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Russia takes charge of UN Security Council despite Ukraine opposition

It means the Security Council is being led by a nation whose president is facing an arrest warrant for war crimes

Evening Standard

Zelenskiy invites Xi to visit Ukraine - AP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has extended an invitation to Chinese President Xi Jinping to visit, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

Is World War Three on the horizon?

As tensions ramp up between the West and its various adversaries, increased support for Ukraine could escalate its war with Russia into a global conflict.

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UK should stay out of talks to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Lord Owen

Ex-SDP leader says the two warring countries must settle their dispute, although there may be a role for US President Joe Biden

Wales Online

UK should stay out of talks to halt Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – Lord Owen

The former foreign secretary said Rishi Sunak should not talk to Vladimir Putin and any peace talks should be conducted by the two warring countries.

The Independent UK

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

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.

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China watching world's response to Ukraine war, has not crossed lethal aid line -Blinken

China is "very carefully" watching how Washington and the world respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but has not yet crossed the line of providing lethal aid to Moscow, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Reuters

Sweden approves bill to allow country to join Nato; US says China is watching west’s response to Russia – as it happened

Sweden says membership of Nato is best way to safeguard security; Anthony Blinken warns reaction to war in Ukraine has impact in Asia

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine and West not ready for peace plan — Putin after Xi meet

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping spoke for more than four hours in a meeting at the Kremlin, warmly praising each other as a "dear friend".

The New Daily

China's President Xi Jinping meets with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to discuss plan for peace in Ukraine

China's President Xi meets with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, assuring the Russian leader he has the backing of his people to win the presidential election next year.

ABC News

Kyiv says China should press Russia to end war in Ukraine

Kyiv expects China to use its influence on Russia to end the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian foreign ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko said on Monday.

Reuters

Ukraine-Russia news – live: Xi arrives in Moscow as China tells ICC to avoid ‘double standards’

Russia expected to use Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s trip to Moscow as show of solidarity against West

The Independent UK

Full text: China’s position on settling the Ukraine Crisis

Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for talks over the war in Ukraine.

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Putin hails China's willingness to help settle Ukraine conflict

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday welcomed China's willingness to play a "constructive role" in ending the conflict in Ukraine, saying Sino-Russian relations were "at the highest point".

Reuters

On eve of Xi visit, Putin welcomes Chinese role in Ukraine crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed China's willingness to play a "constructive role" in solving the Ukraine crisis, in an article released on Sunday, the eve of a visit by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

The Independent UK

China’s Ukraine ceasefire plan would ratify ‘Russian conquest’, White House says

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly been in touch with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and is set to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the coming days

The Independent UK

China’s foreign minister makes rare call to Ukrainian counterpart ahead of Xi’s Moscow visit

Chinese president has been invited ‘at the invitation of Vladimir Putin’, Kremlin says

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The Independent UK

What is China’s peace proposal on how to end Ukraine war?

China has offered a 12-point proposal that has had a lukewarm reception from both Ukraine and Russia

Evening Standard

UK asks China’s President Xi Xinping to push for peace during talks with Vladimir Putin in Russia

The UK stepped up calls for China to use its influence with Vladimir Putin to push for peace in Ukraine after it was announced that the Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia for talks next week.

Caixin Global

China Hopes Ukraine, Russia Resume Peace Talks, Foreign Minister Says

Qin Gang conveys concerns to his Ukrainian counterpart that the conflict may grow ‘out of control’

Bangkok Post

China's very precarious balancing act

Precisely how far China will go in supporting Russia has been one of the most important questions of the war in Ukraine.

The Independent UK

China Foreign Minister in rare call with Ukraine counterpart

In a rare phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart, China's foreign minister says Beijing is concerned about the grinding conflict spinning out of control and urged talks on a political solution

Al Jazeera

Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK

Updated defence and foreign policy paper highlights ‘threats’ that Russia and China pose to the UK and world order.

The Conversation

Russia wants military aid from China – here’s why this deal could help China, too

China is considering sending weapons, ammunition and drones to Russia, according to information the Biden administration declassified at the end of February 2023.

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