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Ukraine says Russia's Bakhmut assault losing steam, counterstrike coming soon

Ukrainian troops will launch a long-awaited counter assault "very soon" now that Russia's offensive in Bakhmut is losing steam, Ukraine's top ground forces commander says.

ABC News

Gaps seen in economic cooperation stance

BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Tuesday during their meeting in Moscow that their nations will further strengthen economic cooperation in areas including natural gas and currency trading. China is offering support to Russia, which is suffering from U.S. and European sanctions over its…

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Xi and Putin meeting signals the return of the China-Russia axis and the start of a second cold war

The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands and took stock of their “comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era”, at a recent meeting in Moscow.

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Explainer-What are depleted uranium weapons - and what are the risks?

Britain said it would supply armour piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine to help destroy Russian tanks, a step President Vladimir Putin said would force a response from Moscow as the weapons had "a nuclear component".

Reuters

Editorial: China is not a credible peacemaker in Ukraine war

Whatever else it produced, this week’s visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Moscow did not advance the cause of a just peace in Ukraine. If anything, Xi’s cordial courtship of Vladimir Putin provided the Russian president with a publicity coup days after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants…

Los Angeles Times

Beijing, Moscow Pledge to Shape New World System… Washington Describes Their Relationship as ‘Marriage of Convenience’

As Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday wrapped up a three day visit to Moscow where he held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, air raid sirens have blared across the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and in northern and eastern Ukraine with reports of drone attacks. The General Staff of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskiy renews calls to EU for long-range weapons; Moscow says relations with west ‘worse than ever’ – as it happened

Ukrainian president speaks to EU summit via video link; senior Russia official says ICC arrest warrant for Putin added ‘negative potential’ to ties

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Russian Missiles Batter Ukraine, but Bakhmut Offensive Seen Stalling

Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling in the face of fierce resistance, according to Ukrainian and British military experts. Russian forces unleashed a wave of air strikes in the north and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine says Russia's Bakhmut assault loses steam, counterstrike coming soon

Ukrainian troops, on the defensive for four months, will launch a long-awaited counterassault "very soon" now that Russia's huge winter offensive is losing steam without taking Bakhmut, Ukraine's top ground forces commander said on Thursday.

Reuters

US fears a war-weary world may embrace China’s Ukraine peace bid

WASHINGTON: Xi Jinping’s meetings in Moscow with Vladimir Putin put the Biden administration in an uncomfortable position: on the sidelines as two adversaries discuss a Ukraine peace proposal that the US has deemed unacceptable.

The Times of India

Blinken dismisses Xi-Putin ties as ‘marriage of convenience’

Top US diplomat expresses doubt that deepening relations between Beijing and Moscow are based on ‘conviction’.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine war has ‘profound impact’ on Asia, Blinken says, with eye on China’s ambitions

Beijing is watching ‘very carefully’ how world responds to Russian aggression, says US secretary of state

The Guardian - AU

Xi’s trip to Moscow didn’t impress the west – but his most important audience is at home

The official narrative in China is that the US responds to problems militarily, while China uses dialogue, and there are signs this narrative is catching on

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine will ‘respond to every blow’ after deadly Russian attacks

Ukraine’s president says Russian attacks, which killed at least nine people, will not go unanswered.

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The Independent UK

Analysis: China's sway over Russia grows amid Ukraine fight

At one point during this week's Kremlin meetings, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin that they were driving global changes unseen in more than a century

The Guardian - UK

Despite Xi’s trip to Russia, dialogue between China and Ukraine is still possible

Kyiv remains keen not to anger Beijing given its influence over Moscow, and Zelenskiy is open to a meeting

The Conversation

The view from Moscow and Beijing: What peace in Ukraine and a post-conflict world look like to Xi and Putin

Just a few days after being branded a war criminal in an international arrest warrant, Russian President Vladimir Putin was talking peace with his most important ally, Chinese president Xi Jinping.

Reuters

Russia says risk of nuclear conflict at highest level in decades

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Wednesday that the risk of a nuclear clash was at its highest level in decades, warning that Moscow was in a "de-facto" open conflict with Washington over the war in Ukraine.

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Al Jazeera

Russia boosts defences near Japan amid US row over Asia Pacific

Moscow’s move comes after high-level visits by rivals China and Japan to both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war.

Glasgow Live

Property near Glasgow with chance to run established garden centre and build dream home

Sunnyside Cottage Garden Centre includes a coffee shop, store, car park and a three-bedroom lodge and has just gone on the market near Moscow, just half an hour from Glasgow.

Reuters

Ecumenical patriarch: Russian Church shares blame for 'crimes' in Ukraine

The spiritual head of the world's Orthodox Christians said on Wednesday that Russia's powerful Orthodox Church shared responsibility for the conflict in Ukraine but that he stood ready to help in Russia's postwar "spiritual regeneration".

Reuters

Peace plans and pipelines: What came out of the Putin-Xi talks?

Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping for a two-day summit in Moscow this week. Here's a look at the key outcomes.

Reuters

Russia boosts defences near Japan, accuses US of expanding Asia-Pacific presence

Russia said on Wednesday that a division of its Bastion coastal defence missile systems had been deployed to Paramushir, one of the Kuril islands in the north Pacific, some of which Japan claims as its territory.

The Independent UK

Xi Jinping’s parting comment to Putin on leaving Moscow: ‘Changes are happening’

Chinese leader tells Putin to ‘take care of yourself, dear friend’

The New Daily

Russian drones swarm Kyiv as China President Xi Jinping leaves Moscow

A swarm of Russian drones were launched into Ukraine overnight, killing at least four people near Kyiv in a display of force.

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