a super blood moon. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the prime minister borisjohnson will visit belfast today to urge the main northern ireland parties to resume power sharing. the largest unionist party, the dup, is currently refusing to take part in the government of northern ireland because of the post brexit trading arrangements with the eu, known as the northern ireland protocol. the uk government is expected to introduce legislation which would allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. speaking to the belfast telegraph, borisjohnson says that protocol is now out of date and changes are needed. our political correspondent nick eardley reports. boris johnson will arrive in northern ireland later to find a political system which is stuck. despite elections earlier this month, there s no new government. sinn fein finished top for the first time ever, but the democratic unionist party the second largest at stormont won t agree
To meet the russian president , vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda as china looks to push its vision for the new silk road. but beijing is also looking further afield for some fresh impetus. From today, Global Investors can buy Chinese Company debt through an exchange for the very first time. Welcome to World Business report. Im jamie robertson. Chinese president xijinping is in russia for talks with his counterpart vladimir putin. Trade is set to be top of the agenda ahead of the 620 meeting of Global Leaders later this week. The visit will be president xis sixth tour to russia since taking office in 2012. And their meetings seem to be bearing fruit. According to chinese statistics, trade between the two increased by over 26 in the first four months of the year, reaching nearly 25 billion. Co operation is increasing, too. Russia will be a key component of chinas belt and Road Initiative an ambitious multitrillion dollar project that will link europe and asia via the
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As Western sanctions designed to cripple Russian energy exports barely slow them down, the Kremlin continues to make enough money to keep its war against Ukraine going indefinitely, just by selling oil to China and India. Oil money pays for weapons, ammunition, and high enlistment bonuses that keep the army topped up with 25,000 men per month to replace the 20,000 it loses on average in its war against Ukraine, according to Viktor Kevliuk, a military expert with the Center for Defense Strategies. With steady oil production and much of the Russian economy retooled for total war, this pattern is set to continue, likely resulting in the attrition of Ukraine’s Armed Forces and the country requiring even more weapons from allies over time.
On December 28, 2023, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov gave an interview to Russian TV host Dmitry Kiselev, who is Director General of the "Rossiya Segodnya" state media holding. Lavrov covers a range of topical foreign policy issues, including Taiwan and the wars in Gaza and the Ukraine.