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Putin, Russia and China

China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is ‘true friend’

President Donald Trump’s rapprochement with Russia has some experts suggesting he might be trying to do a “reverse Nixon” and isolate Beijing by courting Moscow.

Hong Kong Free Press · 8h

China says its defence spending ‘entirely necessary’ after Russia’s Putin backs mutual cuts

Beijing said Tuesday its defence spending was "entirely necessary" after Russian President Vladimir Putin backed a suggestion that the US, Russia and China all half their defence budgets.

The New York Times · 18h

‘We’re Your True Friends,’ Xi Tells Putin, as Trump Courts Russia

The Chinese and Russian leaders reaffirmed their relationship in a video call on Monday, an apparent rebuff to the idea that the Trump administration could drive a wedge between them.

9hon MSN

China’s Xi stresses strength of Russia ties in Putin call as Washington warms to Moscow

China and Russia “cannot be moved away” from one another, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told his counterpart Vladimir Putin on ...

3don MSN

Washington’s Embrace of Putin Aims to Drive Wedge Between Moscow and Beijing

President Trump’s abrupt and enthusiastic embrace of Russia and its authoritarian leader, Vladimir Putin, is propelled in ...

Beijing’s message rings alarm bell about dreamworld election

Australia needs to urgently invest more in naval capability. But this defence imperative clashes with fiscal challenges neither side of federal politics wants to seriously engage with.

The Economist6d

How Vladimir Putin plans to play Donald Trump

J udged by the din of Russian propaganda Vladimir Putin has never been closer to winning his war on Ukraine. There is despair ...

6dOpinion

The Rapid Rehab of Vladimir Putin

The Russian marauder has become an ostensible peace-maker in a month.

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