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Ukraine’s Rare Earth Elements are a Distraction from Trump’s Peace Deal
If the new American president is really committed to the notion of owning Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, then the United ...
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China's Domination of the Drone Supply Chain Is a Vulnerability for the West
Ukraine and Russia have together used hundreds of thousands of civilian drones on the battlefield. Most of them are from ...
China Watches as Russia’s Economy Teeters
More sanctions could push Moscow over the edge and serve as a deterrent to Beijing.
Ukraine’s mineral riches have long been eyed by its allies. Now they may be Trump’s price for military aid
US President Donald Trump has said he wants access to Ukraine’s mineral deposits in exchange for future military aid that ...
US sanctions network that helps ship Iranian oil to China
The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on a network of more than a dozen people and firms that are accused of facilitating ...
China appoints ‘wolf warrior’ ambassador to manage affairs with Europe
Former ambassador to France Lu Shaye, who enraged many in Europe in 2023 when he questioned the sovereignty of former Soviet states and whether Crimea was part of Ukraine, had been appointed China’s ...
Ukraine says it's developing upgraded versions of the Chinese-made Mavic drone
Ukraine is working on upgraded versions of the Chinese-made Mavic drone, developers told Business Insider, to overcome supply ...
Trump says he will continue funding Ukraine's war effort — but he wants something rare in return
The president appears to have adopted a proposal first made last year that offers “strategic partners” such as the U.S.
Ukraine says it has potential to buy, store LNG from US
Ukraine and other European nations have the potential to buy and store liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States in ...
Irony: Might Trump become Ukraine’s liberator?
Trump has it in his power to liberate Ukraine and, in the process, strike blows against Putin and Xi’s war against the West.
Is Trump a China hawk?
Graham Allison is the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard ...
US risks losing long game in China LNG spat
The burgeoning trade war between the United States and China has caught American gas exporters in the crossfire as they face ...