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May 20 2026 
Dmitry Polyanskiy: Nuclear Retaliation Against Europe No Longer Unthinkable
With Glen Diessen
Dmitry Polyanskiy is the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE. Polyanskiy argues that Europe’s escalation in the Ukraine proxy war has crossed all red lines, and in Russia the talk about using a tactical nuclear weapon against Europe is no longer taboo.
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May 20 2026 
Joint Declaration of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on the Formation of a Multipolar World and International Relations of a New Type
http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6486
The Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as the Parties), as civilizations with ancient history, founding members of the United Nations (UN) and permanent members of its Security Council, and important centers of power in a multipolar world, play a constructive role in maintaining the global balance of power and… Continue reading
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May 20 2026 
Joint Statement of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China
Joint Statement (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)of the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China on Further Strengthening Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Interaction, and Deepening Relations of Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation (Beijing, May 20, 2026)
📄 FULL STATEMENT (http://kremlin.ru/supplement/6487)
[Up to now only available in Russian and I have not seen the Chinese transcript yet]
Key points:
• The Treaty of… Continue reading
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May 20 2026 
In Beijing
It is quite an affaire, trying to find complete videos of speeches and short addresses by Presidents Jinping and Putin so far during the summit, that are not completely politically colored. I watched Al Jazeera, whose Moscow correspondent used the occasion to rip Russia apart in terms of economics.
The overall pomp and… Continue reading
