The Ukrainian president’s latest diplomatic forays have been effective in boosting support for his country’s territorial integrity.
- Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
China’s is building a transport and trade infrastructure in central Asia.
Zelensky has undoubtedly presented his European allies with a ‘credible plan and realistic requirements for support’.
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China’s approach to ending the Ukraine war will determine the future of the European security order.
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La lista de crímenes de los que se considera cómplice a Putin es larga. La cuestión es si se le pueden exigir responsabilidades.
The list of crimes for which Putin is considered complicit is long. The question is whether he can be held accountable.
There are fears that Russia might try to compensate for its poor performance in Ukraine by upping its meddling in neighbouring countries.
Beijing’s 12-point proposal is a broad-brush plan for an end to hostilities which positions China as a key power broker.
The message is clear: this war must end in Ukraine and the west will do all it can to ensure this outcome.
Reports of a planned coup in Moldova have revived fears about the Kremlin’s intentions for Ukraine’s pro-European neighbour.
Ukraine’s summit with EU will be all about avoiding mixed messages on both sides.
The Ukrainian president’s corruption purge will be important both for public morale and for reassuring his western allies.
The Kremlin’s weapons of mass distraction are designed to keep Kyiv and allies guessing.
Russia appears to have refocused on the land war with the aim of taking more territory.
Ukraine’s morale remains high, despite months of bombardment and drone strikes.
Belarus is unlikely to put troops into Ukraine, but it can make life very difficult for Kyiv’s war planners.
The use of unmanned aircraft by both sides has massively increased, changing the nature of the air war.
Renewed military activity in Syria is also stoking a round of alliance building for the Ukraine war.
Charles Michel, president of the European Council, will meet the Chinese leader at a time of tension over European and US relations with Beijing.
Ukraine was just one of a number of potential areas of conflict that the two leaders discussed at their face-to-face meeting in Bali.
Russia’s decision to pull out of the life-saving grain deal has already caused a spike in the global price of wheat and corn.
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