Russia has dismissed the “utterly unfounded” speculations that it may use nuclear weapons in Ukraine, saying it would only use its nuclear arsenal in response to “direct aggression” by NATO countries over the ongoing conflict in the former Soviet state. Russian diplomat Alexander Trofimov made the remark at the Tenth ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping told US President Joe Biden on Thursday that Beijing strongly opposes foreign interference in Taiwan’s affairs and will firmly defend its sovereignty. “We strongly oppose separatism and foreign interference in Taiwan’s affairs,” the Xinhua news agency quoted Xi Jinping as saying during a phone call with ...