President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over the phone on Monday about trade, the Russia-Ukraine war and travel plans.

The US can play a key role in helping Taiwan learn from Ukraine’s technological and tactical successes on the battlefield.

US adversaries are using Donald Trump’s eagerness to strike deals as a chance to drive a wedge between the US and its allies and undermine the Washington-led security order that has for years held them in check.

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.

Oil prices recovered slightly on Wednesday, after dipping to one-month lows in the previous session amid signs that Ukraine is nearing a peace deal with Russia that would likely lead to the end of international sanctions on Russian supply.