Russia and Tajikistan may see tanks and missiles as symbols of strength, but these weapons are useless against radicalization and terrorism.

Troops from Russia and Tajikistan completed several days of joint exercises. reuters.com/world/soldiers…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China next week to meet w/ senior officials amid heightening tensions over trade, China’s alignment with Russia & Beijing’s aggressive moves against the Philippines in the South China Sea. POLITICO

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On the latest episode of The Naked Pravda, Meduza spoke to Leyla Latypova, Temur Umarov 马铁木, and caress schenk to learn about Russia’s migration policy and how the xenophobic backlash to last month’s terrorist attack has affected ethnic and religious minorities.
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Vladimir Golovchenko, accused in Moscow car bombing, detained in Kyrgyzstan. TASS reports arrest made possible through Russian-Kyrgyz security cooperation. tass.ru/proisshestviya…

🇰🇬🇨🇳Kyrgyzstan sends 23 state employees to Urumqi, China for training program. Initiative supported by Chinese Embassy partnership. bilim.akipress.org/ru/news:2090555

Kyrgyzstan joins the trend (together with the US) of banning TikTok. The move follows concerns from the State Committee for National Security about the app's content. Kaktus Media

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Since 2018, Russia has accused at least 12 scientists involved in hypersonic research of high treason. Most are suspected of cooperating with China. Meduza in English

Today, 76-year-old physicist Alexander Kuranov was sentenced to 7 years on treason charges. meduza.io/news/2024/04/1…

Western governments argue that a reduction in China’s support could be decisive in bringing Moscow to the negotiating table. While China has said it is willing to get diplomatically involved, it is also wary of the pitfalls. Sha Hua 华沙 wsj.com/world/china/we…

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Scholz visit to China shows up EU divisions on how to engage Beijing

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