In countries overlooked since the Cold War, the Kremlin has quietly forged new alliances. Here's why.
Chinese-Russian economic, foreign policy, and military cooperation is less than impressive. The history of relations between the two countries is fraught, and they play vastly different roles in the world economy, making a divergence in their objectives all but unavoidable.
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Nato will strengthen its presence in the Black Sea region to counter a Russian military build-up as a new arms race develops on Europe’s eastern flank.The 29-nation western alliance will mark its 70th anniversary by announcing measures aimed at supporting Ukraine and Georgia amid concern over Russia
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/nato-confronts-russia-with-black-sea-build-up-8xmc7nqhr