China On Russia-ukraine War

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused NATO of whipping up tensions near China in a way that posed risks for Russia.

China wants to deepen its relations with Russia and supports it fully, the foreign minister said Thursday in another display of Beijing avoiding criticism of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Germany's intelligence service chiefs warned on Monday that China could use stakes in critical infrastructure as leverage to pursue political aims amid a debate in Berlin over whether to let Chinese shipping company Cosco invest in Hamburg port.

Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory, with China and India abstaining.

China is fully exploiting the Russia-Ukraine crisis to warn the United States of its threats- a classic example of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey," GeoPolitica reports said.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan at a meeting in Uzbekistan on Thursday.

MBBS students who returned to India due to Covid or Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees by June 30 will be allowed for Foreign Medical Graduate exam, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has informed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, analysts say that China is keenly watching the conflict that has been unfolding for the past four months, in a bid to draw lessons for a possible invasion of Taiwan.

The rupee hit all-time lows early on Monday, trading beyond 77.40 per dollar driven by investors' preference toward safety as lockdowns in China, war on the edge of Europe and fear about higher interest rates sent a nervous jolt through markets.

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan.

Crude oil prices fell over 2.5 per cent to below $104 per barrel early on Monday on demand worries driven by the extended restrictions in China and global economic growth concerns as central banks look poised to tighten policy aggressively.

Global crude markets have been whiplashed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, with Brent and US futures trading above $100 for most of that duration, but benchmark crude prices fell in the latest trading week.

Crude oil prices recovered some of their losses during a volatile trading session on Wednesday after crashing over 5 per cent previously.

The ebb and flow in investors' sentiment on global crude's demand-supply dynamics pushed futures down over 1 per cent on Tuesday; with the Russia-Ukraine war intensifying, supply concerns limited losses.

Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday by nearly $1 per barrel as the dollar strengthened to a two-year high, even as supply concerns remain after Libya shut its oil fields due to political protests.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday accused NATO of whipping up tensions near China in a way that posed risks for Russia.

China wants to deepen its relations with Russia and supports it fully, the foreign minister said Thursday in another display of Beijing avoiding criticism of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Germany's intelligence service chiefs warned on Monday that China could use stakes in critical infrastructure as leverage to pursue political aims amid a debate in Berlin over whether to let Chinese shipping company Cosco invest in Hamburg port.

Russia on Friday vetoed a Western bid at the UN Security Council to condemn its annexations of Ukrainian territory, with China and India abstaining.

China is fully exploiting the Russia-Ukraine crisis to warn the United States of its threats- a classic example of "killing the chicken to scare the monkey," GeoPolitica reports said.

Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping will discuss Ukraine and Taiwan at a meeting in Uzbekistan on Thursday.

MBBS students who returned to India due to Covid or Russia-Ukraine war and got degrees by June 30 will be allowed for Foreign Medical Graduate exam, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has informed Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

As the Russia-Ukraine war drags on, analysts say that China is keenly watching the conflict that has been unfolding for the past four months, in a bid to draw lessons for a possible invasion of Taiwan.

The rupee hit all-time lows early on Monday, trading beyond 77.40 per dollar driven by investors' preference toward safety as lockdowns in China, war on the edge of Europe and fear about higher interest rates sent a nervous jolt through markets.

US Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns said on Saturday that Beijing is closely monitoring Russia's conflict in Ukraine and that it is affecting China's calculations over Taiwan.

Crude oil prices fell over 2.5 per cent to below $104 per barrel early on Monday on demand worries driven by the extended restrictions in China and global economic growth concerns as central banks look poised to tighten policy aggressively.

Global crude markets have been whiplashed since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, with Brent and US futures trading above $100 for most of that duration, but benchmark crude prices fell in the latest trading week.

Crude oil prices recovered some of their losses during a volatile trading session on Wednesday after crashing over 5 per cent previously.

The ebb and flow in investors' sentiment on global crude's demand-supply dynamics pushed futures down over 1 per cent on Tuesday; with the Russia-Ukraine war intensifying, supply concerns limited losses.

Crude oil prices fell on Tuesday by nearly $1 per barrel as the dollar strengthened to a two-year high, even as supply concerns remain after Libya shut its oil fields due to political protests.