Speculation mounts over Russian President Vladimir Putin's next move, following strikes on Russia's strategic bomber fleet.

Russia has been using a Chinese-made laser to shoot down Ukrainian drones despite persistent claims from Beijing it is not offering military support to Moscow.

Video footage contradicts Beijing, which has always denied supporting Vladimir Putin's war against his neighbours

"I believe if there is any country that can stop China, Taiwan might be one of them, but it has to be collective actions with our partners. So we can't do this alone," a Taiwanese Legislator told Euronews Next.

Its military says drones armed with explosives or used for surveillance have become a focus of joint exercises with allies such as the US.

Seeking détente with China, therefore, is still a dangerous game for the EU. Instead, the EU must realize it has other cards to play, including forging more advantageous trade agreements elsewhere in the world and changing China’s calculus about supporting Russia.

"We are in a new era of asset vulnerability," said John Hemmings, the Council on Geostrategy's deputy director for geopolitics.

Former Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman warned that China is observing the international response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to gauge its future treatment towards Taiwan, while

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the start. Taiwan could be the next battlefield.

America’s Pentagon chief will not be in attendance when more than 50 other defense leaders meet this week to coordinate military aid to Ukraine

Experts say potential cuts to commercial satellite imagery would hurt public understanding of what adversaries are doing.