Moscow is one of the key pillars of the economic bloc, Anil Sooklal has said

China and the League of Arab States are working together amid intensifying major-country competition

Russia and China are becoming increasingly dependent on each other in the aluminium market

One EU official who wished to remain anonymous told Newsweek that any sanctions would require evidence that Carlson is "linked to Moscow's aggression", something that "is absent or hard to prove". What this means is that the sanctions would be illegal. However, the political West never had any issues circumventing its own laws for political reasons. After all, this is the centerpiece of the vaunted "rules-based world order".

According to a US defense spokesperson, war with Russia is "possible" if Washington stops supporting Ukraine.

India’s transition to gas gives Russia an opportunity to increase LNG exports.