Further talks are to begin today, Monday, in Riyadh in the US' attempts to mediate between Russia and Ukraine. For the first time, representatives of both parties to the conflict are to be present. Moscow is dispensing with top diplomats, but is sending a special FSB representative.
By Viktor Funk
Opinions differ between northern and southern Europeans when it comes to the ReArm Europe rearmament plan and additional military aid for Ukraine. This became clear at the EU summit in Brussels.
By Stephan Israel
The EU summit was actually supposed to focus on Europe's competitiveness. However, discussions about support for Ukraine and the White Paper on defense are likely to overshadow the meeting.
By Stephan Israel
The EU is working on an alternative to NATO military aid coordination for Ukraine. This is because there are fears that US President Trump wants to force an end to the arms aid.
By Stephan Israel
Together with the Netherlands, most Eastern Europeans and Scandinavians, Germany supports Kaja Kallas' military aid package for Ukraine. However, France, Spain and Italy are facing difficulties in view of their empty coffers.
By Stephan Israel
An immediate ceasefire would have no advantages for Moscow at present. Vladimir Putin's regime will drive the price higher.
By Viktor Funk
Talks on a possible ceasefire for Ukraine and its form are taking place in various formats. The issue of peacekeeping forces is becoming increasingly important.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
On Friday, EU justice ministers discussed the prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine, the harmonization of insolvency law and upholding the rule of law.
By Corinna Visser
In the fourth year of the war, Ukraine is becoming increasingly self-sufficient in weapons and ammunition – but not in air defense. The halt in aid from the USA increases the risk to major cities and important infrastructure enormously.
By Denis Trubetskoy
The Ukraine-China relationship has long been cold, but it holds a lot of potential. For a long time, the relationship was characterized by a simple trade exchange. Currently, however, China is emerging as a major trading partner of Ukraine. In the plans of China's New Silk Road initiative, Ukraine has played a minor role until now. In the wake of the war between Russia and Ukraine, the Chinese government is behaving cautiously, but increasingly a slight distancing can be seen. Read the latest Ukraine-China news from the Table.editorial team. How has the Ukraine-China relationship developed? Even though Ukraine has repeatedly expressed interest in the Silk Road initiative, the state has made few moves on China. Due to Ukraine's difficult economic and political situation resulting from Russian aggression, China is distancing itself from Ukraine. Ukraine also focused its foreign policy on the West - the European Union and the United States to persuade Russia to make peace with economic and political sanctions. Given the complicated U.S.-China relationship, Ukraine had deliberately avoided rapprochement with China. Closer contact with Xi Jinping is emerging under Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj, heralding a possible new phase in the Ukraine-China relationship.
