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Putin Is Xi's Puppet Now. Here's Why.

Simon Whistler · July 9, 2026 · 20 min video · Global

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The People's Roblick of China and the Russia Federation

Together, they form the central axis of power outside the Western world.

Across the globe, China is the only nation with the sheer economic power to

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