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Putin
While in the short term, Russia’s ability to get arms from North Korea may prove advantageous, it will ultimately seal the disaster toward which Putin is headed as he cozies up to a pariah state.
Oct. 21, 2023
Russia
The Hungarian Prime Minister’s visit to China’s Belt and Road Forum signifies deepening ties between the two nations.
Oct. 17, 2023
Putin
The two nations share a symbiotic alliance, with China appreciating Russia’s role as a bulwark against the West, and Moscow increasingly reliant on Beijing’s largesse in trade and geopolitical backing
Oct. 17, 2023
Putin
Beijing is hosting representatives of 130 countries on October 17-18 to mark a decade of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) - a key geopolitical project of President Xi to extend China's global reach.
Oct. 14, 2023
Russia
Whether the Chinese leadership itself had any knowledge of Wagner’s interest this spring in satellite images of Russia’s own territory in the lead-up to the mutiny remains unclear.
Oct. 5, 2023
Russia
Before the full-scale invasion began, China promised to support Russia “forever.” However, China's economy is now on the precipice - and it could bring down Russia along with it.
Sep. 12, 2023
Russia
Russians, Chinese, North Koreans demonstrate their unwritten alliance at military parade in Pyongyang.
Sep. 9, 2023
Ukraine
The singer was with a group of Chinese bloggers who, according to Ukrainian law, entered the country illegally.
Sep. 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Russian president plans to attend the Belt and Road Forum in China in October, his first trip to lands outside of Russian control, since the ICC issued him an arrest warrant in March.
Aug. 30, 2023
Putin
The Russian President and Defense Minister used opening addresses at a military trade show near Moscow to claim Russian technical superiority against “much-hyped” Western weapons.
Aug. 15, 2023
Russia
Sergei Shoigu was greeted in Pyongyang on Tuesday evening by hundreds of soldiers holding signs welcoming the Russians in a post-pandemic first for North Korea.
Jul. 26, 2023
Russia
North Korea has been under a rigid self-imposed coronavirus blockade since early 2020 to protect itself from Covid-19, which has prevented even its own nationals from entering the country.
Jul. 25, 2023
War in Ukraine
The Chinese consulate general in Odesa was hit by Russian missiles on July 20 following the Kremlin’s pull-out from the deal that provides Ukrainian grain to hundreds of millions of Asians.
Jul. 20, 2023
Mongolia, planned as a transit country for Russia’s Power of Siberia-2 gas pipeline to northeastern China, did not include the project in its development plans through to 2028.
Aug. 22