Beijing-Moscow Axis Unites Autocrats

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met for over four hours in the Kremlin on Monday, ahead of formal talks today during which they will “draw up a new blueprint for China-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership,” according to Beijing’s readout. Zelensky's reaction to the Beijing-Moscow axis. The ICC issued an arrest warrant for Putin over his part in the unlawfully forced deportations of Ukrainian children to Russia. while Hungary blocks the EU from issuing a joint statement about the ICC’s arrest warrant for Putin, citing people familiar with the matter. Fears the International Investment Bank (IIB) serves as a Russian spy hub inside the EU. In the second part of the podcast, Editorial Director Miles R. Maftean sits down with Rushan Abbas, an Uyghur American activist and Executive Director of the nonprofit Campaign for Uyghurs, along with Abdulhakim Idris, Executive Director at the Center for (OI-GUR) Studies. They discuss the devastating impact the Chinese government has had on the Uyghur minority and the ongoing human rights abuses in China.