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Russians are waking up to Putin’s Ukraine folly

August 29, 2024 Ilan I. Berman The Hill

What all this might mean for Russia is still too early to tell. Policymakers in Moscow have initiated an array of measures in response to the Ukrainian incursion, ranging from declaring a state of emergency in Kursk as well as the neighboring Belgorod region, surging troops into the area, and creating new administrative units to manage the crisis). Still, as NATO officials have noted, Russia’s official response has been “slow and scattered” — at least so far. Whether it stays that way is still an open question.

China Policy Monitor No. 1606

August 26, 2024 Joshua Eisenman

PRC hackers infect Russian government agencies;
China admits its ship destroyed key Baltic gas pipeline;
China’s AI-driven bot network aims to "deepens polarization";
U.S. adds 42 PRC firms to its trade restriction list;
Man punished for browsing overseas websites four years ago