https://www.scmp.com/rss/522775/feed The latest news and top stories on Sergei Shoigu. A Russian politician and military leader, he currently serves as Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, appointed in May 2024. Previously, he held the role of Minister of Defence from 2012 to 2024, overseeing the modernisation of the Russian Armed Forces, including establishing special operations forces. His career includes over two decades as Minister of Emergency Situations. With a background in civil engineering, Shoigu... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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 Fan Chen Fan Chen Donald Trump’s repeated threats against Greenland and rising tensions with Iran may have been a factor in the latest round of talks between China and Russia, according to Chinese observers. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Sergei Shoigu, the head of the Russian Security Council, met in Beijing on Sunday. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, Wang warned of the danger of the world lapsing into the “law of the jungle”. “China and Russia should maintain close communication on major issues... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342142/could-greenland-and-iran-have-been-factors-behind-latest-china-russia-talks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3342142/could-greenland-and-iran-have-been-factors-behind-latest-china-russia-talks?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:44:00 +0000 Cao Jiaxuan Cao Jiaxuan Western sanctions had not weakened ties between Beijing and Moscow but instead fostered closer dialogue and higher levels of mutual trust, Russia’s ambassador to China Igor Morgulov said on Tuesday. Addressing a forum at Renmin University of China in Beijing, Morgulov portrayed the deepening partnership as a response to efforts aimed at constraining both countries’ technological development and distorting fair competition. China and Russia had expanded cooperation in an “extremely complex”... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337608/china-russia-partnership-stronger-ever-despite-western-sanctions-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3337608/china-russia-partnership-stronger-ever-despite-western-sanctions-envoy?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Dec 2025 08:00:32 +0000 Orange Wang Orange Wang China and Russia have reached a “high degree” of strategic consensus on issues related to Japan and jointly oppose the revival of “Japanese militarism”, Beijing said after Foreign Minister Wang Yi met chief Kremlin security aide Sergei Shoigu in Moscow. Statements from the World War II allies after Tuesday’s meeting indicated continued solidarity amid growing China-Japan tensions. Shoigu, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, also told Wang that Russia could achieve its “strategic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335058/wwii-allies-china-russia-take-united-stand-against-japanese-militarism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3335058/wwii-allies-china-russia-take-united-stand-against-japanese-militarism?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Dec 2025 09:42:57 +0000 SCMP’s Asia desk SCMP’s Asia desk North Korean construction workers sent to labour-strapped Russia have been forced to endure slave-like conditions of 18-hour days, two days off a year and bug-infested sleeping quarters, according to their accounts reported in the media. Working on Russian high-rise flats and other construction sites, these labourers often toil from 6am until 2am the next morning, sometimes in the dark with little safety equipment, the BBC reported on Tuesday, citing testimonies from six defectors. They were not... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3321847/north-korean-workers-endure-slave-conditions-russia-prison-without-bars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3321847/north-korean-workers-endure-slave-conditions-russia-prison-without-bars?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 08:05:54 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg North Korea has suspended foreigners’ access to a newly opened beach resort on its east coast, just days after Russia’s top diplomat visited the area and vowed to help increase tourist flows to the isolated country. North Korea’s National Tourism Administration said the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist area that began operations this month is temporarily not accepting foreign guests, without elaborating. The beach resort is one of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s pet projects. Kim has a private... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3318695/north-koreas-new-resort-closes-foreigners-days-after-russian-tourism-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3318695/north-koreas-new-resort-closes-foreigners-days-after-russian-tourism-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:00:15 +0000