Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In response to a media inquiry about the recent developments in the Ukraine crisis and China's position

China's assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait threaten international security and European interests, Germany's foreign minister said on Wednesday.

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.

For Europe, China’s close ties with Russia and perceived support for its war effort have overshadowed ties between China and Europe for more than three years. In Beijing, European Council President António Costa told his counterparts that China should “use its influence on Russia to respect the United Nations Charter and to bring an end of its war of aggression against Ukraine.

Inside the Oval Office, Zelensky and Trump showed few signs of their once-frayed relationship. They talked positively about a U.S. role in security guarantees for Ukraine — one of the most complex issues under discussion — to ensure that Russia does not restart the war after they agree to a peace deal.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s high-stakes diplomacy to resolve the war in Ukraine is unlikely to jolt oil and gas markets, no matter the outcome.

Anthony Albanese has been accused of speaking out of both sides of its mouth after the Prime Minister spruiked a peacekeeping presence in Ukraine while saying nothing about how China is enabling President Vladimir Putin’s war.

Vladimir Putin is learning again, on Ukraine, an important cautionary lesson: Be careful what you wish for. His first major miscalculation was in believing that getting a green light from President Biden for “a minor incursion” into Ukraine in February 2022 would all but ensure the success of his full-scale invasion.

China advocates for a peaceful political resolution of the "Ukraine crisis” and supports international initiatives to achieve lasting peace, says Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning, according to Global Times.