Donald Trump continues to ratchet up the pressure on Russia, in advance of a new deadline for Vladimir Putin to agree to a ceasefire by the end of this week. The US is now imposing an additional 25 per cent tariff on India,

The Russian leader communicates the news to his Chinese counterpart before it became official. Minutes after reports emerged about a first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, although there was no official announcement yet regarding the exact day and location,

China is pleased to see Russia and the United States maintaining contact and improving ties to advance a political resolution of the Ukraine crisis, President Xi Jinping said in a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.

Trump aims to break up the Putin-Xi alliance through a "reverse Kissinger" strategy, and experts suggest Russia could be pushed away from China rather than vice versa.

President Xi Jinping expressed China's support for improved relations between Russia and the United States, particularly regarding a political resolut

As the US and Russian presidents prepare to meet for a summit about the Ukraine war, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is readying for his own possible meeting with Trump and looking for what precedents could be set in Alaska.

The two men have long seen each other as comrades-in-arms against American dominance, and the two have co-ordinated policy closely since President Donald Trump began his second term.