Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is headed to Moscow for talks with his counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as Russia and Ukraine discuss U.S.

Ukraine’s minerals have become central to global geopolitics, with the US president, Donald Trump, seeking a deal with Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky to access them. But what are these minerals exactly and why are they so sought after?

Inderjeet Parmar, professor of International Politics at the City, University of London, believes a major fall out between Putin and Trump would 'disadvantage the US'

MOSCOW: China is ready to play a "constructive role" in ending the conflict in Ukraine but will back Russia to defend its "interests", top diplomat Wang Yi told Russian state media in an interview published on Tuesday (Apr 1).

Macron said China's President Xi Jinping should contribute to building a lasting peace in Ukraine. He noted that China is a permanent member of the UN Security Council, which gave it a "great deal of legitimacy" in doing so.

A peace agreement on ending the conflict in Ukraine should be fair, binding and acceptable to all parties involved, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in

It could take months for agreement on a meeting between President Trump and Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, as Chinese officials seek a scripted encounter.

Ukrainian troops are making small gains in Russia's Belgorod region, while Donald Trump has taken a swipe at Vladimir Putin.