Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is reinforcing his bond with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. But that could hurt Beijing’s efforts to repair ties with Europe.

Many Western countries are winding down their efforts to broadcast to the world. In March President Donald Trump pulled funding for Voice of America and its sister networks, and dismantled USAID, which funded thousands of journalists around the world. Public broadcasters’ budgets have been trimmed everywhere from Australia to Canada and France.

China's Xi Jinping joined Vladimir Putin for a huge Victory Day parade in Moscow, hoping to reassure Russians of their nation's strength as the Ukraine conflict grinds on.

A series of military parades will take place around the globe, with each country sending a different message about the international order.

Amid Trump’s tariffs and Ukraine talks, Putin and Xi were determined to display the strength of their strategic partnership despite U.S. pressure.

The Kremlin says Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to China at the end of August and beginning of September

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s presence at the parade gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a boost as he tries to show that he is not isolated on the global stage.

The parade was held in the middle of a three-day ‘truce’ that Putin unilaterally declared in the war for Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin noted that he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping would discuss bilateral and global issues at their summit in Moscow, as well as Russia’s supply of oil and gas to China, and cooperation within BRICS — the bloc of developing economies that initially included Brazil,