Trump, Russia and China

What China fears most about Trump’s turn toward Russia
US President Donald Trump’s push to end the war in Ukraine appears poised to hand key concessions to Russia, leaving Kyiv and its European supporters on the sidelines as they face the prospect of a peace deal made over their heads.
Why Trump is pivoting to Russia and what it means for Ukraine, Europe, and China
Trump's pivot toward Russia is reshaping global power dynamics, sidelining Ukraine, unsettling Europe, and raising concerns in China as the U.S. pushes for a swift peace deal.
Trump’s attack on Zelensky stirs fear of major U.S. shift on Russia
While Trump was sympathetic toward Vladimir Putin during his first term, he now appears to be upending generations of U.S. caution toward the Kremlin.
Trump’s Turn to Russia Spooks U.S. Allies Who Fear a Weakened NATO
President Trump’s tirades against Ukraine and the start of peace talks between the U.S. and Russia have come as painful blows to America’s closest allies.
Trump apparently oblivious to political damage of his embrace of Russia
Rachel Maddow looks at how wildly unpopular Donald Trump's attempt to flip America's foreign affairs alignment with an embrace of Russia and weird false accusations against Ukraine is, with Republican politicians caught in awkward disagreement and voters broadly not on board.
Trump echoes Russia as he upends US position on Ukraine
While the sudden change in US foreign policy is dramatic, the president has been charting this course for years.
Analysis-Major risks loom as Trump upends US Russia policy
When Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine nearly three years ago, then-U.S. President Joe Biden took a firm stand in solidarity with Kyiv, forged a bulwark of European allies and set veteran advisers to the task of isolating Moscow economically and diplomatically.
Trump’s Pivot Toward Putin’s Russia Upends Generations of U.S. Policy
As peace talks opened in Saudi Arabia, President Trump made clear that the days of isolating Russia are over and suggested that Ukraine was to blame for being invaded.

US Puts Russian Sanctions on the Table

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Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast Asia
President Trump’s new geopolitical strategy of aligning with Russia to counter China is highly controversial and raises ...
US science labs face ‘growing threat’ of espionage — with some Chinese researchers involved in ‘nuclear weapons work’
Chinese researchers are behind the theft of intellectual property and other technological innovations for batteries, electric ...
US Commander Warns of China, Russia, North Korea ‘Troublemakers’
China, Russia and North Korea have formed a “triangle of troublemakers” that threatens to transform the Pacific region, a ...
Trump's rhetoric opens the door to greater Russia and China influence in America | Letters
The Tennessean's letters reflect the views of the authors and add to public discourse. At issue today: Donald Trump's ...
Neither China nor Russia, the country that dethrones the USA as the world’s king of combat drones
The USA, Russia and China boast the world’s strongest militaries but are playing catch-up when it comes to combat drones.
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The China-Russia Relationship: A Marriage of Convenience
While China-Russia relations have certainly gotten closer since the 1990s, recent indicators may point to strains.
Vance turns on European allies in blistering speech that downplayed threats from Russia and China
US Vice President JD Vance vented at European leaders Friday, telling them that the biggest threat to their security was ...
China lauds EU ties as Trump's peace plan with Russia chills continent
China's foreign ministry said on Monday that "healthy and stable" China-EU relations are needed now more than ever, after a ...
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The US-Russia dogfight to sell India fighter jets
And, most strikingly, Mr Trump said they were “paving the way” to supply India with the F -35, which is currently restricted ...
Zelenskyy hits back against Trump's comments blaming Ukraine for the war with Russia
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants the U.S. to stop using disinformation when talking about Russia's war ...