The United States on Thursday announced new sanctions targeting Chinese and Russian entities involved in the construction, design, and delivery of attack drones that are being used in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
In a surprise address at Asia's premier security summit which is taking place in Singapore, President Volodymyr Zelensky warned on Sunday that China's backing of Russia will prolong the conflict in Ukraine.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is on his first journey to Europe in half a decade, with the visit expected to revolve around Russia's conflict in Ukraine and economic tensions between Beijing and Brussels.
This development places the two military forces in close proximity amid heightened tensions surrounding the conflict in Ukraine and the junta's insistence on the withdrawal of US forces from the country.
This move comes amidst heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine, with North Korea emerging as a significant supplier of munitions to Russia.
In the statement issued on Telegram, Gladkov stated that shopping malls will also remain closed on Sunday and Monday. The impacted districts lie near the border with Ukraine. The frequent attacks have brought the conflict in Ukraine to the people of Russia largely isolated from the war.
The Biden administration has been concerned over the possibility of Russia deploying a tactical or battlefield nuclear weapon in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Nepal's major opposition party Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) hit out at the Nepali government over its failure to repatriate Nepali nationals recruited in the Russian Army amid the conflict in Ukraine.
Jaishankar expressed the significance of his conversation with Kuleba, saying, "A useful conversation with FM @DmytroKuleba of Ukraine today. Discussed advancing our bilateral cooperation in the year ahead. Exchanged views on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine."
The event, held at the Mutabor club on December 20-21, faced strong opposition from Orthodox Church officials, pro-war activists, and pro-Kremlin lawmakers, especially considering the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday characterized the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic followed by conflict in Ukraine on the global economy as "very traumatic" and predicted very "difficult and turbulent" times ahead.