Celebrations erupted in the city of Donetsk after Russian President Vladimir Putin formally recognised the independence of the Donetsk People’s Republic and Lugansk People’s Republic on Monday. The regions declared their independence in the wake of the February 2014 Maidan revolution in Ukraine. The Russian Federation’s recognition of the two ...
Beijing warned on Tuesday that US attempts to contain China using Taiwan is a mistake. “Some US officials advocate a long-term, bitter competition with China that is likely to escalate into a full-scale confrontation between China and the US”, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told US Secretary of State Antony ...
