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China and Russia are 'true friends' who 'support each other', says Xi to Putin in phone call
China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow
‘We’re Your True Friends,’ Xi Tells Putin, as Trump Courts Russia
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UK sanctions Chinese firms in clampdown on supplies to Russia
THE UK has imposed sanctions on 10 China-based companies it says are enabling Russia’s defence industry, as part of its largest package of economic measures against Vladimir Putin’s regime since 2022.
As the US positions Russia as a potential hedge against China, Europe is already recalibrating its Indo-Pacific strategy
As the US positions Russia as a potential hedge against China, Europe is already recalibrating its Indo-Pacific strategy.
Ukraine’s fate hinges on US need to drive a wedge between Russia and China again
Given this backdrop, the U.S. needs to return to its old grand strategy, which helped the West win the Cold War by driving a wedge between Moscow and Beijing. Ending the Ukraine war would also enable the U.S. to reallocate military resources from Europe to the Indo-Pacific, where its global primacy is truly at stake.
What China fears most about Trump’s turn toward Russia
US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine appears poised to hand key concessions to Russia, leaving Kyiv and its European supporters on the sidelines as they face the prospect of a peace deal made over their heads.