China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.

President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.

As Donald Trump up-ends world order during his first few weeks in power, Xi Jinping is quietly testing the boundaries of this new reality, and the fallout could be felt in Ukraine, Taiwan and Australia.

The Trump administration may be using a strategy from former president Richard Nixon's term when dealing with Russia and China.

Donald Trump has been accused of being the 'exact president' that Vladimir Putin wants in the White House as the US leader cosies up to the Russian president

Putin and Xi declared a "no limits" friendship on the eve of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. China's discounted purchases of Russian natural gas and oil have helped sustain Moscow's wartime economy, while Chinese companies and exports blunted the impact of sanctions and the exodus of Western businesses from the Russian market.

Sergei Shoigu, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, Russia's TASS state news agency reported on Friday. Earlier, Shoigu, a former defence minister,

China is expected to hold a rare military parade later this year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, with Russian President Vladimir Putin likely to attend, according to ...

President Xi has supported the renewed dialogue between Russia and the US, saying Beijing was ready to help in the path to peace There has been a sudden thaw in relations between Russia and the United States with the return to office of President Donald Trump.

The Russian president says he agrees with Donald Trump's aim to slash arms expenditure by 50 percent, after peace is achieved.