Putin meets Xi: Why Russia and China need each other Al Jazeera 5h China/Russia Putin China All sources
Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy ThePrint 16h Russian Politics Energy and Utilities US All sources
Ukraine and Latvia dismiss Russian claims of strikes being prepared from Latvian territory as lies European Pravda 11h Latvia Baltic States Ukraine All sources
Russia and Central Asia in greater Eurasia: From an action plan to a working architecture Valdai Discussion Club 16h Asia
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Ukraine’s commander discusses 2-month troop rotations as war grinds forward Kyiv Post 10h Syrsky All sources
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