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Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Russians occupy Sudzha Day 1119 of the war

… Russian forces have seized Sudzha and surrounding villages. However, Ukrainian troops have … on the Ukrainian side 2.5 km from the Sumy-Kursk road. Its seizure would allow the Russians to go to the … territory. The Ukrainian defence line now consists of a belt of border hills (on the Russian side), which …
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz

Stopping Vietnam from making a U-turn Xi Jinpings visit to Hanoi

… to China: a strategic rapprochement with the US and a deal with Manila on the South China Sea. For its … Chinese side has also emphasised the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative in economic relations. However, so far …
Analyses | | Jakub Ber

Ukraine belated expansion of the fortification system

… In February and March, Ukrainian state institutions started … sapper subunits will handle the task in the defensive belt of the individual operational groups, and the … forces are able to locate heavy equipment on the roads very quickly, which runs a high risk of its being …
Analyses | | Mateusz Seroka, Jakub Jakóbowski

Dispute around Chinese contract to build bridge in Croatia

… On 23 April in Dubrovnik, the Hrvatske Ceste company and a Chinese consortium led by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) signed a contract … is intended to strengthen Croatia’s position within the Belt and Road initiative, which Zagreb joined in May …
Analyses | | Paulina Uznańska

Right of retaliation the EU rolls out a tool to protect itself against economic blackmail

… On 7 December, a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the Union and … took against Lithuania led to the development of a broad consensus within the EU on the need to create its … Global South) which offers an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (see ‘ On a new track? The Belt …
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz, Adam Michalski

Building closer ties with China the Turkish Foreign Minister visits Beijing

… counterpart Wang Yi included political cooperation and the international situation, as well as the … transport routes such as the Middle Corridor and the Belt & Road Initiative, as well as Turkey’s potential …
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz, Ryszarda Formuszewicz, Jakub Jakóbowski

Xi Jinpings visit to Europe prelude to an EU-China summit

… visits to three European countries, Italy, Monaco and France. During these meetings a range of economic … sphere. The EC and HR/VP have also appealed for a “broad redefinition of the foundations of [the two sides’] … of a memorandum of understanding on Italy joining the Belt & Road Initiative, which European and Chinese media …
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russias temptation of Europe

… would include the European Union on the one hand, and the major Asian powers assembled in the … only within the framework of the Chinese New Silk Road project (‘one belt, one road’). …
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Russians capture part of Soledar town Day 321 of the war

… of the town of Soledar, but do not fully control it, and clashes are still expected to take place there. … is continuing for the towns and villages along the railroad and the Bakhmut-Siversk road (from Krasna Hora, … Yar). The invaders’ actions will also be hampered by a belt of hills on the western bank of the Bakhmutka, …
Analyses | | Andrzej Sadecki

The Orbán–Putin meeting in Beijing Hungary drifting away from the West

… On 17 October 2023 in Beijing, on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum organised by China, Hungary’s prime minister …