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Baltic states build border defenses against Russia
Baltic states build border defenses against Russia

Baltic states build border defenses against Russia

With Russia's war in Ukraine in its third year, Moscow's Baltic neighbors are trying to prepare for a potential war on their own soil. To strengthen their defense capabilities, Latvia, Lithuania and…
5 months ago
Nigerians head for Russia to study
Nigerians head for Russia to study

Nigerians head for Russia to study

Russia's influence in western Africa is expanding, and not only through military assistance to combat terrorism. The Kremlin has started an aggressive campaign to attract more African students to Russia.…
6 months ago
Ukraine and Russia trade blows: Who is on the back foot?
Ukraine and Russia trade blows: Who is on the back foot?

Ukraine and Russia trade blows: Who is on the back foot?

What happens when summer turns to fall? After the slow and steady Russian gains in the Donbas comes the surprise Ukrainian counter-invasion in Kursk. Now come harrowing nights of bombings across Ukraine.…
7 months ago
Nepal is losing young men to Russia's war in Ukraine
Nepal is losing young men to Russia's war in Ukraine

Nepal is losing young men to Russia’s war in Ukraine

Nepal has become a recruiting ground for Russia’s war against Ukraine. Thousands of young men have left the impoverished South Asian nation to join Russia’s army — and are reportedly sent to…
7 months ago
Why sanctions won’t stop Russia
Why sanctions won’t stop Russia

Why sanctions won’t stop Russia

Last year, western powers introduced an oil price cap aimed at seriously denting the Kremlin's capacity to earn revenue from its oil exports. It worked for a few months but it increasingly…
7 months ago
China, US, Russia vie for influence at ASEAN summit
China, US, Russia vie for influence at ASEAN summit

China, US, Russia vie for influence at ASEAN summit

Top diplomats from China, the US and Russia have attended the ASEAN summit of Southeast Asian countries as special guests. The powers have been vying for geopolitical influence in the region, with…
8 months ago
Russia with western-designed components to strike Ukraine
Russia with western-designed components to strike Ukraine

Russia with western-designed components to strike Ukraine

The Russian military still relies on western-designed components to fire missiles at Ukraine, an FT report has found. Mexican navy officials are flagging concerns about the rising flows of unregulated “dual use”…
8 months ago
Russia's cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul
Russia's cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul

Russia’s cooperation with Pyongyang worries Seoul

South Korea has condemned a defense pact that North Korea signed with Russia earlier this week. The foreign ministry called it a threat to "peace and stability on the Korean peninsula". Seoul…
8 months ago
Who are ISIS-K, the group that hit Russia?
Who are ISIS-K, the group that hit Russia?

Who are ISIS-K, the group that hit Russia?

France has joined the US and the UK in confirming that the recent Moscow attack was carried out by a branch of the so-called Islamic State group in Afghanistan, known as ISIS-K,…
9 months ago
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