https://www.scmp.com/rss/522091/feed The latest news and top stories on Dmitry Medvedev, a prominent Russian politician. Known for his extensive career in public service, he currently serves as Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council, a role involving foreign policy development and national security oversight. Previously, Medvedev was President of Russia from 2008 to 2012, where he pursued a modernisation programme, launched an anti-corruption campaign and oversaw Russia’s accession to the WTO. He then served as Prime Minister... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters Students across Russia are being offered large financial incentives ⁠to join drone units fighting in Ukraine as operators and engineers, while companies in Russia’s central Ryazan region have been given quotas to sign up workers for the army, documents show. The recruitment effort, which comes as Russian forces continue to grind forwards on the battlefield in Ukraine and as US-brokered peace talks are on ice due to the Iran war, suggests Moscow is diversifying its push to replenish its army’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3348784/russia-luring-students-large-financial-packages-join-drone-units?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3348784/russia-luring-students-large-financial-packages-join-drone-units?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:42:43 +0000 Agence France-Presse,dpa Agence France-Presse,dpa Jannik Sinner set a record for consecutive sets won at ATP Masters 1000 events as the Italian and Aryna Sabalenka kept their “Sunshine Double” dreams alive with emphatic victories at the ATP/WTA Miami Open on Monday. Sinner and Sabalenka are bidding to join an elite band of players who have won Indian Wells and the Miami Open back to back, and arrived in Florida brimming with confidence after their respective victories in the California desert earlier this month. World No 2 Sinner beat French... https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/tennis/article/3347687/miami-open-sunshine-double-dreams-alive-sinner-breaks-record-sabalenka-beats-zheng?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:05:13 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lewis Hamilton are among the sports stars whose schedules are in doubt because of the spreading war in the Middle East. Cancellations and travel shutdowns are already affecting events since the United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes on Iran on Saturday. Organisers of Formula 1 and major football games will face decisions soon on whether the competitions can go ahead as scheduled. Middle Eastern nations have become crucial to the world sports... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3345200/us-bombing-iran-disrupts-sports-doubt-over-messi-ronaldo-games-and-f1-races?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3345200/us-bombing-iran-disrupts-sports-doubt-over-messi-ronaldo-games-and-f1-races?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:22:14 +0000 Dewey Sim Dewey Sim China has joined Russia in congratulating North Korea on the conclave of its ruling party, hailing economic achievements under the leadership of Kim Jong-un and pledging to work with Pyongyang to promote regional peace. According to state news agency Xinhua, the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party sent a congratulatory message to Pyongyang on Thursday, asserting that the ruling Workers’ Party had in recent years helped to develop the North Korean economy and improve the lives of its... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344118/china-applauds-north-korea-party-conclave-new-historical-period-ties-xinhua?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3344118/china-applauds-north-korea-party-conclave-new-historical-period-ties-xinhua?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:17 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Neil Denslow Brian Rhoads,Neil Denslow The last treaty limiting nuclear weapons deployments by the US and Russia expires on Thursday, ending more than 50 years of restraints on the world’s two biggest nuclear powers. Russia has offered a one-year extension to New Start, which was originally signed in 2010 by then-presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Barack Obama. No “substantive reaction” has been received from the US, Medvedev, now deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, said in a recent interview with the Kommersant... https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/article/3342231/china-grows-nuclear-arsenal-last-us-russia-limits-expire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/news/article/3342231/china-grows-nuclear-arsenal-last-us-russia-limits-expire?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:01:31 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Come Thursday, barring a last-minute change, the final treaty in the world that restricted nuclear weapon deployment will be over. New START, the last nuclear treaty between Washington and Moscow after decades of agreements dating to the Cold War, is set to expire, and with it restrictions on the two top nuclear powers. The expiration comes as President Donald Trump, vowing “America first”, smashes through international agreements that limit the United States, although in the case of New START,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341983/end-era-us-russia-prepare-exit-final-nuclear-arms-treaty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341983/end-era-us-russia-prepare-exit-final-nuclear-arms-treaty?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:43:35 +0000 Reuters Reuters Russia is watching with glee as US ‌President Donald Trump’s drive to acquire Greenland widens splits with Europe even though his moves could have serious security ramifications for Moscow, which covets its ‍own presence in the Arctic. The Kremlin said Trump would go down in history if he took control of Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory. President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy Kirill Dmitriev hailed the “collapse of the transatlantic union”. Former President Dmitry Medvedev joked about... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3340555/russia-cheers-trump-greenland-rift-while-fearing-arctic-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3340555/russia-cheers-trump-greenland-rift-while-fearing-arctic-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 09:30:04 +0000 Agencies Agencies Russia’s former president Dmitry Medvedev said he could envisage abduction operations against other world leaders similar to the US arrest of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, naming German Chancellor Friedrich Merz among them. “The kidnapping of the neo-Nazi Merz could be an excellent twist in this carnival of events,” Medvedev, who is now deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, was quoted as saying by state news agency Tass on Sunday. Such a scenario was not unrealistic, he added. “There are... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338697/russias-medvedev-floats-kidnapping-scenario-involving-germanys-merz?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338697/russias-medvedev-floats-kidnapping-scenario-involving-germanys-merz?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 04 Jan 2026 17:46:03 +0000 dpa dpa Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday threatened Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky with imminent death in a text peppered with insults on Telegram. Medvedev, who is now deputy head of the Russian Security Council and is known for his invective against Ukraine and its allies, referred to the Christmas address of Zelensky, saying he had wished death upon “a person” – presumably Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin. “It is clear to everyone that he wishes death not only on ‘one person’,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338199/russias-medvedev-claims-grim-reaper-coming-zelensky-vile-threat-ukraine-leader?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3338199/russias-medvedev-claims-grim-reaper-coming-zelensky-vile-threat-ukraine-leader?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 13:40:57 +0000 Reuters Reuters Russia has successfully tested its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile, a nuclear-capable weapon Moscow says can evade any defence system, and will move towards deploying the weapon, President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff of Russia’s armed forces, told Putin that the missile travelled 14,000 km (8,700 miles) and was in the air for about 15 hours when it was tested on October 21. Russia says the 9M730 Burevestnik (Storm... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3330366/putin-russias-new-nuclear-powered-missile-can-evade-any-defence?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3330366/putin-russias-new-nuclear-powered-missile-can-evade-any-defence?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:15:32 +0000 Reuters Reuters Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday said it was now absolutely clear that the United States was Russia’s adversary and that US President Donald Trump’s recent steps on Ukraine amounted to an act of war against Russia. Trump said during the US election campaign that he would swiftly end the Ukraine war, which his administration has cast as a “proxy war” between Washington and Moscow, though he has recently expressed frustration about President Vladimir Putin. Trump, who has... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3330084/trumps-actions-act-war-against-russia-ex-leader-medvedev-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3330084/trumps-actions-act-war-against-russia-ex-leader-medvedev-says?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:10:52 +0000 Seong Hyeon Choi Seong Hyeon Choi North Korea’s recent military parade, which featured an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking the continental United States, suggested that China had “tacitly accepted” Pyongyang as a nuclear state, analysts said. The October 10 parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea was attended by Li Qiang – the first Chinese premier to visit the country in 16 years. It featured several advanced weapons systems, including tanks, artillery and... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329525/north-korea-pushing-china-more-openly-accept-its-status-nuclear-power?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3329525/north-korea-pushing-china-more-openly-accept-its-status-nuclear-power?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Oct 2025 12:00:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview published on Thursday that he would be ready to step down after the war with Russia is over. “If we finish the war with the Russians, yes, I am ready not to go [for elections] because it’s not my goal, elections,” Zelensky told the Axios website in a video interview. “I wanted very much, in a very difficult period of time, to be with my country, help my country. My goal is to finish the war.” Zelensky said he would ask Ukraine’s... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326884/ukraines-zelensky-ready-step-down-after-war-russia-over?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3326884/ukraines-zelensky-ready-step-down-after-war-russia-over?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:44:29 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg Austria hopes to become a stronger force in global diplomacy and a hub for conflict resolution. Key to those efforts, according to Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger, is sticking to decades-old military neutrality despite a raging war in the nation’s proximity. The nation’s top diplomat is campaigning for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, offering to host eventual peace talks between Russia and Ukraine and pushing for a return to the negotiating table on Iran’s nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325491/austria-seeks-diplomatic-role-ukraine-war-and-iran-nuclear-negotiations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3325491/austria-seeks-diplomatic-role-ukraine-war-and-iran-nuclear-negotiations?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Sep 2025 09:44:50 +0000 Edith Mao Edith Mao US President Donald Trump’s methods for mediating international conflicts may backfire and lead to more confrontation, experts in China have warned. Trump’s mediation tactics revealed a power politics approach and constituted ill-advised interference in the long term, Zhang Luwei, a research associate at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said in an article published on the institute’s social media account last week. She said Trump was known for taking a high profile... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322166/trump-being-put-forward-nobel-peace-prize-so-he-must-be-top-mediator-right?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3322166/trump-being-put-forward-nobel-peace-prize-so-he-must-be-top-mediator-right?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:00:08 +0000 dpa dpa Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Moscow of attempting to mislead Washington, a few days before a planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. On Monday, he warned against capitulating to the Russian leader. “Russia refuses to stop the killings, and therefore must not receive any rewards or benefits. And this is not just a moral position – it is a rational one. Concessions do not persuade a killer,” he said in a statement... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3321393/russia-deceiving-washington-ahead-us-russia-talks-zelensky-says?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3321393/russia-deceiving-washington-ahead-us-russia-talks-zelensky-says?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 10 Aug 2025 21:36:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Donald Trump made an unexpected appearance on Tuesday on a White House rooftop and joked about installing nuclear missiles at a time of escalating tensions with Russia. The US president, flanked by bodyguards and under the protection of snipers, strolled for 20 minutes on the flat roof above the press room as he looked across to the site of his proposed new ballroom. Asked why he was on the roof, he replied he was just “taking a little walk”. At one point, he said he was looking at “another way... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320875/trump-stands-white-house-roof-jokes-about-building-nuclear-missiles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320875/trump-stands-white-house-roof-jokes-about-building-nuclear-missiles?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 18:17:37 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Russia has declared that it no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on the deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles, a warning that potentially sets the stage for a new arms race as tensions between Moscow and Washington rise again over Ukraine. In a statement on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry linked the decision to efforts by the US and its allies to develop intermediate range weapons and preparations for their deployment in Europe and other parts of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3320841/cold-war-fears-return-russia-lifts-intermediate-range-missile-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3320841/cold-war-fears-return-russia-lifts-intermediate-range-missile-restrictions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 10:29:49 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The Kremlin said on Monday it was anticipating “important” talks with Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, later this week, ahead of the US president’s looming deadline to impose fresh sanctions on Moscow if it does not make progress towards a peace deal with Ukraine. Trump confirmed on Sunday that special envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Russia, likely on “Wednesday or Thursday”, where he is expected to meet President Vladimir Putin. Speaking to reporters, Trump also said that two nuclear... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320711/russia-calls-trump-envoys-visit-important-ukraine-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320711/russia-calls-trump-envoys-visit-important-ukraine-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Aug 2025 11:16:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “appropriate regions” in response to threats from former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. “I have ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions, just in case these foolish and inflammatory statements are more than just that,” Trump said in a social media post that called Medvedev’s statements highly provocative. He added: “Words are very important, and can often lead... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320509/ukraine-war-trump-orders-nuclear-submarines-moved-near-russia-after-medvedevs-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320509/ukraine-war-trump-orders-nuclear-submarines-moved-near-russia-after-medvedevs-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:49:20 +0000