Fyodor Lukyanov: China will have to make a choice — it will not be possible to reach an agreement with the United States

EADaily, April 30th, 2026. May visits of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to Beijing will not be able to change the course of world politics — confrontation and instability will continue. Such a forecast in the magazine "Profile" is given by the chairman of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy Fyodor Lukyanov.
Washington Examiner

Putin and Trump plan dueling visits to China in battle to gain Xi’s favor

Chinese President Xi Jinping held back-to-back calls with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump as both seek to increase their influence over China. The calls were held within hours of each other, with the main agenda items being the ...
Dayton Daily News

China's Xi and Russia's Putin discuss their growing links, ties with US and global crises

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with Chinese ...

Putin’s pain: The walls are closing in on Russia

The US may have gone soft on Russia, but the Europeans are getting more assertive, and they have also upset China in the process.