During the war, over 20 countries have continued to buy Russian fossil fuels, with China the largest importer. As of June 2025, according to CREA, despite sanctions, energy claims, and reputational risks, more than 20 countries still actively import Russian fossil fuels following the onset of the Russian Feder... #China #EuropeanUnion #India #RussianEnergyResources #RussianFossilFuels #RussianGas #RussianOil
Clean energy investment will account for 66% of global energy investment this year. Global energy investment is projected to reach a record $3.3T in 2025, with clean energy making up more than $2.2T, according to the IEA. Despite geopolitical instability and economic uncertainty, tot... #China #EnergyInvestments #GreenENergy #IEA #India #RenewableEnergy #SolarEnergy
Almost 8% of EU organic imports come from Ukraine, which is establishing itself as a leader in this market. In 2024, Ukraine became one of the top three exporters of organic products to the bloc among European countries and has remained among the top five largest exporters to the EU for seven years. In 2024... #agroexportukraine #China #EUmarket #OrganicFoodExport #UkraineExport #Ukrainiangrain
The US Senate threatens Russia with “tough” sanctions for delaying the peace process, bypassing Trump. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated that support for a bill imposing “tough sanctions” against Russia has grown in the US Congress to 81 senators out of the 100 total. To override a p... #China #LindseyGraham #RichardBlumenthal #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions
Ukraine maintains a leading position in agricultural exports to the EU. In 2024, Ukraine entered the top three of the largest exporters of agricultural products to the EU, ranking third with an export volume of €13.1B, which accounts for 6.7% of total agricultural imports... #AgroExport #agroexportukraine #Brazil #China #EUmarket #Eurostat #GreatBritain
The EC has proposed its 17th package of Russian sanctions: Where will the blow land? The European Commission has finalized the preparation of the 17th package of sanctions targeting Russia, proposing restrictions on more than 150 vessels associated with the Russian shadow fleet that i... #China #circumventionOfSanctions #IndividualSanctions #Sakhalin2 #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
The US will suspend its mediation in peace negotiations between Ukraine and Russia if there is no progress in order to attend to more important global matters. Currently, the US’ attention is also demanded in other regions needing diplomatic engagement, as noted by State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce on May 1. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, alon... #China #Geopolitics #Iran #JDVance #MarcoRubio #PeaceTalks #TammyBruce #WarinUkraine
The EU has shifted its focus from Russia to China in the procurement of rare earth metals. In recent years, China has solidified its position as the EU’s primary supplier of rare earth elements, while Russia has lost its market share. In 2020, EU countries imported 10,700 tons of rare... #China #CriticalRawMaterial #EUimport #EuropeanUnion #MineralsImport #Rareearthminerals
Trump’s trade war: European companies urged to increase purchases of US liquefied natural gas as China boosts its imports from Russia. The EU will release a roadmap on May 6 to phase out its purchases of Russian fossil fuels and continue to decrease Russian imports, according to European Council President Antonio Costa. “This c... #AmericanLNG #AntonioCosta #China #DutyTariff #RussianLNG #TradeWar
The US State Department has called China a key Russian ally in the war against Ukraine. This statement was made by State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, who commented on reports that the Ukrainian military had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russia. She also highlig... #China #DonaldTrump #TammyBruce #WarinUkraine #Zelenskyy
European gas prices have fallen to their lowest level in six months; Ukraine is advised to stock up for the upcoming winter. At the end of last week, futures prices for natural gas in Europe dropped sharply by over 10% to €35.2 per MWh, according to the ICE exchange. These are the lowest European gas prices in the past six ... #China #DutyTariff #GasImport #gasprices #LNG
British investors are ready to invest in the reconstruction of Ukraine; China also seeks to become involved. During a meeting between Ukrainian Deputy Development Minister Alena Shkrum, British government officials, and businesses, Britain expressed its readiness to invest in Ukraine’s reconstruction a... #China #ForeignInvestor #GreatBritain #investments #UkraineReconstruction #UkraineRecovery
Metal product imports are crowding out domestic production owing to the consequences of the war. Imports of metal products to Ukraine increased by 6.4% last year, to 1.26 million tons. More than 50% of products supplied to the Ukrainian market are produced by Turkey. This stems from the fact that... #China #MetalImportUkraine #MetallurgyUkraine #Poland #Turkey #UkraineImport
Trump wants Ukrainian natural resources in exchange for continued US weapons. President Donald Trump said his administration wants an agreement with Ukraine in which the war-torn country will provide access to its rare earth resources in return for the US’ assistance in i... #China #DonaldTrump #MIningMineralsUkraine #SupportUkraine #ukrainiannaturalresources #USmilitaryAid
Russia will find itself on the verge of collapse if it loses China, a large oil customer. Trading in Russian oil for March loadings in Asia has stopped as China is faced with a wide price gap between buyers and sellers. This comes after tanker freight costs soared due to the latest round o... #China #India #OilTankers #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia #ShadowFleetRussia
Russia’s largest sponsor in its war against Ukraine bought a record amount of Russian oil but reduced its coal imports. China increased its crude oil imports from Russia in 2024 by 1% compared to 2023 to a record level. Imports from Russia amounted to 108.5 million tons, equivalent to 2.17 million barrels per day. Seab... #China #Oilexport #Russiancoal #RussianCrudeOil #RussianOil
Ukraine opened 16 new agricultural export markets last year; what was traded? Last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the State Service for Food and Consumer Protection helped Ukrainian agricultural producers open access to 16 new foreign markets. State officials note th... #Canada #China #ForeignMarket #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineTrade
Negotiation leverage: New oil sanctions will cause billions in monthly losses for Russia. The White House stated that new restrictions imposed against Russia are “the most significant sanctions against its energy sector.” They will cost Russia billions of dollars every month, a... #China #India #JoeBiden #RussianOil #SanctionsAgainstRussia
China has banned Russia’s shadow fleet from entering major oil ports. China’s largest port operator, Shandong Port Group, has banned tankers under US sanctions from entering ports in Shandong province, home to many independent refineries that are the largest oil i... #China #OilRefineryRussia #OPEC #RussianOil #ShadowFleetRussia #ShandongPortGroup
Ukraine’s 2024 trade turnover increased by 13%. In 2024, Ukraine’s trade turnover amounted to $112.3B. Goods worth $70.7B were imported, and goods worth $41.6B were exported. Overall, trade turnover increased by 13% compared to 2023. The majo... #China #Poland #UkraineEconomy #UkraineExport #UkraineImport #UkraineTradeTurnover
The war against Ukraine has changed the world’s energy priorities; coal use will reach a new high due to the gas crisis. According to the IEA, in 2024 the world’s coal use will reach a new high of 8.7 billion tons and remain at a high level for several years. The cause is the Russian-Ukrainian war, which has led t... #China #Coal #EnergyCrisis #IEA #RenewableEnergy
The EU approves the 15th package of Russian sanctions that includes Chinese companies. The EU Council has approved the 15th package of sanctions against Russia, which applies to 54 individuals and 30 legal entities. The sanctions include top managers of leading Russian energy companies,... #China #circumventionOfSanctions #JanetYellen #NorthKorea #SanctionsAgainstRussia
Ukraine’s trade turnover for the first 11 months of the year exceeded last year’s indicator by almost $2.5B. According to the State Customs Service, Ukraine’s trade turnover in January-November amounted to $101.9B: imports – $63.6B, exports – $38.3B. Ukraine imported the most goods from China – $13B, P... #China #Poland #UkraineExport #UkraineForeignTrade #UkraineImport #UkraineTradeTurnover
Rutte warns Trump of threats to the US if Ukraine is forced to sign an favorable peace deal. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the US would face a “dire threat” from China, Iran, and North Korea if Ukraine has to make concessions in order to end the war with Russia. In a... #China #DonaldTrump #Iran #MarkRutte #NorthKorea #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
Despite the war, the West trades titanium with Russia; interdependence does not allow ties to be severed. In the first seven months of 2024, Russian titanium exports amounted to over $120M, with 33% of supplies going to France and the rest being shipped to the UAE, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Estonia, and Singapo... #China #CriticalRawMaterial #France #Russiantitanium #Sanctions #TitaniumMining
The G7 countries plan to increase pressure on China over its support for Russia. G7 foreign ministers, meeting in Italy on Monday and Tuesday, will pledge to act against entities in China and elsewhere that support Russia’s war machine against Ukraine. A draft communiqué seen by B... #China #DualUseGoods #G7 #NorthKorea #Sanctions #ShadowFleetRussia #WarinUkraine
North Korea might send 100,000 troops and transfer long-range weapons to Russia; China, despite its denials, is also arming Russia. North Korea may deploy up to 100,000 soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine. According to Bloomberg, this military support is likely to occur in stages with troop rotation over time rather... #China #Kursk #NorthKorea #NorthKoreanSoldiers #WarinUkraine
Russia has paid North Korea around $5.5B for weapons and is deploying North Korean troops in Kursk; China is alarmed by this cooperation. Since February 2022, the Russian Federation has purchased up to $5.5B worth of North Korean weapons, analysts have discovered. Russia is trying to use cooperation with North Korea as a lever of influe... #China #GeopoliticalFragmentation #MarkRutte #NATO #NorthKoreanSoldiers #WarEscalation #WarinUkraine
Blinken accuses China of helping Putin continue his aggression against Ukraine. The West has received evidence regarding the supply of weapons. By exporting goods to Russia that strengthen its military-industrial complex, Beijing is fueling Putin’s “military machine,&... #AnthonyBlinken #China #DualPurposeTechnologies #Putin #WangYi #WarinUkraine
At the UN, the US Secretary of State calls for those who support and fuel Putin’s aggression – Iran, North Korea and China – to stop. US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that to promote peace in Ukraine, it is necessary to stop Iran, North Korea, and China from enabling the Russian war machine. During his speech at the meetin... #AnthonyBlinken #China #IranianWeapons #NorthKorea #RussianAggression #UNSecurityCouncil #WarinUkraine
Because of sanctions, Russia and China are returning to barter exchange of goods for the first time in 30 years. Russia and China are discussing barter trade agreements that will help bypass the US-controlled SWIFT international banking system and limit currency risks; the first such transaction could take place... #BarterAgreements #China #RussianTrade #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SWIFT
China plans to increase imports of Ukrainian agricultural products; Bosnia and Herzegovina will buy Ukrainian poultry. Soon, Kyiv and Beijing may agree to increase the volume of Ukrainian agricultural product imports to China, according to Zhenmin Wang Yiwei, a professor of international relations at the Peking People... #agroexportukraine #BosniaHerzegovina #China #UkraineExport #UkraineExportsPoultry #UkraineTrade
The US and EU are pressuring Asia’s largest economies to abandon their support of Russia’s war effort. The US Treasury has warned that Indian banks will be subject to sanctions and will lose access to the US financial system if they cooperate with the Russian defense and industrial complex. “We k... #AnnalenaBaerbock #China #circumventionOfSanctions #DavidLammy #DualUseGoods #India #WangYi
Sanctions are slowly destroying Russian businesses with payment issues. New US restrictions imposed in June have put local banks in countries that trade with Russia at a higher risk of so-called secondary penalties, which is delaying or disrupting payments to and from cou... #China #RussianBusiness #SanctionsAgainstRussia #SecondarySanctions #Turkey
In China, Kuleba explains the conditions for negotiations with the Russian Federation. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi to discuss ways to end Russian aggression and China’s possible role in achieving a just peace. Kuleba restated U... #China #DmytroKuleba #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WangYi #WarinUkraine
Dmytro Kuleba has arrived in China to discuss Beijing’s possible role in ending the war in Ukraine. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has embarked on his first trip to China since the Russian invasion in 2022. China has served as an economic lifeline for the Kremlin since its invasion b... #China #DmytroKuleba #PeaceInUkraine #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WangYi #WarinUkraine
The US will not participate directly in the war in Ukraine but promises its support; NATO identifies the primary Russian allies. The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, said at the NATO Summit that the US will not be involved in the war in Ukraine but will continue to support Kyiv. According to him, after Putin invaded Ukraine ... #China #LloydAustin #NATOsummit #SupportUkraine #WarinUkraine
Spending on nuclear weapons reached a record $91B; this is enough to provide greenenergy for 12 million homes. As reported by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), the nine states that possess nuclear weapons spent $91.4B on them last year. This spending is effectively useless, as the n... #China #ICAN #MilitarySpending #NuclearWeapons #RussianFederation
Peace summit updates: Switzerland will brief Russia and China; two countries have withdrawn their signatures from the joint communiqué. Switzerland will discuss the results of the summit with Russia, China, and other countries that were not among the more than 100 countries and international organizations in attendance, said the Minis... #China #IgnazioCassis #PeaceSummit #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #Switzerland #WarinUkraine
China claims that the international community supports its peace plan for Ukraine. More than two dozen countries have allegedly expressed their support for the terms presented in China’s alternative peace plan, said Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi. China presented ... #China #ChinaPeacePlan #PeaceSummit #Switzerland #WangYi #Zelenskyy
The EU is considering holding the next peace summit with the participation of the Russian Federation. The EU is discussing the transition from the Ukrainian peace summit next month to a possible meeting in Saudi Arabia in the fall with the Russian Federation’s participation, writes Bloomberg. China an... #China #PeaceInUkraine #PeaceSummit #RussianUkrainianNegotiations #WarinUkraine
The Swiss reveal the leading topics of the Peace Summit. As noted by the Swiss MFA, the goal of the Peace Summit in Ukraine is to pave the way for the future peace process and develop the practical elements and procedure. All governments at the summit are i... #China #PeaceInUkraine #PeaceSummit #Switzerland
