Kim Jong Un couldn't instill fear in anyone - he's a portly little man trying to play with the big boys and failing miserably. His actions constantly scream 'Look at me!' and it seems like he might even be a but annoyed that Russia and China are both garnering a lot of attention and he's been pushed down the priority list.
That photo of Belousov is hilarious!!!!
That Mali video is frightening . I feel like the US is completely on the back foot when it comes to Russian influence in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. As you pointed out earlier with the graph a lot of their recruits are coming from those areas. Wagner group didn't die - it's just been absorbed into a greater sphere of propaganda under the guise of helping these poorer countries. Russian influence is everywhere and spreading and I seriously cannot understand why it's not being taken more seriously!!
Olaf Schultz is no Angela Merkel and is struggling at home and internationally.
Thanks for the Vanuatu piece - this is not being covered in the major newspaper in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald) and the first I have heard about it. Interesting as China is usually front and centre.
Once again - seriously good coverage of the whole mess!! Thanks Monique!
Kim Jong Un couldn't instill fear in anyone - he's a portly little man trying to play with the big boys and failing miserably. His actions constantly scream 'Look at me!' and it seems like he might even be a but annoyed that Russia and China are both garnering a lot of attention and he's been pushed down the priority list.
That photo of Belousov is hilarious!!!!
That Mali video is frightening . I feel like the US is completely on the back foot when it comes to Russian influence in the Sahel and other parts of Africa. As you pointed out earlier with the graph a lot of their recruits are coming from those areas. Wagner group didn't die - it's just been absorbed into a greater sphere of propaganda under the guise of helping these poorer countries. Russian influence is everywhere and spreading and I seriously cannot understand why it's not being taken more seriously!!
Olaf Schultz is no Angela Merkel and is struggling at home and internationally.
Thanks for the Vanuatu piece - this is not being covered in the major newspaper in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald) and the first I have heard about it. Interesting as China is usually front and centre.
Once again - seriously good coverage of the whole mess!! Thanks Monique!