Search results for: Vladimir Socor
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New Gas Plant Threatens Indigenous Livelihoods in Russia’s Far North
…Vladimir Putin’s annual press conference in December 2017 came a few days after the Russian president took part in the launch of the new Yamal LNG plant in the…
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2023: The Year Iran Would Lean on Russia Even More
…Khamenei, the Iranian supreme leader, in a high-level meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Tehran on July 19 described Russia’s initiative as a defensive act. “Had [Russia] not taken…
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When Iran Tries to be the Winner of the Russia-Ukraine War
…towards this war was clear from the very beginning. A couple of hours after Russia invaded Ukraine, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone call with Vladimir Putin, called the…
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The Legacies of Gorbachev: East Asia and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime
…recalcitrance – in his later years – to express his opinion on the actions of Vladimir Putin. U.S.-Soviet peaceful coexistence however, in which Gorbachev was instrumental, now seems increasingly distant….
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Xi Jinping’s Strategic Choice
…important lesson for the CCP and for China. When Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met in February in connection with the Olympic Games in Beijing, they declared that the friendship…
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From Hybrid Tactics to Invasion – Lesson for China from Ukraine
…of Russian military power. Clear examples of this kind of “performance” were President Vladimir Putin’s rambling TV address which laid out a heavily revised and convenient version of Ukrainian history,…
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Ukrainian Orthodox Autocephaly: Moscow’s Proxy Dispute
…Orthodox theology, which extends into political spheres. Dmitry Peskov, a spokesperson for Russian President Vladimir Putin, has stated that “Russia defends the interests of Russians and Russian speakers [and] of…
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Vostok 2018 Military Exercises Signal Greater Sino-Russian Cooperation
…Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, analysts have come close to calling the relationship an alliance. Signals to the U.S. Joint participation in military exercises, especially ones this major, serve…
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Testing the Waters: Japan’s rapprochement with Russia
…In two weeks time, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Vladimir Putin will convene their fourth meeting this year alone. The meeting will take place during the 2017 APEC…