Frank Sobchak, a retired US Army colonel and professor at the US Naval War College, says that the use of drones in the Ukraine war has created a stalemate reminiscent of World War I.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
US President Donald Trump appeared to play down the likelihood of a quick meeting of the Russian and Ukrainian leaders and again raised the possibility of new sanctions on Moscow, although he also said the Ukrainian side is not without blame.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Amid an approaching August 8 cease-fire deadline in Ukraine and ongoing US-China trade talks, the White House is looking to pressure China to stop buying Russian oil. But is Beijing willing to hurt Russia's economy?| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The EU has approved a new sanctions package targeting Russia and Belarus, overcoming a two-month-long impasse caused by a Slovak veto. Significantly, the bloc independently agreed to lower the Russian oil price cap, signaling a shift toward greater autonomy in global economic policies.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
The arrest of two Chinese nationals in Ukraine on espionage charges this month has punctuated a shift in Kyiv’s tone toward Beijing, whose support for Russia’s war is becoming harder to ignore.| RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty