Geopolitical Relations - German Foreign Minister's visit to China aims to reset ties tested in recent months [1] - Discussions will include the war in Ukraine [1] Trade & Resources - Trade and rare earths will be key topics during the two-day visit [1]

Geopolitical Strategy - The national security strategy criticizes European leaders' "unrealistic expectations" for settling the war in Ukraine [1] - The strategy calls for an end to NATO expansion [1]

Geopolitical Implications - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz canceled an urgent call regarding a US-Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine [1]

RT Mario ZNA (@MarioBojic)🚨BREAKING: New Czech Govt Led by Andrej Babiš Just Crushed EU Fantasies!- No more funding of war in Ukraine- No Euro in Czech Republic, only Czech Crown- No bans on diesel or gasoline vehicles- No more Green Agenda and Climate Change HOAX https://t.co/8eDSpdkcPV ...

Recalling a conversation she had had with the Chinese policy chief, Wang Yi, the EU’s foreign-policy chief notes “his message was that it’s not in their interest that this war [in Ukraine] stops, because then America’s attention will turn to China” https://t.co/PINZbOFQkt ...

Europe should take heart and recognise its own strength. If it can demonstrate to Russia that it will underwrite the war in Ukraine for another half-decade, Vladimir Putin will be cornered https://t.co/RYQ1ZD2TlW ...

show here. Russian President Vladimir Putin is responding to the news that the United States is imposing sanctions on Russia's largest oil company. Speaking to reporters in Moscow yesterday, Putin called the move an unfriendly act.He went on to say it is an attempt to put pressure on Russia but added no self-respecting country ever does anything under pressure. Putin brushed off the idea that sanctions will have a significant impact, but conceded that some losses are expected. According to the Wall Street J ...

President Trump lost his patience with the Kremlin over its war in Ukraine, leading to U.S. sanctions against Lukoil and Rosneft https://t.co/AvfSJfBQ0r ...

And we've had >> tonight, the Trump administration ramping up pressure on Russia to end its war in Ukraine. >> I just felt it was time. Look, these are tremendous sanctions. These are very big.Those are against their two big oil companies, and we hope that they won't be on for long. >> New sanctions hitting Russia's two largest oil companies in response, the Treasury Department says, to Russia's quote, lack of serious commitment to a peace process. It comes after new Russian air strikes.Firefighters carryin ...

[Music] Welcome back. This hour, President Trump is set to host the NATO Secretary General at the White House. It comes after some tumultuous diplomatic efforts by the Trump administration to try to end the war in Ukraine. Starting with the president's meeting with Ukraine's President Zilinski on Friday during which the president would not sign off on the sale of US-made Tomahawk missiles for Ukraine. And yesterday, President Trump called off his meeting with Russian President Putin in Budapest. Joining me ...