“Anything... done in a quiet and businesslike approach can contribute to the normalization of relations,” the Kremlin has said.

Baku says Pelosi is “known as a pro-Armenian politician.”

Russia and China have carried out several other drills in recent years.

Two US Navy warships enter the Taiwan Strait in what is America’s first such naval transit​​​​​​​ since a visit by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the self-declared island increased tension.

A US Coast Guard vessel was unable to enter the Solomon Islands on Thursday for a routine port call as its government did not respond to a request for the vessel to refuel and provision.

Emboldened by expressions of support by the United States and other Western countries, Chinese Taipei has announced a record military budget, in what would further raise tensions with Beijing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses the United States of attempting to prolong the conflict in Ukraine and seeking to destabilize the Asia-Pacific region.

China imposes sanctions on several Taiwanese officials and lawmakers, accusing them of being "independence diehards", amid heightened tensions between Taipei and Beijing.

China says US lawmakers’ visit of Taiwan has fully exposed Washington’s true face as spoiler of peace in the Taiwan Strait.

China has reacted angrily to another visit to Taiwan by a US congressional delegation, warning it against “playing with fire,” as Beijing announces new military drills around the self-ruled island.