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China dominates Ukraine’s electric vehicle imports in 2025

In the first half of 2025, Ukraine imported 42,700 battery electric vehicles (BEVs), a 38% increase compared to the same period in 2024, the UkrAvtoprom publication reported on Telegram on Aug. 28, citing data from the State Statistics Service.

28 August 2025, 03:20 PM

Zelenskyy urges China and Hungary to stop shielding Russia with empty talk

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the international community, including China and Hungary, to respond to Russia's massive drone and missile attack on Kyiv in his Aug. 28 Telegram post.

28 August 2025, 10:06 AM

China rejects nuclear disarmament talks with U.S. and Russia

China’s Foreign Ministry has ruled out joining trilateral nuclear disarmament talks with the United States and Russia, calling the idea neither “reasonable, realistic, nor appropriate,” according to ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

27 August 2025, 04:10 PM

Beijing rebuffs claim of peacekeeping role in Ukraine

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun dismissed media reports about Beijing’s alleged readiness to deploy a peacekeeping force to Ukraine under a UN mandate, the Global Times newspaper reported on August 25.

25 August 2025, 04:30 PM

China signals readiness to send peacekeepers to Ukraine — under one condition

Beijing is willing to send troops to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping mission, the German outlet Welt reported on Aug. 23, citing unnamed sources.

23 August 2025, 04:51 PM

U.S. targets middlemen in new Iran oil sanctions package

The United States has unveiled a new sanctions package aimed at curbing Iran’s illicit oil sales, Deputy State Department Spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced, Ukrinform reported on Aug. 22.

22 August 2025, 10:34 AM

Moscow plans to educate Chinese children in occupied Ukraine

Moscow and Beijing are planning to establish a Chinese educational “enclave” in occupied Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, the Eastern Human Rights Group told NV on Aug. 16.

18 August 2025, 10:09 PM

Trump-Putin summit threatens Ukraine and China, says diplomat

The key issue at the upcoming Aug. 15 meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be Ukrainian territory but strategic stability, a priority for Putin that could have negative implications for both Ukraine and China, Kostiantyn Yeliseyev, Ukraine’s former EU ambassador (2010–2015) and head of the New Solutions Center, said on Radio NV.

11 August 2025, 03:23 PM

Putin reaches out to five allies before possible sit-down with Trump

Vladimir Putin called leaders of five allied countries after meeting U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in Moscow on Aug. 6 and ahead of a possible meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, Russian outlet The Bell reported on Aug. 8.

8 August 2025, 05:15 PM

Trump hints at tariffs on China for buying Russian oil

Additional tariffs may be imposed on China over its purchases of Russian oil, U.S. President Donald Trump said at the briefing in the White House on Aug. 6.

7 August 2025, 11:40 AM

China’s Foreign Ministry says Ukraine war at a ‘decisive moment’

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the war in Ukraine during a phone call with Celso Amorim, Brazil’s presidential adviser on international affairs, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Aug. 6.

6 August 2025, 03:28 PM

US, EU unite to punish Putin's allies

The European Union and the United States are moving towards imposing sanctions on China and India for their continued support of Moscow throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Politico reported on Aug. 5, citing an EU diplomat.

5 August 2025, 11:09 AM

Russia, China flex muscle in joint drills near Japan

The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, Reuters reported on Aug. 3, citing the Russian Pacific Fleet command.

4 August 2025, 08:41 AM

U.S. warns China of 100% tariffs over Russian oil purchases

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Chinese officials that continued purchases of sanctioned Russian oil would lead to high tariffs, he said at the conclusion of two days of U.S.-China trade talks in Stockholm on July 29, according to Reuters.

30 July 2025, 01:51 PM

Ukraine’s exports to China surge as the country becomes the top buyer of a key Ukrainian product

In the 2024/2025 marketing season ending June 30, Ukraine exported nearly 2.25 million tons of barley worth $394 million, producing 5.6 million tons, the Ukrainian Grain Association reported on July 26.

26 July 2025, 05:11 PM

EU’s von der Leyen calls China ties at 'inflection point'

Relations between the EU and China have reached an “inflection point,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on July 24, according to Reuters.

24 July 2025, 02:20 PM

China ships drone engines to Russia as 'refrigerators'

China is covertly supplying engines to Russia’s state-owned drone manufacturer Kupol through front companies, labeled as “industrial refrigeration units,” Reuters reported on July 23, citing sources in European security agencies.

24 July 2025, 12:45 PM

China outraged over secondary EU sanctions hitting its banks

Some Chinese banks are facing penalties from EU’s recently adopted 18th package of sanctions against Russia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on July 18.

18 July 2025, 08:49 PM

Signs of a World War and Ukraine’s place in it—opinion

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin asked U.S. President Donald Trump for 60 days to finish off Ukraine from the air and bite off as much territory as possible. Trump thought about it and, in principle, agreed—he gave Putin 50 days for the job.

18 July 2025, 01:18 AM

China moves in as Russian businesses flee Kazakhstan

The number of companies with Russian founders operating in Kazakhstan dropped by 728 in the second quarter of 2025, falling to 17,600. That’s the sharpest quarterly decline since early 2019, Kazakh outlet Kursiv Media reported on July 16.

17 July 2025, 01:29 PM

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