Staunton, August 23 – Both Russian and Asian analysts say that Moscow’s focus on Ukraine is allowing Beijing to accelerate the process of transforming both Russia east of the Urals and Central Asia into its “near abroad,” thus undercutting in the east the very policy goals Vladimir Putin has proclaimed in the west. In Nezavisimaya […]
Moscow’s Actions in Ukraine Helping China Make Siberia and Central Asia Beijing’s ‘Near Abroad’
August 25, 2014