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08.07.25 - 03:39
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China Could Push Russia To Attack NATO Member In Taiwan Distraction Ploy: Rutte (ZeroHedge)
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China Could Push Russia To Attack NATO Member In Taiwan Distraction Ploy: Rutte
In the scenario that China might one day invade Taiwan, Beijing will enlist Russia's help to tie up NATO forces in Europe, according to a prediction by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte.
Rutte, in a fresh interview with The New York Times, engaged in a rare bit of public speculation and grand strategy chessboard gaming regarding potential future moves by the two nuclear armed powers who have struck an "unlimited partnership" of the last few years.
He described that if China made a move against Taiwan, President Xi Jinping "would first make sure that he makes a call to his very junior partner in all of this" - in reference to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
This isn't the first time that Rutte has branded Putin the Chinese president's subordinate in public remarks, in something clearly meant as a jab at Moscow and aimed at belittling the Russian leader.
In such a development, Xi would ...
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07.07.25 - 20:30
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Russian Transport Minister Dies By Gunshot Hours After Getting Fired By Putin (ZeroHedge)
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Russian Transport Minister Dies By Gunshot Hours After Getting Fired By Putin
Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit is reported to have died by suicide on Monday, a mere hours after being dismissed from his post by President Vladimir Putin, according to Kremlin officials.
Hours prior to Starovoit's death, Putin signed the order removing him from office, with the official decree having been quickly published on the Kremlin's website. Deputy Minister Andrey Nikitin has been named as acting transport minister in the wake of the dismissal.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was questioned by reporters on the firing, but did not provide details or a specific reason for the sudden change, but he did deny that it was due to a "lack of trust" when asked.
According to emerging details conveyed through Russian state sources:
The Investigative Committee of Russia said in a statement that Starovoit's body was found inside a car in Odintsovo, a suburb of Moscow. He was found with a gunsho...
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