Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell, now chairman of The Asia Group, argues that a more stable U.S.-China relationship is emerging largely on Beijing's terms, with Chinese President Xi Jinping projecting confidence at their latest summit.

"There is a point in comparing the content," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television Kremlin reporter Pavel Zarubin when asked about comparisons with the Trump visit.

A statement from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin also criticizes the United States over the expiry of the last remaining treaty restricting the size of the US and Russian nuclear arsenals

President Volodymyr ⁠Zelenskiy ⁠said on Wednesday ⁠that Ukraine had been in contact with ​Britain on Wednesday, having sent signals on the "sensitive" ‌issue of sanctions on ‌Russia, with hopes to discuss ⁠the issue ⁠further this week.

Chinese and Russian leaders boast of close ties and warn ‘of a drift back to the law of the jungle’