The U.S. administration of Donald Trump has openly admitted that one of the reasons for its attempts to re-engage and then rebuild good relations with Russia is to gain leverage over China (the so-called reverse Kissinger or reverse Nixon). Beijing’s calm or even indifferent reactions to Trump’s signals of reconciliationContinue Reading
Russia has ratcheted up its retaliatory measures against Japan with the permanent banning of several high-level government officials and business leaders, including Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi, Japan’s current and previous ambassador to Ukraine, and the presidents of four Japanese corporations. In a March 3 announcement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said,Continue Reading
Monday marked the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To mark the occasion, Ukraine sponsored a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly condemning the Russian invasion and supporting “the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders.” The resolution passed with 93Continue Reading
On February 17, seven unmanned aerial vehicles attacked the Kropotkinskaya pumping station in Russia, a crucial node in the 940-mile Caspian Pipeline Consortium that sends oil from Kazakhstan to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The Russian side immediately said it was a “terrorist” attack. The Ukrainian side acknowledged responsibility,Continue Reading
While China-Russia relations have certainly gotten closer since the 1990s, recent indicators may point to strains. Source linkContinue Reading
