In December, Russia reportedly sold its stakes in certain Kazakh uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. This involved Kazakhstan's nuclear resources company, Kazatomprom, and Russia's Rosatom transferring interests to Chinese entities, National Security News reported.

China's largest airline, China Southern Airlines, has suspended flights from Beijing to Moscow at the end of January, a surprise move that comes just ahead of the Chinese New Year. Newsweek reached out to China Southern Airlines and the Russian Foreign Ministry with an emailed request for comment outside of office hours.

(Reuters) - Russia signed a strategic partnership treaty with Iran on Friday that follows similar pacts with China and North Korea. All three countries are adversaries of the United States, and Russia has used its ties with them to help blunt the impact of Western sanctions and boost its war effort in Ukraine.

This was reported by independent Russian outlet The Moscow Times, citing the Russian Association of Tour Operators. “Flight CZ342 was scheduled to operate daily; however, tickets are currently available on the airline's website only until Jan.

"This time it's different" is a well-worn cliché that seems to be getting another whirl with the latest U.S. sanctions against Russia's crude oil exports.

China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in China, has announced the suspension of its direct Moscow–Beijing route from January 20 to March 30, according to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia and United24 Media.

MOSCOW - The relationship between Russia and China is essential to maintaining global stability at a time of rising tensions around the world, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday in his annual press conference. He noted that the Russia-China partnership is one of the main stabilizing factors in modern international relations.

Trade between China and Russia reached a record high last year, official data showed Monday, reflecting strong economic ties between the countries despite Western sanctions on Moscow.

The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with rates expected to climb even higher, according to traders.

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

Prime among these is a longstanding dispute over European energy security that has found the U.S., Russia, and various European states on opposing sides.  These energy wars, if left unaddressed, threaten to cripple Europe for decades to come.

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