China and Russia’s naval forces kicked off a joint military exercise only days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine. Forces from both sides patrolled the western and northern Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the Chinese defence ministry.

It comes as British military intelligence said Russia lost more than 70,000 troops in the past two months in its bid to capture Kharkiv. Average daily Russian casualties (killed and wounded) in Ukraine, throughout May and June 2024 increased to conflict highs of 1,262 and 1,163 respectively, the British MoD said on Friday.

By Sabine Siebold, Yuliia Dysa, Jonathan Landay and Jeff MasonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukraine on Thursday urged NATO allies to lift restrictions on its use of long-range weapons against targets in Russia,

NATO is shifting its stance on China, describing the country as a "decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine."

The claim that Beijing is supporting the Kremlin marks a change in posture for NATO, as the military alliance has historically avoided explicitly calling out Beijing.

NATO leaders are set to issue the alliance’s strongest-ever language calling out China’s military support for Russia, people familiar with the matter said, amid signs that Beijing is developing an attack drone for the conflict with Ukraine.

Russia's Security Council's Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region's city of Dubna,

China and Russia’s naval forces have kicked off a joint exercise at a military port in southern China on Sunday, official news agency Xinhua reported, days after NATO allies called Beijing a “decisive enabler” of the war in Ukraine.

Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has issued a stark warning regarding Ukraine's potential membership in NATO