France could be next to leave EU in secret ‘Frexit’ plan if Le Pen wins, warns Macron

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Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen wants to make France the next country to leave the EU in a secret plan, according to French president Emmanuel Macron. The French president made the claims as he faces a harder-than-expected fight to stay … Read More

Russia-China ties will be the big story of 2022 – analysis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a New Year greeting to Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The report was carried in Russia’s Tass News. “In that telegram he expressed great satisfaction with the development of … Read More

Russia’s ‘Gas Pivot’ to China Poses Challenge for Europe

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Gazprom, Russia’s giant state-owned energy company, is slated to finalize an agreement in 2022 for a second huge natural gas pipeline running from Siberia to China, marking yet another stage in what energy analysts and Western diplomats say is a … Read More

Experts: Cooperation between Russia and China problem for Europe

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14th Lennart Meri Conference day one. Source: Siim Lõvi /ERR Rapid convergence between China and Russia heralds problems for the European Union and Estonia, experts attending the Lennart Meri Conference found. However, allied relations between the two countries should not … Read More

Putin’s Paranoia, More Than Nuclear Weapons and Oil, Make Russia Dangerous

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The remarks by United States President Joseph Biden at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence last week (July 27) made a strong but ambivalent impression in Moscow. His warning regarding Russian misinformation and interference in the 2022 mid-term … Read More

Russia and China are sending Biden a message: don’t judge us or try to change us. Those days are over

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The past week has marked a watershed moment in Russia’s relations with the West — and the US in particular. In two dramatic, televised moments, US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have changed the dynamics between their … Read More

New EU sanctions on Russia ‘are a missed chance to fix relations’

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Ambassador Chizhov regretted the EU’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia.  Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s long-time ambassador to the European Union, thinks the bloc’s decision to impose further sanctions on Russia is a missed opportunity to fix relations between the two neighbours. Foreign … Read More

Tensions rise with Russia and China

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Washington’s approach to Moscow and Beijing must get more focus in the presidential race. On Thursday, the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada alleged that hackers tied to Russian intelligence agencies are targeting Western entities working on a coronavirus vaccine. A … Read More

China, Russia see huge potential for trade cooperation despite pandemic

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Bilateral economic and trade cooperation between China and Russia remains sound in the long term, despite the pneumonia outbreak temporarily affecting certain industries. A staff member walks past pipelines in a section of the China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline in … Read More

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