2025-09-05
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It's 1289 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
And this week, Xi Jinping welcomed more than 30 world leaders to China.
Headline attendee Vladimir Putin joining his counterparts from India,
North Korea and Iran on the Red Carpet in stark contrast to his continued shunning by much of the West.
And as Donald Trump fielded speculation about his health at home,
a recorded conversation about immortality between Presidents Putin and Xi provided quite the metaphor for the latter's view of a new world order.
without America at the helm.
And Xi's critique of what he called block confrontation and bullying has been interpreted as the clearest sign yet that Beijing remains aligned with Moscow's view on a war it has long been accused of propping up.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Macron and Sekir Stalmer convened Europe's Coalition of the Willing in Paris.
But as they preach on the importance of post-war security guarantees,
many in Ukraine say this is irrelevant if Russia won't make peace.