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leader who they say enjoys global prestige and respect despite attempts to isolate him.This coverage was a strategic effort to rally the
Russian public behind him, independent experts, a political consultant and a Kremlin official told The Moscow Times.In reality, the Russian
he was not authorized to speak to the press, told The Moscow Times.Putin wrapped up a two-day visit to China for a major forum on Thursday,
his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since being indicted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges in March.He
brought more than two dozen journalists from television, radio, agencies and online media to China in an effort to show that he is still in
show great respect.In another broadcast, a state television journalist standing in front of limousines with national flags said he had never
Alongside dozens of senior officials in finance, energy, agriculture and military cooperation were the heads of major banks Sberbank, VTB
delegation at talks with Chinese counterparts at what was already a huge table, one segment boasted.For the Kremlin, it is crucial to prove
that Russia has not been marginalized under Putin ahead of the 2024 presidential election, as domestic voters are beginning to doubt that it
is still among respected world powers, independent political analyst Abbas Gallyamov, a former speechwriter for Putin, told The Moscow
reports of Putin's meeting with Viktor Orban, the prime minister of EU and NATO member Hungary.Putin himself complained during his televised
Orban's motorcade is now on the grounds of Putin's residence
Their talks are going on right this second," the anchor shouted into the camera, standing next to a black limousine.The pathos of reporting
The Russian delegation reported no significant achievements in Beijing, despite Moscow's interest in expanding cooperation.Putin, who spent
more than three hours over two days meeting with Xi, preferred to dedicate his press conference to the confrontation with the United States,
the war in Ukraine and the conflict between Israel and Hamas.Putin also declined to answer a reporter's question about the content of his
been hit by massive Western sanctions over its Ukraine offensive, with Europe trying to end its energy links with Moscow
The Kremlin is now seeking deals to export its energy and agricultural resources in order to compensate for this lost revenue source.Russian
grain exports play a significant role in the country's GDP, with export revenues reaching over $41 billion last year
The Kremlin is attempting to reap even more benefits with its pulling out of the Ukraine grain deal and blocking of Ukraine grain
exports.Russian agricultural businesses had expressed hopes that Putin would agree to expand supplies of Russian wheat, which currently
construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, a huge project to deliver more natural gas to Beijing which has been under negotiation
on paper, was announced as a 50 bcm per annum pipeline
The original Power of Siberia 1 pipeline has a nameplate capacity of 38 bcm, and there is a 10 bcm contract for supplies from Sakhalin
Besides, this would be a huge volume for China, coming from a single source, which would contradict with traditional Chinese policy of
does so, Vakulenko added.In any case, neither Russia nor China announced a contract for the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas
contract has not been signed.The Kremlin will be using the visit both for its domestic propaganda and as an attempt to signal to the world
that Russia remains an influential stakeholder in engagement with China, the Israel-Gaza conflict and the UN, researcher Roshchin told The
And even there, he doesn't stop contacting the leaders of the Arab world, trying to stop the conflict between Israel and Hamas
