Category: Ukraine

China’s Xi Providing ‘Diplomatic Cover’ for Russia With Moscow Meeting: Blinken

WASHINGTON—By visiting Moscow to boost ties with Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is demonstrating to the world his disregard for the “atrocities committed in Ukraine” and providing the isolated Russian leader with “diplomatic cover,” according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Blinken made the remarks at a press conference on March 20 as…


Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Trade Greetings, Praise at Kremlin Meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin met China’s leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin on March 20, where they voiced their mutual admiration and praised their nations’ close relations. Xi arrived in Moscow earlier the same day for a landmark state visit, which is slated to last until March 22. Putin began the meeting by welcoming Xi…


Chinese Leader Xi Arrives in Moscow Amid Scrutiny Over Russia-China Alliance

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, marking their first meeting in Russia since Moscow invaded Ukraine last year. The trip to Russia also marks Xi’s first official overseas trip since he secured an unprecedented third term as the head of the state. The two leaders are scheduled…


China’s Xi Arrives in Moscow for 3-day Visit, Echoes Russian Calls for ‘Multipolarity’

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Mar. 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia during which he is slated to hold landmark talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Upon his arrival, Xi told reporters that Moscow and Beijing sought to act in tandem to “uphold the UN-centric international system” and…


As China’s Xi Arrives in Moscow, Experts Say Peace Efforts a Smokescreen

Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping arrived at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on March 20 for a three-day state visit to Russia during which he is slated to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The meeting comes as Russia slowly makes advances in its monthslong operation to capture the eastern Ukraine city of Bakhmut. The…


Xi’s Meeting With Putin Covertly Aims to Prolong Ukraine War, Weaken US: Experts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin is aimed at furthering the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) designs against the United States, according to analysts. Xi’s March 20 to March 23 visit to Moscow is his first to the country since Putin’s February 2022 invasion and comes on the heels of Beijing’s brokering…


Putin Visits Crimea on Anniversary of Its Annexation From Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Crimea on Saturday on an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia’s annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine. Putin was greeted by the Russian-installed governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, and taken to see a new children’s center and art school on what the official said was a…


War-Weary: Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the total amount of assistance allocated by the United States to Kyiv has risen to dizzying heights. Divided between military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid, precise breakdowns can be difficult–especially for the layman–to make sense of. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to…


Calls Mount to Scale Down US Role in Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…


Ukraine’s History of Corruption a Growing Concern as US Military Aid Surges

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the United States has provided Kyiv with military, economic, humanitarian, and other forms of aid. According to official sources, the total U.S. contribution to the Ukrainian war effort now stands at some $113 billion, vastly exceeding contributions made by Kyiv’s other allies. But as the bills have…