RUCIS

  • May 25, 2023
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Moscow will crack down hard on missile leaks to China

Treason charges (now with a life sentence) for leaking missile secrets to China suggest Russia fears losing its edge

Russia
  • May 24, 2023
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Moscow will make raid fit its image of Ukraine war

Moscow is insisting it was Ukrainians who carried out a daring two-day incursion into Russian territory

Russia
  • May 23, 2023
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Ukraine moves closer to acquiring much-desired F-16s

Training Ukrainians to fly F-16s before supplying them is sensible but means they will not be in combat any time soon

Ukraine
  • May 22, 2023
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China reveals ambition to raise Central Asian presence

President Xi offers Central Asia a development boost emphasising mutual advantage at the same time as a security role

Central Asia
  • May 19, 2023
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Arrest could start purge of Ukraine's suspect judges

The head of the Supreme Court has been dismissed and put in preventive detention for bribery

Ukraine
  • May 18, 2023
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Turkey will prioritise naval power

Turkey has developed an ambitious naval programme in line with its growing geopolitical ambitions

Turkey
  • May 18, 2023
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Russia lets Ukraine ship grain for another 60 days

Moscow wants its own demands addressed for allowing a third extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative

Russia
  • May 17, 2023
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Inflation could rise again in Russia in 2023

High inflation has eroded the population’s real disposable income and is undermining living standards

Russia