"Russia is seeking to come back on the Lebanese economic, political and diplomatic scene by activating its soft power," expert Yeghia Tashjian tells Newsweek.
Russian Sinologist Andrei Ostrovsky, Chief Researcher at the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oriental Studies and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal Problems of the Far East, recently gave an interview to Business GazetA: The interviewer, Olga Vandysheva, was concerned about the seemingly inconclusive visit to China by Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and
Also this week, Soe Win claimed ‘complete military unity’ after thousands of defections, and Russia hailed regime for ‘political transparency and justice’.