These past weeks, a trove of classified US intelligence was leaked on Discord, exposing Washington’s bleak assessment of the Russia-Ukraine war. Xi Jinping visited Vladimir Putin in Moscow, another sign of their growing relationship. Tsai Ing-Wen’s visit to Los Angeles provoked a series of Chinese military drills around Taiwan. And Finland became NATO’s 31st member.
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