thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to worldnews

Despite liberalism's emphasis on individual rights and fair systems, it faces challenges from populist leaders and dictators who appeal to deeper sources of meaning such as faith, family and nationalism. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/26/world/authoritarians-have-momentum/ #commentary #worldnews #liberalism #democracy #authoritarianism #donaldtrump #vladimirputin #xijinpin

thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to worldnews

Vladimir Putin’s recent state visit to Beijing – his first trip abroad since being inaugurated for a fifth term – was practically a mirror image of Mao Zedong’s visit to Moscow 75 years ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/26/world/fragile-china-russia-fraternity/ #commentary #worldnews #china #russia #russiachinarelations #vladimirputin #xijinping #stalin #mao

thejapantimes, 1 day ago to worldnews

Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated cease-fire that recognizes the current battlefield lines, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/25/world/politics/putin-russia-ukraine-ceasefire/ #worldnews #politics #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

br00t4c, 1 day ago to Ukraine

Ukraine-Russia war - live: Putin says Zelensky has no legitimacy after expiry of presidential term

#ukraine #vladimirputin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-live-putin-ceasefire-b2551379.html

br00t4c, 2 days ago to random

Will Vladimir Putin and Benjamin Netanyahu Bless Donald Trump With an October Surprise?

#joebiden #vladimirputin

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-putin-netanyahu-october-surprise/#respond

thejapantimes, 3 days ago to worldnews

With Russia having opened a new front in its war on Ukraine, consensus in Washington over U.S. weapons supplies to Kyiv being conditional on them never being fired into Russian territory is beginning to fray. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/23/world/politics/white-house-ukraine-us-weapons/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy #us

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews

Beijing and Moscow's dynamic partnership impacts global diplomacy, regional stability and the international order, revealing mutual insecurities rather than consolidated power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/22/world/deepening-china-russian-ties/ #commentary #worldnews #china #russia #russianchineserelations #vladimirputin #xijinping #russiaukrainewar

thejapantimes, 4 days ago to worldnews

Squeezed by residency issues and soaring costs, tens of thousands of Russians who fled to Turkey after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine have moved on to other countries in the last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/22/world/politics/russian-exodus-turkey/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #turkey

br00t4c, 5 days ago to Russia

Russia begins tactical nuclear weapon drills near Ukraine border

#russia #vladimirputin

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/russia-begins-tactical-nuclear-weapon-drills-near-ukraine-border

thejapantimes, 5 days ago to worldnews

Western allies are taking too long to make key decisions on military support for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/21/world/politics/ukraine-zelenskyy-allies-aid-involvement/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #volodymyrzelenskyy

thejapantimes, 6 days ago to worldnews

Andrei Belousov becoming Russia's new defense minister shows that President Vladimir Putin is fully redirecting Moscow's economy toward the war effort. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/20/world/politics/technocrat-putin-war-effort/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #andreibelousov #sergeishoigu

br00t4c, 8 days ago to random

'Putin always chooses the best'. Here's how the Kremlin wants its propagandists to cover Russia's cabinet shakeup

#kremlin #vladimirputin

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/16/putin-always-chooses-the-best

thejapantimes, 9 days ago to worldnews

The United States’ two most powerful rivals, China and Russia, used a meeting this week to pledge deepened strategic ties as part of a “new era” in bilateral relations. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/world/politics/xi-putin-new-era/ #worldnews #politics #xijinping #vladimirputin #russia #china

thejapantimes, 10 days ago to worldnews

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday for talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/world/politics/putin-china-partnership-xi/ #worldnews #politics #xijinping #russia #china #vladimirputin

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to worldnews

Diplomats are focusing on a narrow set of goals ahead of a summit on Ukraine’s peace plan in Switzerland next month to ensure China and other nations of the so-called Global South attend the meeting. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/world/politics/ukraine-summit-global-south/ #worldnews #politics #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin #globalsouth

thejapantimes, 11 days ago to worldwithoutus

Russian President Vladimir Putin will be riding a wave of momentum into China on Thursday for two days of talks with leader Xi Jinping. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/15/asia-pacific/politics/putin-xi-meeting-preview/ #asiapacific #politics #china #russia #russiaukrainewar #xijinping #vladimirputin #us

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to worldnews

Vladimir Putin will visit China for talks with leader Xi Jinping on Thursday and Friday, the Kremlin said Tuesday, in the Russian president’s first trip abroad since his re-election in mid-March. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/world/politics/xi-putin-meeting-china/ #worldnews #politics #xijinping #vladimirputin #russia #china #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #us

br00t4c, 12 days ago to security

Putin appoints former Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev as presidential aide

#security #vladimirputin

https://meduza.io/en/news/2024/05/14/putin-appoints-former-security-council-secretary-nikolai-patrushev-as-presidential-aide

thejapantimes, 12 days ago to worldnews

Andrei Belousov's appointment as defense chief suggests to many that President Vladimir Putin is reshaping Russia for a long war in Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/14/world/politics/russia-defense-economist-putin-ally/ #worldnews #politics #andreibelousov #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

br00t4c, 13 days ago to Russia

Who is Andrei Belousov, Russia's new minister of defence?

#russia #vladimirputin

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8vzzqz2qq6o

br00t4c, 13 days ago to Russia

'Just one question: who is he?'. How Russia's pro-war bloggers reacted to Putin's sudden replacement of Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu

#russia #vladimirputin

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2024/05/13/just-one-question-who-is-he

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to worldnews

Sergei Shoigu, Russia's longest-serving minister and one of Vladimir Putin's few close friends, is being replaced as defense minister following his heavily criticized handling of the assault against Ukraine. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/world/politics/russia-shoigu-ukraine-setbacks/ #worldnews #politics #sergeishoigu #russia #russiaukrainewar #vladimirputin

br00t4c, 13 days ago to Russia

Russia-Ukraine war - live: Putin to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in surprise reshuffle

#russia #vladimirputin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-casualties-putin-latest-news-b2543912.html

br00t4c, 13 days ago to Russia

Russia-Ukraine war - live: Putin to replace defence minister Sergei Shoigu in surprise reshuffle

#russia #vladimirputin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-casualities-putin-latest-news-b2543912.html

thejapantimes, 13 days ago to worldnews

Russian President Vladimir Putin recommended Andrei Belousov, a former deputy prime minister who specializes in economics, as his surprise new defense minister on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/13/world/politics/putin-economist-defense-shoigu/ #worldnews #politics #vladimirputin #andreibelousov #sergeishoigu #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar