Washington has said the treatment of Glavprodukt, the only U.S. company Moscow has seized, will influence a planned reset of U.S.-Russia relations.

Trump has warned that if any country introduces retaliatory duties, Washington would increase its tariff rates. Tokayev's comments suggest that like other countries, Kazakhstan will seek to get a deal with the U.S. over the line in the next three weeks.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Beijing on Sunday as China is set to host a meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers next week.

China and Russia’s growing military-technical cooperation aims to preserve strategic stability, but it could have the opposite effect.

Russia and China would be the first nuclear powers to sign a treaty barring use of the weapons in Southeast Asia.

Some U.S. officials talked about an “axis” of authoritarian nations, but the American and Israeli war with Iran has exposed the limits of that idea.

The co-sponsors of new bipartisan U.S. sanctions package targeting Russia have briefed European allies and Ukraine on the legislation.

The heads of Russia's Gazprom and China's energy company CNPC discussed future Russian gas supplies to China during talks in Beijing, Gazprom said on Friday, as Moscow seeks stronger ties with the world's biggest energy consumer.

Foreign ministers of Russia and China convened in Beijing to discuss their relations with the U.S. and the conflict in Ukraine. Emphasizing strategic coordination in global forums, the discussions underscore the evolving geopolitical landscape amid the 'no limits' partnership declared by both nations in 2022.