A US accord on critical minerals to broker an end to the Ukraine war could blunt Chinese export controls, analysts said, but not counteract them.

China will boost its defence spending by 7.2% this year, maintaining a steady growth rate as Beijing faces headwinds from three years of sluggish economic expansion and mounting geopolitical challenges from Taiwan to Ukraine.

China pushed back against recent remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, declaring that Washington could never "sow discord" in its ties with Moscow. Newsweek reached out to the White House and the Russian Foreign Ministry via email for comment.

Two top Trump admin. officials declined to say that Russia started the war in Ukraine. Igor Novikov, a former advisor to Ukraine President Zelenskyy, joins José Díaz-Balart to share his perspective as the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year.

A senior Taiwan official pointed to companies in Ukraine including Uber and Microsoft which continued to provide critical services.

China's President Xi Jinping had a call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Monday and said he was pleased with Moscow's efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine,

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The US president wants critical minerals in Greenland and Ukraine. Now Moscow has offered access to the key metals.

Tom Fitzgerald sits down with Daniel Balson to discuss a new poll from Razom for Ukraine that found that nearly 70% of GOP voters say Russia is the aggressor, 83% disapprove of Putin and wants the Trump administration to focus on China and the southern border.

Fast-moving developments on Ukraine and Europe will no doubt continue to dominate financial markets in the coming week, while U.S. data includes key inflation numbers and China looks determined to hold its ground as trade tensions ratchet up.

Former United Nations ambassador Susan Rice warned that President Trump’s actions with ending the Russia-Ukraine war could have potential repercussions with China and Taiwan. Rice joined MSNBC’s Jen Psaki for an interview on Sunday,