Last year in Ulaanbaatar, for the first time, revenue from copper concentrate exports exceeded that from coal exports. This turning point has been fuelled by the rush towards artificial intelligence and the rise in electric vehicle production. And the government is now searching for new deposits.
Russian observers say change of guard in Washington has meant China is no longer able to benefit from the conflict in Ukraine, but has been reduced to the role of onlooker.
The international sanctions against Russia and Iran have allowed Azerbaijan to exploit its central position, and not only in geographical terms. The bet is on a large north-south transport corridor that would open the doors of the Indian Ocean to Moscow, from where it could circumvent any form of pressure.
The Russian army has launched more drones and dropped more bombs on Ukraine in recent days, stressing the point that its goal is conquest despite negotiations and partition plans with Donald Trump's United States. The goal is to continue to exalt the theology of Victory, the true divinity to which every effort and every sacrifice must be dedicated.
The discussions on the end of the conflict in Ukraine reopen the debate on the Russian path to Russian federalism and the many aspirations of the peoples of the immense Eurasian territory. An issue that does not only concern ‘ethnic minorities’, but the very structure of an imperial state,
The agreement, which provides Mongolia with an air traffic control radar system, is part of Japan’s defence assistance programme inaugurated in 2023. For the Japanese government, it enhances its commitment to regional stability in an anti-Chinese perspective.
The ‘Centre for the Study of Occupation’ founded by Petr Andrjuščenko, former councillor of the city council, denounces the Russian desire to ‘erase that part of the memory that had been preserved even after the world wars of the 20th century’. The emblematic story of the Drama Theatre that has become a symbol of the conflict in Ukraine.
A painting of the Mongols' victory against the Russian army on the Kalka River on display in the office of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims is sparking heated discussions in Moscow. The image was removed with an apology, but Vice-President Mukhetdinov insists on emphasising the legacy of the Golden Horde in today's Russia.
Zelenskyj is today crushed not only by Russian armies and bombs, but above all by the economic interests that unite enemies and friends, inside and outside the country.
The Global Times describes Trump’s attack on Zelensky as interference in internal affairs and his proposal to end the war a hasty solution that risks increasing tensions, further complicating geopolitical dynamics. China does not want to be left on the sidelines of the issue. Some analysts see a "Nixon in reverse" effect to break Xi-Putin axis.
In the reopened dialogue in Saudi Arabia, a crucial role is being played by the head of the RFPI, the Russian Investment Fund, a ‘man in the shadows’ born in Ukraine, very loyal to the Russian president and a Stanford graduate. He has never broken off relations with Trump's entourage.
Japan is one of the destinations for the relokanty who left Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, also due to the presence of a group of compatriots particularly committed to the opposition to Putin and to the demonstrations in favour of peace.
The 80th anniversary of the Conference between Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill and the new goals of today's emperors to divide the world. Meanwhile, ongoing commemorations focus not on ending the war, but on what regime to install in Kyiv in the coming years.
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