China believes that the United States’ deterrence policy toward Beijing and Moscow is destined to fail, China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Le Yucheng, has said. “I fully share the standpoint and assessment of [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin regarding this matter,” Yucheng told reporters on Monday. He added that the ...
Turkish F-16 warplanes will fly over the country’s capital Ankara Monday to test its new Russian S-400 missile defences, Turkish media said, despite pressure from Washington for Turkey to drop the system. Ankara’s purchase of the S-400s has been a major factor souring relations with the United States, which says ...