In addition to the economic warfare, Ukraine’s long-range strikes on refineries had by last month destroyed or damaged about 20 percent of Russia’s refining capacity, according to one analyst. That has caused severe gasoline shortages in several regions, as Ukraine tries to bring the pain of war to ordinary Russians.

This week we are covering the fast-paced developments in the Russia-Ukraine war, India reopening its embassy in Afghanistan, the purge of top generals in China, the conflict in Sudan and Morocco’s U-20 football World Cup triumph.

President Trump refuses to waste time on an unproductive summit with Vladimir Putin, citing the need for a guaranteed Ukraine peace agreement before any meeting occurs.

Multiple reports said Russia recently asked China for military and economic assistance for its invasion of Ukraine, which China vehemently denied.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stated that China is not interested in Ukraine's victory or Russia's defeat. Source: Zelenskyy during a press conference in Brussels Quote: "China is a very difficult question,

As USAID's demise concludes, the State Department has grand plans to reorient foreign aid to defend Ukraine and counter China.

Russia’s refusal of a cease-fire and an aborted peace summit in Budapest have raised the grim prospect that the war in Ukraine will rage for years to come—even as the nature of the conflict transforms.

U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip to Asia, a region battered by his trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping.