Diplomacy

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  Diplomacy

  2023-07-27

  Only a handful of African leaders show up to Putin's summit in Moscow

  Rising food costs, grain and fertiliser shortages were a direct result of Putin's war in Ukraine, and African nations have borne the brunt of the upheaval.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-06-23

  Central Asia's strengthening ties with EU, US further untether region from Russia, China

  Central Asian countries need a multi-stage foreign policy to ensure security and ease Russian and Chinese influence in the region, observers say.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-05-16

  'Growing phobias' as China, Russia vie for influence in Central Asia

  With Russia's influence waning over its unprovoked war in Ukraine, Chinese influence is rising in Central Asia -- but so too is local resentment towards both Moscow and Beijing.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-05-12

  China's unilateral actions in disputed territories provoke fears of encroachment

  Beijing's latest attempt to change the facts on the ground is in far northeastern India, but it has become an increasingly common tactic in the South China Sea, Central Asia and beyond.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-04-06

  Russian elite use Kyrgyzstan as stepping-stone to third-country citizenship

  Kyrgyz citizens are outraged that sanctioned Russian elites are taking advantage of Kyrgyzstan's hospitality and exposing the country to the risk of secondary sanctions.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-03-21

  'World should not be fooled' as Xi meets Putin with Ukraine peace plan on agenda

  China's Xi Jinping is providing 'diplomatic cover' for Russian President Vladimir Putin's war crimes, as Putin becomes ever more dependent on him, say analysts.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-03-07

  Blinken's visit to Central Asia prompts more calls for co-operation with West

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Central Asia came at a pivotal time for the region as relations with Russia become more toxic as each day passes, say observers.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-02-28

  Blinken in Astana reiterates US support for Kazakhstan's sovereignty

  Russian officials and lawmakers have increasingly made veiled threats against Kazakhstan, which has refused to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-02-27

  Russia's relations with 'allies' remain cool a year after Ukraine invasion

  Moscow's ties with its many of its neighbours and former close allies have deteriorated significantly since Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- another consequence of Putin's misadventure.

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  Diplomacy

  2023-02-24

  China's attempt to portray itself as 'neutral' mediator in Ukraine war draws rebuke

  China's failure to condemn the conflict and reports suggesting it plans to sell suicide drones to Russia undermine what little credibility Beijing had left as it touts a new 'peace plan'.