The likelihood that Turkey and Russia can establish a long-term strategic alliance isn’t high, argues this commentary. In part, that’s because both see themselves as empires.
There is no obvious reason to buy into Tojiksodirotbank, which is weighed down by crushing liabilities. So who are these mysterious Saudi and Chinese investors?
Nine years after Tajiks were strong-armed into buying shares in a hydropower plant, it has begun producing power. Will they see dividends? Or will the electricity simply benefit the elite?
At the elite annual schmoozefest, Putin emphasized that Russia can survive under Western pressure, and that his priority is not to lift sanctions, but to adapt to them.