Putin arrived in Beijing on Thursday, marking his first overseas trip since his re-election in March and his second visit to China in just over six months.
This is the fourth in-person meeting between Xi and Putin since the invasion and Putin's second visit to Beijing in that time. Xi also visited Moscow in 2023 after entering his new term as China's president.
The Biden administration will send further military aid worth USD 2 billion to Ukraine amid its ongoing conflict with Russia, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday (local time) as he concluded his two-day visit to Kyiv intended to underline Washington's support, the Washingt
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that he was "shocked" to hear that Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was injured in a shooting incident on Wednesday.
On his surprise visit to Ukraine, US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Tuesday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and assured him that American military aid is on its way, reported The New York Times.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China on Thursday, marking his second visit in less than a year as the conflict escalates in Gaza and Ukraine, according to CNN.
The visit comes as the United States announced a USD 400 million military aid package for Ukraine as the country continues to be in desperate need of Western aid amid intensifying pressure from Russia, The Hill reported.
The incursion began on Friday as Russian troops breached Ukraine's border near Kharkiv city, establishing a northeastern front in a conflict that has primarily unfolded in the east and south over the past two years.
Ukraine's First Deputy Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha held a telephonic conversation with Ministry of External Affairs Secretary(West), Pavan Kapoor on Monday.
A day after Russia claimed to have captured five villages after launching a fresh ground assault in north-eastern Ukraine, Moscow has now gained hold of four more villages in the northern Kharkiv region, CNN reported, citing Ukraine's top general on Monday.
At least 15 people have been killed after a 10-story residential apartment building partially collapsed in Russia's southwestern city of Belgorod on Monday, Russian news agency TASS reported citing the Russian Emergencies Ministry's statement.
Amid recent gains made by the Russian forces on the battlefield, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged that "fierce battles" are taking place and situation is "extremely difficult" in some regions, while affirming that the key thing is for the country to remain 'resilient'