Under the proposed Russian deal, Kyiv would fully withdraw from the eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions in return for a Russian pledge to freeze the front lines in the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, the sources said.

From the dawn of Ukraine's first-person-view drone industry up to a year ago, producers purchased almost all of the parts they used in assembly from Chinese firms. Today, Ukrainian companies have started mass-producing the various electronics,

President Donald Trump is meeting with Vladimir Putin, and security analysts caution that China views the talks as a test case for potential aggression in the Indo-Pacific region.

Most significantly, China’s influence has recently shifted from passive supply to active manipulation of the technological balance on the battlefield—the hallmark of a state engaged in proxy warfare. In May 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated bluntly, “Chinese Mavic [drones] are open for Russians but are closed for Ukrainians.”

Key Points and Summary – The upcoming Trump-Putin summit is unlikely to produce a lasting peace in Ukraine because the key to ending the war lies in Beijing, not Moscow. -China is the primary strategic beneficiary of the protracted conflict,

The China-Russia alliance has grown since 2019 with joint military exercises, weapons technology sharing and coordinated strategy that could potentially create a two-front crisis risk for America.

Germany’s foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the “aggressive behaviour” of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, and stressed the need to strengthen internationally binding rules.

DA WEI is Director of the Center for International Security and Strategy and a Professor in the Department of International Relations at Tsinghua University.

Germany's foreign minister on Sunday criticised what he called the "aggressive behaviour" of China in the Taiwan Strait ahead of a trip to Japan and Indonesia, and stressed the need to strengthen internationally binding rules.

Favoring "deals over deterrence" will damage U.S. alliances and embolden Beijing, says Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.

A land swap and security guarantees to end the Ukraine war have been “negotiated” and “agreed”, US President Donald Trump has said following talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska.