This September, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation announced a $75 million equity commitment to the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund. Pursuant to the U.S.-Ukraine Minerals Deal signed in April, the joint fund will use the revenue from natural resource extraction to finance Ukraine’s economic recovery.

China is drawing lessons from the Trump administration’s still unfinished “peace plan” for Russia and Ukraine, watching to see how far Washington will go to secure an agreement, and whether that means concessions to Moscow.

North Korean troops and weapons have played an unexpectedly crucial role in sustaining Russia’s grinding military campaign in Ukraine. In exchange, Pyongyang has been able to upgrade its outdated

French President Emmanuel Macron is visiting China for three days to focus on trade talks and the global crisis.