Russia
Prospects for the Russian economy to end-2023
Rising military-industrial sector production and related industries will support manufacturing activity in 2023
RussiaNorth Korea will keep backing Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un referred to strategic cooperation in a message to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin
North KoreaNATO will show strength to deter Russia
NATO is carrying out its largest-ever military exercise in Germany
NATOPutin may want Prigozhin to pull Wagner from Ukraine
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has defied a Russian defence ministry order to put his troops under its control
RussiaDetails of Ukraine’s offensive will remain unclear
Fighting has begun on the eastern and south-eastern fronts, between Ukrainian attackers and Russian defenders
UkraineClop hackers are adapting to US law enforcement action
Clop cybercrime group has compromised the data of hundreds of companies but is trying to reduce law enforcement scrutiny
InternationalWagner leader poses a threat to Putin’s Russia
Prigozhin’s lowly origins and criminal past appeal to strong anti-centre and anti-elite sentiment in Putin’s Russia
RussiaTokyo will stay alert for Russian threat
The Russian military is conducting operations near Japan, some in cooperation with China
Japan
