Russia in Africa: How disinformation operations target the continent
The man behind a new pro-Kremlin social media network tells the BBC he wants Africa to embrace Russia.
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The man behind a new pro-Kremlin social media network tells the BBC he wants Africa to embrace Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian leadership are not irrational. Their primary goal is regime survival. To date, the Russian military’s poor performance in Ukraine does not present an existential threat to the Putin regime. Neither the Russian military’s failure to decisively defeat the Ukrainian military nor a Ukrainian victory that leads to complete expulsion of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory are likely to topple it.
As President Vladimir Putin awaits re-election for a second term with no significant challenges, U.S.-Russian relations are inlimbo. Nevertheless, there are ways by which the United States andRussia can restore their cooperation on the basis of pragmatism andthe pursuit of compatible national interests, including enhancingeach other's security, economic ties, democracy, and human rights.
The Ukraine-Russia conflict may escalate rare-earth metal prices across key application industries.
Yves here. This otherwise comprehensive piece has an odd lapse. It does not mention the original US sin with respect to the modern Russia: that of welching on