For the last three years, China has repeatedly signalled a willingness to act as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. There were rounds of shuttle diplomacy by Beijing's envoy to countries from South Africa to Indonesia.

Ukrainian service members of the 68th Jaeger Brigade named after Oleksa Dovbush attend military exercises at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine February 20,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday pushed Kyiv to sign a critical minerals agreement while Washington pursues talks on ending Russia's war in Ukraine. Ramping up criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in this week's dramatic change in U.

Ukrainian special forces have released a video showing a Russian soldier pleading for mercy. A Ukrainian drone tracked the man. "This is the only way negotiations with the aggressor should look," the video authors noted as they shared it online.

China's foreign ministry has said it sees a "window for peace" opening for the war in Ukraine, as top US diplomats meet with Russia in Saudi Arabia.