U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would like to have conversations with both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping about imposing limits on their nuclear arsenals.

Russian service members ride military buggies during combat training at a firing range, in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Krasnodar region, Russia December 12, 2024. REUTERS/Sergey Pivovarov/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - Russia lost 1,

As the Trump administration prepares for direct talks with the Kremlin to end Russia’s three-year-old war on Ukraine, Washington's efforts to counterbalance Beijing and drive a wedge between China and Russia are beginning.

China's President Xi Jinping spoke with his ally Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Monday, China's state media reported, on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

China focuses on economy, trade over Ukraine peace role Preparations for negotiations over U.S. tariffs a priority for Xi China avoids risks to maintain ties with Russia for energy China engages more with Europe amid frosty relations BEIJING,

Three years into Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, China is closely monitoring U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy to end the war, as Beijing calculates its moves to position itself as a strategic partner for Ukraine while maintaining a no‐limits partnership with Russia,

Xu Weixin navigates ‘a tough balance’ by posting a drawing every day on social media to protest China’s support of Russia’s war on Ukraine

Beijing has already backed a place for Kyiv and Europe more generally at the negotiating table ahead of US-Russia talks.

Both the U.S. and Russia deploy hundreds of nuclear-armed ICBMs that can be fired and reach targets within minutes.

Equity indexes in Hong Kong and mainland China dropped at the open and a regional gauge of shares fell for a second consecutive day.