Putin Urges Central Asian Nations to Grow Trade Ties
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday urged the leaders of five Central Asian states to strengthen their trade relations with Russia, as Moscow tries to regain influence in a region also targeted by China. Russia’s total trade volume with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan last year exceeded $45 billion, a
China’s Xi Shows Strength at Beijing Parade with Putin and Kim
Chinese President Xi Jinping warned of a stark choice between peace and war during a grand military parade in Beijing, attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. The event marked 80 years since Japan’s WWII defeat and was largely shunned by Western leaders, highlighting China’s
