With American reliability in doubt, some European nations and other countries may seek alternative partners and markets, possibly in China, current and former Western diplomats say.

The U.S. and Ukraine are discussing a mineral deal that would give Ukraine U.S. support in exchange for tech-related minerals.

China supports all efforts conducive to peace talks in Ukraine, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday, and stressed that Gaza and the West Bank are "not a bargaining chip in political trade-offs.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has held a call with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and said he was pleased with Moscow’s efforts to hold a summit with the U.S. toward ending the war in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in Washington this week to sign a framework to a deal granting the U.S. access to some of its mineral reserves.

On the latest episode of The President’s Inbox, Jim sat down with Liana Fix, CFR fellow for Europe, and Charles A. Kupchan, CFR senior fellow and professor of international affairs at Georgetown University, to discuss Trump's evolving policy toward Ukraine and his broader plans for a U.S.-Russia reset.