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A European alliance in the making

James Davis notes that Vladimir Putin’s visit to China on May 16 and 17 highlighted strategic misunderstanding with Chinese President Xi Jinping to prevent provoking the West, with an emphasis on strengthening Russia-China relationships without proper contracts.

Silver disease

According to David P. Goldman, the arrest of Russian reserves has had an impact on commodity prices because of this. Base metals are trading in sync with gold, but fundamentals do n’t support their price increases.

Russia good priming for’ main’ summer offensive

James Davis contends that the primary goal of the Russian military’s existing businesses near Kharkov is not to prepare for a significant summer insulting in the south that will cut Ukraine off from the Black Sea and push its retreat.

China’s rapid rescuers

According to Scott Foster, a number of Chinese companies are starting to remove foreign suppliers and provide semiconductor equipment, motivated by government opportunities and a tight market of start-ups.