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​Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting in Ufa, Russia, July 8, 2015. Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS summits.
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Russian dependence on China deepens

In public, there are “no limits” to the old and dear friendship between China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, two leaders with a common distaste for an international system dominated by Western-led political and economic institutions.

Xi & "friend" Putin could call for Ukraine ceasefire
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Xi & "friend" Putin could call for Ukraine ceasefire

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: The big story geopolitically is Xi Jinping's trip to Moscow, a three-day state visit, by far the most geopolitically significant summit of the year since the Russian invasion, frankly, a year ago. And also a deeply problematic geopolitical summit, in the sense that it goes strongly against the interests of the United States and all of its allies.

Image released by the Ministry of Defence of Britain shows file video of UK's Challenger 2 tanks.
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What We’re Watching: Tank talks for Ukraine, South Africa’s military moves

What We’re Watching: Tank talks for Ukraine, South Africa’s military moves

Kevin Rudd: Xi thinks Putin is a "dummy"
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Kevin Rudd: Xi thinks Putin is a "dummy"

Australia's former PM believes that the once-blossoming bromance between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin has turned toxic. Why? You guessed it: Russia's war in Ukraine. China's leader thinks Putin is a "dummy" for launching a "halfcocked" invasion that neither the Russian military could pull off nor the Russian economy afford, Rudd — also president and CEO of the Asia Society — says during a conversation with Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer at the Asia Society's HQ in New York.

China-Russia relationship status: It’s complicated
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China-Russia relationship status: It’s complicated

Seven months after BFFs Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin last met in person, their friendship is stronger but has also seen trouble.

What We're Watching: California scorcher, Gulf states threaten Netflix, potential Putin-Xi meeting ​
What We're Watching

California scorcher, Gulf states threaten Netflix, potential Putin-Xi meeting ​

Satire in a World on Edge
GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

Satire in a World on Edge

Comedian and New Yorker satirist Andy Borowitz talks about how he views satire in the age of Trump, and why it's never been harder, or more important, to get it right.