Russia’s shrinking world: The war in Ukraine and Moscow’s global reach
- Written by Ronald H. Linden, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Pittsburgh
Russia President Vladimir Putin sent a guarded message of congratulations to Donald Trump on inauguration day, but then held a long direct call with his “dear friend,” Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
From Putin’s perspective, this makes sense. Russia gets billions of dollars from energy sales to China and technology from Beijing, but...
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