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North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un 2nd-R and Russian President Vladimir Putin 2nd-L, examine a rocket assembly hangar during their meeting on September 13, 2023 at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region, Russia. The talks between the two leaders could lead to a weapons deal as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has offered Russian President Vladimir Putin his country s unwavering support for Russia s sacred fight . Kim said that North Korea will always stand with Moscow in its fight against imperialism. . PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxHUNxONLY RUS2023091309 Kremlin

Putin and Kim: new best friends irritate Beijing

Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un display friendship and unity – without China. Both aim to reduce their dependence on Beijing. And each needs precisely what the other has. Together with China, the three countries form an anti-Western bloc. But their interests do not coincide.

By Christiane Kuehl

Russia China 8442913 26.05.2023 Special Representative of the Chinese government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui arrives at the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow, Russia. Li s visit to the Russian capital, where he is expected to consult on the Ukrainian crisis, comes after he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Alexander Vilf / Sputnik Moscow Russia PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxESTxLTUxLATxNORxSWExDENxNEDxPOL Copyright: xAlexanderxVilfx

China's ambivalence towards Russia

It is well known that China sees the USA as its biggest rival and stoically sticks to Russia despite certain problems. Far less well known is how intellectuals in the People's Republic justify this stance – and how critical they often are of Russia.

By Christiane Kuehl