With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons production—including nuclear arms—deepening concerns over Beijing’s support for Moscow’s war effort.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine nearly three years ago, the world has witnessed not only brutal conflict but also the complex web of international trade that continues to fuel Russia’s war efforts. One of the most alarming discoveries involves China,

Russia is studying how China is building military-industrial systems, co-author of report from state-backed think tank tells Russian media.

An investigation by RFE/RL’s Schemes has found that companies at least partially owned by the Chinese state are feeding critical minerals to Russian suppliers to manufacturers of weapons the Kremlin has used to pummel Ukraine since its all-out invasion nearly three years ago.

Moscow launched a metro train decorated with Chinese motifs for the Lunar New Year on Wednesday amid strengthening relations with one-time rival China.

Once a global leader in cryptocurrency mining, China banned the activity in 2021, citing financial and environmental concerns. Russia is also becoming increasingly dependent on its neighbor at a time when its war-time economy is being choked by sanctions, with no end in sight.

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Russian elites are growing increasingly concerned about the dominance of a pro-China clan within the Kremlin and Beijing's "colonial" attitude towards Moscow.

In December, Russia reportedly sold its stakes in certain Kazakh uranium deposits to Chinese-owned companies. This involved Kazakhstan's nuclear resources company, Kazatomprom, and Russia's Rosatom transferring interests to Chinese entities, National Security News reported.

MOSCOW - Moscow unveiled a themed metro train on Wednesday to mark the start of the Spring Festival, the traditional Chinese New Year according to the lunar calendar.

The tightening of US financial sanctions, which at the end of 2024 affected Gazprombank, one of the few major Russian lenders, and in 2025 affected dozens of intermediary companies that supplied goods bypassing restrictions,