Russia-Ukraine war

The SCO meets at a time of geopolitical flux in the Asian heartland. What’s the significance?

As Russia's war grinds on, the region's governments are coming under increasing pressure to get off the fence.

But Jakarta is likely to weigh carefully the domestic political benefits of cheap oil against possible international blowback.

The meeting reflected the growing strategic convergence between the two international outcasts.

The first batch of the multi-purpose Mi-17 helicopters was scheduled for delivery by Russia's Sovtechnoexport in 2024.

While the West continues to try to isolate and punish Russia for the war in Ukraine, elsewhere Moscow is widening its reach and influence.

Sergei Lavrov's visit to Hanoi is likely to court tensions with the Western nations most opposed to the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.

According to the Indonesian leader, Vladimir Putin has promised to open a sea route to allow exports of food and fertilizer from Ukraine.

The latest Lowy Institute public opinion survey found that the public feels less safe in 2022, due to China's growing power and the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The leader will seek to convince President Vladimir Putin to permit the export of Ukrainian wheat amid worrying global shortages.

Vietnam has struck a careful balance in its reaction to the Ukraine conflict. But how long can it avoid taking sides?