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Today — 4 September 2025Main stream

Trump Grows Frustrated With Putin, as Russian President Bonds With China’s Leader

4 September 2025 at 06:35
President Trump’s extraordinary summit with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia last month has yet to yield any concrete results on the war in Ukraine.

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President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday.

Putin Takes His ‘Limo Diplomacy’ to China

3 September 2025 at 23:27
Rides in his hulking bulletproof Aurus with the Indian and North Korean leaders offered the Russian leader an ideal setting for deepening ties.

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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia exiting his Aurus limousine in Beijing on Tuesday.
Yesterday — 3 September 2025Main stream

China’s Military Spectacle

3 September 2025 at 12:35
China used a parade of fighter jets, missiles and goose-stepping troops to honor the country’s wartime sacrifice and issue a defiant warning to rivals.

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Soldiers marching in a military parade in Beijing on Wednesday to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.

Xi Parades Military Strength as Trump Accuses Him of Conspiring With Putin and Kim

3 September 2025 at 19:23
The parade, attended by the leaders of Russia and North Korea, had a defiant message. President Trump fired back, accusing Xi Jinping of ignoring America’s role in World War II.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, left, Kim Jong-un of North Korea, right, and other leaders at a reception at the Great Hall of the People after the parade in Beijing on Wednesday.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Putin and Xi Invoke Wartime Unity as They Hail Ties in Beijing

2 September 2025 at 19:24
The Russian and Chinese leaders drew on a shared view of their countries’ roles in World War II to cast their modern-day partnership as a challenge to the West.

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Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meeting with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Beijing on Tuesday.

Putin Finds a Growing Embrace on the Global Stage

2 September 2025 at 04:53
Eurasian leaders eagerly met the Russian leader at a summit this week, as President Trump has helped ease his isolation over the war in Ukraine.

© Pool photo by Suo Takekuma

From left: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of China were all smiles in Tianjin, China, on Monday.

Xi Uses Summit, Parade and History to Flaunt China’s Global Pull

With the leaders of Russia and India visiting, China’s president will show how he can use statecraft, military might and history to push for global influence.

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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India in Kazan, Russia, last year.

Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is

20 August 2025 at 05:02
Trump doesn’t feel any gut need to bring Ukraine into the West or understand that Putin’s invasion of that country was just his latest march to break up the West.
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