from more than 150 nations were expected to attend the security conference, called the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues, in the Russian capital. Invitations were sent out to the nations of the Global South and East, to the Commonwealth of Independent States, and to members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, as well as to more than 20 international organizations. Topping the event's agenda is the 'formation of a new architecture of equal and indivisible security that is fairer and corresponds to today's realities.' Speaking at a forum titled 'New World Order: Formation of a Multipolar World and the Role of Russia' last month, State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Leonid Slutsky stated that Russia is actively promoting a new model of international relations and 'plays a central role in building a new, fair world order.' This, according to the lawmaker, is based on multipolarity and mutual respect, and will lay the groundwork for the creation of a safe and stable global security architecture. During the same event, Ivan Timofeev, who heads up the Russian International Affairs Council, argued that the 'old European system of collective security has ceased to function.' He insisted that in its place, a new, broader Eurasian security model will be established in the near future.
Russia Today
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Through joint efforts we will ensure expansion of Russia-Africa ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his regards to the heads of state across Africa on the occasion of Africa Day, expressing confidence that joint efforts will lead to the further strengthening of Russia-Africa relations, the Kremlin press service reported on Sunday. 'I am confident that through joint efforts we will ensure the further expansion of multifaceted Russian-African ties for the benefit of our peoples, in the interests of building a fair and democratic multipolar world order,' the president stated. 'This year is marked by anniversaries: the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the formation of the United Nations, as well as the 65th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples,' Putin noted. He emphasized that the defeat of Nazism and the dismantling of the colonial system were among the defining events of the 20th century, enabling nations around the world to pursue peaceful and independent development. The Russian president also praised the progress made by African countries since gaining independence, saying they had 'achieved recognized success in the economic and social spheres.' He underscored the role of the African Union and regional organizations in promoting security and stability on the continent. Putin reiterated that Russia has consistently advocated for deepening traditionally friendly relations with African nations. 'This is fully evidenced by the Russia-Africa summits held in 2019 and 2023, which made it possible to identify new areas of cooperation and facilitated the coordination of efforts in international affairs,' the president added. The statement also included an announcement that the next ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership forum is scheduled to take place later this year in an African country. On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated that 'today, our relations are developing on an upward trajectory, and building a truly strategic partnership with Africa is one of the priorities of Russia's foreign policy.' Africa Day is celebrated on May 25 to commemorate the establishment of the Organization of African Unity, now the African Union, in 1963.
Russia Today
16-05-2025
- Business
- Russia Today
BRICS is a key platform for the global majority
The BRICS group has become a leading platform for aligning the interests of the global majority, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday in a video message to participants of the 2nd BRICS Women's Entrepreneurship Forum. With its current membership, Lavrov said, the organization now accounts for close to half of the planet's population and around 40% of global GDP in terms of purchasing power parity – surpassing the combined economic weight of the G7. Given these figures, Lavrov argued, it is natural that BRICS continues to attract countries from the Global South and East, as many 'seek equal and mutually beneficial partnerships for the sake of joint development.' 'We view BRICS as a focal point for coordinating the interests of the World Majority's leading countries, a key pillar of a multipolar world, and an important mechanism for advancing genuinely multilateral cooperation,' Lavrov said. He also emphasized that BRICS places particular focus on innovation and economic modernization, 'sustainable finance, digitalization, and transport connectivity.' Within that context, Lavrov highlighted women's entrepreneurship as a critical force for progress, not only within BRICS countries but globally. 'Women's entrepreneurship is one of the key drivers of progress in these and other areas,' the Russian foreign minister said. According to Lavrov, the creativity, determination, and leadership qualities demonstrated by female entrepreneurs continues to unlock opportunities. Their work, he said, opens up 'new horizons for the development of our countries' economies and social spheres.' Lavrov also emphasized that the initiatives put forward at the forum will certainly be considered in the run-up to the BRICS summit scheduled for July 6–7 in Rio de Janeiro, and will 'contribute to the collective efforts.' BRICS was established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India, and China, with South Africa joining in 2011. In 2024, the bloc extended its full membership to Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, and the United Arab Emirates. Nigeria and Uganda became partner states of BRICS in January 2025.
South China Morning Post
09-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
United in Moscow, China and Russia spurn talk of a Trump ‘reverse Nixon'
China and Russia have formed a unified front against the United States in a rebuff to speculation that US President Donald Trump could divide the two neighbours Advertisement After talks between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, the two countries slammed the 'hegemony' and 'unilateralism' of Trump's America-centric foreign policy to shake up the global order. They pledged to jointly defend the post-war multipolar world order by strengthening bilateral cooperation and pushing back against US 'containment'. Observers said the two leaders, who attended commemorations in the Russian capital of the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender to the Soviet Union , were seeking to present their countries as on the right side of history and justice – in contrast to the US. 04:14 China's Xi Jinping joins Vladimir Putin at Victory Day parade in Russia China's Xi Jinping joins Vladimir Putin at Victory Day parade in Russia Since returning to office, Trump has launched a global tariff war , withdrawn from the Paris Climate Accord, and repeatedly attacked multilateral institutions established since the second world war.
The Guardian
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Xi hails ‘confident' China-Russia ties as Putin welcomes ‘dear friend' to Kremlin
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin exchanged warm words in the Kremlin on Thursday during a grand ceremony welcoming the Chinese leader for his 11th visit to Russia. Xi said the Sino-Russian relationship was 'confident, stable and resilient' in the new era and that China was willing to work with Russia to promote a multipolar world. Putin described his Chinese counterpart as a 'dear friend', while Xi described Putin as his 'old friend'. Xi said: 'History and reality have fully proven that the continued development and deepening of China-Russia relations is a natural continuation of the longstanding friendship between our peoples.' Xi is in Moscow for the 80th anniversary celebrations of the end of the second world war, which is commemorated in Russia as Victory Day on 9 May. World leaders flying into Moscow for the event faced the threat of disruption from Ukrainian drone attacks, which forced most of the Russian capital's airports to close on Wednesday. The Serbian president Aleksandar Vučić's flight was rerouted. Xi, whose plane was escorted by Russian fighter jets, was greeted on Wednesday by a military band playing the national anthems of Russia and China. A three-day ceasefire declared by Russia to coincide with the celebrations appears to have held, with the Ukrainian air force saying no Russian missiles or drones had been detected in Ukrainian airspace as of 8am local time on Thursday. Xi is expected to sign several cooperation agreements with Putin during his four-day visit, deepening China and Russia's already 'no limits' friendship. In an article published in Russian media on Wednesday, Xi said China and Russia had fought side by side in the second world war. 'Today, 80 years later, unilateralism, hegemony and bullying are extremely harmful,' Xi wrote. 'We must learn from history … [and] resolutely oppose all forms of hegemony and power politics, and jointly create a better future for mankind.' On Thursday he said the world was facing 'unilateralism and acts of hegemonic bullying in the international arena', a veiled reference to the US-China trade war, in which China has accused the US of coercive behaviour. Hopes in some Washington circles that the Trump administration might have been able to perform a 'reverse Nixon' and persuade Russia to decouple with China by bolstering the US-Russia relationship appear to have failed as Xi and Putin declare their countries to be closer than ever before. China has been an economic lifeline to Russia during the war in Ukraine, and in recent weeks Kyiv has been increasingly outspoken about what it says is China's direct aiding of Moscow's war effort. The comments from Xi and Putin came a few hours after Lai Ching-te, the president of Taiwan, gave a punchy speech in Taipei calling on European leaders to stand with Taiwan in the face of 'a new totalitarian group', a veiled reference to China and its allies. Lai compared Taiwan's current predicament to that of European countries before the start of the second world war. Xi has used this visit to underscore Russia's support for China's claims on Taiwan. 'Russia has repeatedly reiterated that it adheres to the one-China principle, that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory, opposes any form of 'Taiwan independence', and firmly supports all measures taken by the Chinese government and people to achieve national reunification,' Xi wrote on Wednesday. Western leaders are increasingly worried that China could launch some form of assault on Taiwan in the next few years, with the war in Ukraine providing a blueprint for how such an attack might play out on the world stage. Additional research by Lillian Yang
