The visit to France, which will be followed by trips to Serbia and Hungary, marks the Chinese leader's first European tour since the coronavirus pandemic.
The 1960s Soviet-era S-200 air defense missiles system designed to shoot down high-altitude Cold War aircraft was upgraded, or new tactics were adopted, or both.
Ten years ago, Russia tried to engineer a “civil war” in Ukraine, with bogus referenda. Recent analysis and this Kyiv Post reporter’s experience confirm that it was an invasion, not a civil war.