BELPOL representative Uladzimir Zhyhar said the classified project, known as Uchastok, has been underway since November 2023. It aims to establish full-cycle production of Soviet-standard 122 mm and 152 mm munitions.

Experts interviewed by RFE/RL doubt Beijing will honor European appeals to influence Moscow amid a new push to end the war in Ukraine, even though the EU is one of China’s largest trading partners.

Beijing is a crucial trading partner of Kyiv, but its political ties have been hampered by Russia's full-scale invasion.

BEIJING: China’s Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin held political consultations between the foreign ministries of China and Ukraine with Serhiy Kyslytsya, first deputy minister of foreign affairs of Ukraine, in Beijing on Thursday.

Finland President Alexander Stubb said that Russia's dependence on China meant that Xi Jinping could end the Ukraine war if he wanted to.

Ukraine and China held political consultations during the visit of First Deputy Foreign Minister Sergiy Kyslytsya to Beijing. Among other issues, the meeting addressed the termination of Russia’s war against Ukraine,

European Union sources told RFE/RL that the bloc’s 27 foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss China-Russia ties, including potential evidence that Beijing is sending weapons to Russia.

KYIV: A senior Ukrainian diplomat announced on Thursday (Dec 18) he had arrived in Beijing, a close ally of Russia, where he was expected to hold talks with Chinese officials.The visit represents a rare meeting between officials from Kyiv and Beijing,

As warfare is reinvented in Ukraine, and Silicon Valley races to maintain its A.I. lead, China’s battery dominance is raising alarms far beyond the auto industry.

While Beijing supports Moscow’s war, it is also preparing to use Ukrainian reconstruction as a means of advancing its economic interests in Europe. While the Trump administration is focused on bringing the war in Ukraine to an end, China is both ...