Why Putin’s Attempt to Rewire Global Trade Is Faltering, in Charts and Maps
Moscow redirected oil sales, but forging new routes for other commodities proves difficult amid high costs and U.S. sanctions ...
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Not Iran Or China, Ukraine Spy Chief Reveals Putin's Most-Feared Ally Whose Weapons Bleed Kyiv Army
While Russia has developed close ties with China and Iran, Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine's spy chief, claims that North Korea, ...
Putin is embarking on an aggressive hiring drive to rejuvenate Russia's army. But he can't sustain it, experts say.
The Russian army is set to increase by 180,000, which would make it the second-largest in the world. It's already straining ...
China’s Xi, Russia's Putin send greetings to North Korea's Kim Jong Un, KCNA says
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the ...
Putin Betrayed By China? Xi Backstabs Russia With Secret Moves In This Key Region? | Asia | Ukraine
Even as Russia & China firm up ties, China is looking to make inroads in Russia’s backyard. After Africa, China is now also ...
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Putin Frames Naval Drills with China as Strategic Move to Counter US in the Pacific
President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday warned the United States against trying to outgun Moscow in Asia as Russian and Chinese ...
Putin’s gambit infuses the chess world with cold war intrigue
The most celebrated example came at the height of the cold war in 1972, when a lengthy period of Soviet dominance was overturned by the brilliance of America’s Bobby Fischer. That match in Reykjavik ...
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Why is Putin suddenly attacking China?
A new version of China’s standard map has just been released… with some changes that the Russian president is not happy about ...
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China and Russia are ramping up joint military drills. What’s their end goal?
In an opening video address, Putin said 15 “friendly” nations would observe what Moscow claimed were some 90,000 troops and ...
Vladimir Putin's Pivot to China is Backfiring
As cross-border business becomes more complicated, China's finance industry is abuzz over possible workarounds, says one ...
Washington and the West struggle for a way forward with Putin’s Russia
In the United States and Europe, there is growing uncertainty about how to counter Putin’s aggression without stoking a ...