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The Ministry of Commerce of China condemned the tariffs, announced China would file a legal case against the US in the World Trade Organization, and said China "will take corresponding countermeasures to firmly safeguard its rights and interests". [53] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying: "Fentanyl is America's problem ...
The Africa Corps, also called Russian Expeditionary Corps (REK), is a Russian mercenary group controlled and managed by the Russian government, to support Russian political influence and Russia-aligned governments in Africa. The Corps largely took over the operations of the Wagner Group PMC in Africa, by subsuming and rebranding its structures ...
It was Russia's largest military deployment to Africa since the end of the Cold War and the collapse of the Soviet Union. [8] As of January 2019, the CAR is considering hosting a Russian Armed Forces base. [9] A former Russian intelligence official has been installed by the Central African president as his top security adviser. [10]
US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to levy 100% tariffs on BRICS -- a China- and Russia-led group of nations with emerging economies -- if the countries decide to issue their own currency.
Russia's top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa's sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow seeks to grow its influence ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he is in no hurry to speak to Chinese President Xi Jinping to try to defuse a new trade war between the world's two largest economies sparked by his ...
Troops of the Russian 102nd Military Base at Republic Square, Yerevan during the 2016 Armenian Independence Day military parade. This article lists military bases of Russia abroad. The majority of Russia's military bases and facilities are located in former Soviet republics; which in Russian political parlance is termed the "near abroad".
In response, Russia sent an additional 300 military instructors to the country to train government forces and provide support. [45] The presence of Wagner and other Russian PMCs in the CAR has raised concerns about Russia's growing influence in Africa and its willingness to flout international law.