Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun has told his Russian counterpart, Sergey Shoigu, that strategic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is a pillar of maintaining peace around the globe, in his first public appearance since his appointment at the end of last year.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that phasing out reliance on Russian oil will take time, as Tokyo will do its best to “minimize” the negative impact on businesses and the average person. The comments were made just after the Group of Seven (G7) agreed to target oil imports from Russia as part of…

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