Ukraine, China and Russia

Trump says China can help end Russia-Ukraine war
President Trump said Thursday he thinks China can help to end the Russia-Ukraine war because of Beijing’s economic influence over Moscow.
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How China and US can work together to end Ukraine war
Beijing and Washington should take the lead on a plan to offer a collective security guarantee to Kyiv and Moscow as a foundation for a deal When I wrote in the Financial Times in 2023 that even though China has nothing to do with the Ukraine war,
Top EU, US Diplomats Discuss Pressing Russia Over War in Ukraine
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed on the need to keep maximum pressure on Russia to move toward a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine,
Kallas and Rubio discuss ramping up pressure on Russia
Both officials agreed on the importance of “continuing to exert maximum pressure on Russia to achieve a just and sustainable peace in Ukraine.” The conversation also touched on the need to strengthen cooperation between the EU and the United States,
EU's top diplomat and new US Secretary of State discuss Ukraine war and China
Kaja Kallas, the European Union's top diplomat, spoke by phone with Marco Rubio, the incoming US Secretary of State. Source: Kaja Kallas on X (Twitter), as reported by European Pravda Details: Kallas described the discussion with Rubio as a "good call".
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China is Russia's sole supplier of key military-use rare metals amid sanctions, RFE/RL reports
China became Russia's sole supplier of gallium, germanium, and stibium, chemical substances needed to produce weapons, ...
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China Supplying Key Chemicals For Russian Missiles, RFE/RL Investigation Finds
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 ...
US weakness on Ukraine will only embolden China
When Donald Trump takes office, his greatest challenge will be how he deals with the new axis of totalitarian states. This ...
Rubio warns of risk of China shutting down Panama Canal in any conflict
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday he had "zero doubt" that China has a contingency plan to shut down the Panama ...
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China Becomes Russia’s Lifeline for Critical War Minerals
With Western sanctions cutting off supplies, China has become Russia’s sole source of critical minerals used in weapons ...
China Is Quietly Taking Over Russia's Tech Market
Once a global leader in cryptocurrency mining, China banned the activity in 2021, citing financial and environmental concerns ...
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China-Russia Relations: January 2025
Russia and China are strengthening their cooperation on AI technology. Although China-Russia imports and exports have reached ...
EU's Kallas, U.S.'s Rubio discuss Ukraine in first phone call
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed the Ukraine war, Iran and ...
DeepSeek Technology Is An Ace Up China’s Sleeve For Drone Warfare
China has taken a huge leap forward with DeepSeek and Large Language Models. It is a technology that is surprisingly ...
Opinion: Trump promised to end the Ukraine war, but neither side is ready
As Eisenhower once said of how conflicts end, 'sometimes it just gets down to the dirty job of killing until one side or the ...
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The Private Sector on the Front Line
MICHAEL BROWN is a Partner at Shield Capital, a Senior Distinguished Fellow at the Institute for Security and Technology, and ...