US rejects G7 plan to tackle Russia’s shadow oil tanker fleet, prioritising China focus
Washington pushes to strengthen language around Beijing while watering down wording on Moscow in a draft statement prepared by Canada.
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Donald Trump seems to prefer just three international power centres—Washington, Moscow and Beijing
The US president’s snub of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy points to a break with Europe and NATO’s unified stance on Russia, and the outsized influence of Vice President J.D. Vance
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China’s Xi says he’s not gonna let Trump come between him and ‘best friend’ Russia’s Putin
China has made it pretty clear this week that US President Donald Trump can do whatever he wants with Russia, but he’s not breaking up the Xi Jinping-Vladimir Putin bromance. In a call on Monday, Xi told Putin their relationship isn’t changing,
China says Russia ties a 'constant in a turbulent world', says Ukraine tragedy avoidable
On the Ukraine war, China's foreign minister said “conflict has no winners, and peace has no losers”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
US bid to divide China, Russia 'doomed to fail', Beijing says after Rubio 'peel off' note
US attempts to sow discord between China and Russia were "doomed to fail", Beijing said on Thursday, after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared to outline Washington's strategy to dilute ties between the two nuclear-powered neighbours.
Ukraine Official Responds to Reports China May Join Russia's War
"China is very careful. They're very cautious," Oleksandr Merezhko, head of Ukraine's Foreign Affairs Committee, told Newsweek.
US Can't Split Up China and Russia, Beijing Warns
China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.
China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is a ‘true friend’
President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.
Beijing's EU envoy "appalled" by Trump's treatment of allies, says peace in Ukraine must not be dictated by US and Russia only
China's special envoy for European affairs, Lu Shaye, has said he is "appalled" by US President Donald Trump's treatment of America's European allies. He added that a peace deal for Ukraine should not be decided solely by the US and Russia.
China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin Monday, in their first phone call since US President Donald Trump upended American foreign policy with a sweeping pivot toward Moscow as he pushes for peace in Ukraine.
Trump’s 'China First' record: Selling the West’s economy and national security out to Beijing
Instead of putting America First, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are putting China First, gutting assets we need in order to stay ahead of them.
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How Trump’s Russia gambit aims to contain China
The shifting tides of global politics have always been dictated by the convergence of interests among great powers. In recent months, a new strategic alignment has emerged— one that promises to rede