Kremlin rejects any concessions under US peace plan, says war’s end is not close
Russia rejected Europe's sovereignty provisions, attacked Kyiv, and now says it won't make any concessions.
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China emerges as the big winner of Russia’s oil crisis
Rosneft chief frames Moscow’s fire-sale pricing as Beijing’s ‘procurement efficiency’.
Chinese, Indian entities recognize “importance of relationships with the west” amid Russia sanctions
Banks and refineries across China and India are choosing to maintain their ties with the West over continuing business with Russia's two largest oil companies, a US Treasury official said on 20 Nov.
Half a million shells annually: How China enabled Belarus’s munitions output for Moscow
China provided Belarus with production lines capable of manufacturing 240,000 artillery shells and 240,000 GRAD system rockets annually, all destined for Russia, a former Belarusian law enforcement officer revealed at a forum in Ukraine
Japanese and Chinese machine tools found on Russian bomb production lines
International researchers traced foreign manufacturing equipment from Japan, China and Taiwan to three Russian defense facilities producing guided bomb modules, missile stabilizers and ballistic missiles, according to the HUR
Chinese refiner backs away from Russian oil amid sanctions fallout, Reuters says
One of inland China’s top oil buyers is sourcing non-Russian oil for winter deliveries.
Russia buys 6.5 million North Korean munitions with nuclear secrets, documents reveal
Three nations are fueling weapons and equipment to the one war machine.
Nuclear control is dying as superpowers answer each other with ICBMs: Putin’s Yars meets America’s Minuteman III
World enters new nuclear age with ICBMs answering ICBMs.
China may cut Russian oil imports by 400,000 barrels daily as US sanctions strike war budget
Energy profits make up nearly 78% of Russia's federal budget. Every cancelled shipment tightens the noose around Moscow's war financing.
Washington Post: Venezuela seeks Russian weapons, Chinese radars, Iranian drones amid reported US military pressure
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has asked Russia to repair Soviet-era fighter jets and supply missiles, while seeking radar systems from China and long-range drones from Iran, according to internal US government documents obtained by The Washington Post
WSJ: How Chinese engines power Russia’s deadly drone raids on Ukrainian cities
Covert exports from China provide Russia with drone engines, navigation gear, and batteries, WSJ says.
New sanctions will drain $50 billion yearly from Russia’s war chest, intelligence finds
While troops fight in Donbas and beyond, Kyiv is using legal and financial instruments worldwide to reduce Russia’s capacity for war.
China blocks Ukraine’s last drone supply route after flooding Russia with the same parts
Ukraine’s deep-strike capability just got an expiration date.
Zelenskyy accuses China of arming Russia despite Xi’s personal assurances
Ukraine’s president says Chinese support, including weapons production machinery and mercenaries, is helping Moscow continue the war, and urges Beijing to pressure Russia to stop.
Trump says he won’t meet Putin unless “we’re going to make a deal”
Trump said he would only engage in talks if there was a clear pathway to a peace agreement.
China’s state oil firms halt Russian oil purchases following US sanctions – Reuters
Move follows India's plans to slash imports as sanctions threaten Russia's energy revenues from largest buyers.
Europe’s fears of losing comfort may cost it true independence, former Ukrainian army chief Zaluzhnyi says
According to Zaluzhnyi, a new doctrine is being formed that will create armies of robots and artificial intelligence, but Europe still postpones difficult defense decisions in favor of comfort and political popularity.
WP: China sent Ukraine just 72 miles of fiber-optic drone cable—but gave Russia 328,000 miles to power its FPVs
Despite cutting direct drone exports, China’s tech factories are keeping Russian drone makers in business—shipping the components that power their most advanced systems.
Georgia’s PM courts authoritarian allies as Western ties collapse after sham elections
Kobakhidze meets with Chinese and Belarusian ambassadors hours apart, accepting congratulations on the contested vote Western democracies refused to recognize.
FT: American intelligence helped Ukraine attack over a dozen key Russian oil refineries since midsummer
The support allegedly allowed Ukrainian drones to bypass Russian air defenses and damage more than 1mn barrels of daily refining capacity.