The UK is considering new curbs on outward investment in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and semiconductors, citing the potential security risks of aiding hostile states such as Russia and China.
The Biden administration's secondary sanctions are proving effective at further isolating Russia, even from lenders in Moscow's most important partner.
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations urged Russia and China on Tuesday to reverse course, and stop rewarding North Korea's bad behaviour and shielding it from sanctions evading activities over its weapons programs.
China’s exports to Russia slumped in March, the first year-on-year decline since mid-2022, amid growing US threats of reprisal against Beijing if goods aid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on an upcoming visit to China is expected to raise U.S. concerns Beijing is helping Russia build up its defense industrial base to fight the war in Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
The United States Navy is expecting to fall short of its recruitment goals, failing to keep up with success from the U.S. Army and Air Force reported this recruiting year.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz lobbied for better market access for German firms in China in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday and urged him to exert pressure on Russia to withdraw its forces from Ukraine.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine threatens global security, in an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor and close strategic partner to resolve the conflict.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and two of President Biden’s top diplomats for East Asia used trips to China this week to encourage Beijing to scale back its economic support for Russia and get Moscow to take part in peace talks.
The United States warned China on Wednesday against helping Russia in its war on Ukraine and said it is "prepared to take further steps as necessary." In Italy, foreign ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialized nations gathered to reaffirm their support for Ukraine's defense.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will discuss US concerns over China's support for Russia's military industry at the G7 ministerial meeting in Italy. Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Matthew Miller,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-day visit to China, hailed in Beijing as a success, may have laid bare European Union divisions over how to engage with China. At a press conference in the Chinese capital on Tuesday evening,
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday he had urged Xi Jinping to press ally Russia to end its "senseless" war in Ukraine and that the Chinese president had agreed to back a peace conference in Switzerland.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Tuesday that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine threatens global security. The move was an apparent call for China to apply greater pressure on its neighbor and close partner to resolve the conflict.
During his visit to China, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about peace in Ukraine as it is fighting against Russia. Source: DW, as reported by European Pravda Details: During conversations with China's leader,
Beijing supports all efforts for a peaceful resolution to the Russian war against Ukraine and convening an international peace conference, recognized by Russia and Ukraine, with equal participation from all sides,