Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the European Union’s top diplomat on Wednesday that Beijing cannot afford a Russian loss in Ukraine because it fears the United States would then shift its whole focus to Beijing, according to several people familiar with the exchange. The comment, to the EU’s Kaja Kallas, would confirm what many…
File photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Tensions between Ukraine and China escalated Wednesday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed his government had detailed intelligence on more than 150 Chinese nationals fighting as mercenaries for Russia in the ongoing war. China swiftly denied the accusations, calling them “totally unfounded” and warning against misinterpretation…
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By Lucy Papachristou (Reuters) – Moscow’s troops were waging fierce battles on Thursday in Russia’s western Kursk region against Ukrainian forces, including hundreds holed up in a monastery, in an effort to rout them from Kyiv’s last major foothold in sovereign Russian territory, war bloggers said. Ukrainian troops stormed across the border into Russia last…
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed Friday to put Ukraine under external governance under the U.N. aegis as part of efforts to reach a peaceful settlement, a blustery statement that reflected the Kremlin leader’s determination to achieve his war goals. Speaking to the crew of a Russian nuclear submarine in televised remarks broadcast early Friday, Putin…
Mar 23, 2025 06:38 AM IST Falling debris from a destroyed drone sparked fires in high-rise apartment buildings Russia’s overnight attack on Kyiv injured at least seven people and sparked fires in high-rise apartment buildings and throughout the city, Ukrainian officials said early on Sunday. A massive drone attack by Russia sparked fires in Kyiv,…
Russia Kicks Out Trump Envoy Keith Kellogg From Ukraine Peace Talks | Here Is Why U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, has been sidelined from peace talks after Russia reportedly refused to allow his participation. According to NBC News, the Kremlin objected to Kellogg’s involvement, citing his strong support for Ukraine…
Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China hits back at Trump with reciprocal tariffs, sanctions of US firms China has revealed the details of its response to new tariffs from the United States on its…
China will be “the main beneficiary” of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policies, including his decision to align with Russia over Ukraine, Kyiv’s former foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba has said. “I’m not surprised by the fact, but I’m surprised by how quickly this fact was exposed and literally formalised,” said Kuleba, who served as foreign…
State broadcaster CCTV quoted Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, as saying US President Donald Trump did not berate Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky enough in the altercation on Friday. The meeting at the White House was supposed to cap a deal between Kyiv and Washington for exploitation of Ukraine’s critical minerals – a…