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India’s dependence on Russian weapons tethers Modi to Putin

For all the success of the U.S.-led campaign to isolate Russia on the world stage, India has stood out as one major democracy that has been reluctant to criticize Vladimir Putin — and billions of dollars in weapons purchases mean that’s unlikely to change anytime soon.

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Can Seoul Court Beijing’s Perception Problem?

While it might be unrealistic for Seoul to completely sever itself from Washington’s global geostrategy, Beijing and Seoul could still reach a modus vivendi on South Korea’s contribution to the U.S.-led Indo-Pacific Strategy and its future relationship with the Quad.

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Poland, in Russia’s shadow, nervous as war in Ukraine intensifies

WARSAW, Poland — Justina Dziwicka was not yet born when Poland shed the shackles of the Soviet Union and joined NATO, the U.S.-led alliance that would protect the Eastern European country. But the child-care worker is getting a swift lesson on what a Russian-generated conflict looks like.

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China blames NATO for pushing Russia-Ukraine tension to 'breaking point'

Moves by U.S.-led NATO have pushed tension between Russia and Ukraine to a "breaking point", Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.

Reuters

What do people in China think about the Russia-Ukraine war?

As the West condemns Russia, President Vladimir Putin has vocal supporters in China, where the ruling Communist Party tells its people they are a fellow target of U.S.-led harassment

The Independent UK

Commentary: Whether it sides with Russia or not, China will pay a price

Until Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last week, the standoff between Russia and a U.S.-led Western alliance had produced, on balance, a net strategic benefit for China. Now that Putin has pulled the trigger, the geopolitical game has completely changed.

Los Angeles Times

Chinese users divided on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

As the West condemns Russia, President Vladimir Putin has vocal supporters in China, where the ruling Communist Party tells its people they are a fellow target of U.S.-led harassment

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Finns warm to NATO in alarmed reaction to Russian invasion of Ukraine

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing a rapidly growing number of Finns to support membership of NATO, suggesting the country's delicate balancing act between the Kremlin and the U.S.-led military alliance could be coming to an end.

Reuters

Analysis: Ukraine war tests growing China-Russia partnership

China and Russia have grown closer in recent years, raising the specter of an alliance of authoritarian states to challenge a U.S.-led democratic West in a new Cold War

The Independent UK

Japan mulls sanctions on Russia

The Japanese government has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a military invasion of Ukraine, with a view to joining U.S.-led restrictions on exports of semiconductors and other products.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan likely to join any U.S.-led sanctions on Russia - Yomiuri

Japan will likely join U.S.-led sanctions on Russia, including a ban on chip and other key technology exports, should President Vladimir Putin order an invasion of Ukraine, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

Russian diplomat says: U.S. and British spies can't be trusted on Ukraine

The assessments of U.S. and British spies on Ukraine cannot be trusted as they made so many grave mistakes in the run up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Russia's first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations said on Sunday.

Reuters

Israel participates in huge U.S. Mideast naval exercise alongside Saudi, Oman

Israel is taking part in a huge U.S.-led naval exercise in the Middle East, for the first time publicly joining Saudi Arabia and Oman, two counties it has no diplomatic relations with despite its normalisation of ties with some Gulf states.

Reuters

U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others

A U.N. report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the U.S.-led pullout.

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Syria defends rights record as West, Turkey accuse it of imposing 'starvation'

Western powers and Turkey accused Syria on Monday of imposing "starvation" and siege warfare in opposition-held areas, as Syrian officials said foreign forces were illegally occupying parts of the country suffering from U.S.-led sanctions.

The Independent UK

US-backed fighters chase IS gunmen near prison in Syria

Officials and activists say Kurdish-led fighters advanced slowly under the cover of U.S.-led coalition air power in Syria’s northeast

Los Angeles Times

Biden’s ‘minor incursion’ comment roils diplomatic efforts to halt Russian invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday sought to clarify remarks by President Biden about the consequences of a “minor incursion” by Russia into Ukraine that appeared to undermine weeks of intense U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at stopping an invasion of the former Soviet republic.

The Independent UK

North Korean missile tests signal return to brinkmanship

Grappling with the pandemic and U.S.-led sanctions over his nuclear ambitions, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be reviving his 2017 playbook of nuclear and missile brinkmanship to wrest concessions from Washington and his neighbors

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