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Beijing Winter Olympics opening downplays geopolitical uncertainty

The Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics began on Friday as China's reputation is marred by human rights concerns, while Russia, whose president Vladimir Putin is a guest of honor, is at loggerheads with the West over Ukraine.

Radio France Internationale

Russia-Ukraine crisis: how is India affected? | Worldview with Suhasini Haidar

Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar takes a closer look at Russia-NATO tensions over Ukraine, and what it could mean for India

The Hindu

Beijing Olympics: Vladimir Putin ‘falls asleep’ during opening ceremony

The Russian president apparently nodded off as the Ukrainian team walked in

The Independent UK

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Factbox-Moscow-Beijing partnership has 'no limits'

China's President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met in Beijing on Friday and announced a strategic partnership that they said was aimed at countering the influence of the United States and that would have "no 'forbidden' areas of cooperation".

Reuters

Putin and Xi close ranks against the West on Ukraine and Taiwan

Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping closed ranks against the U.S. and its allies on key security issues as they declared that there’s no limit and “no forbidden zones” in the friendship between Russia and China.

Tribune News Service

UK ‘confident’ Russia is plotting fake attack to justify Ukraine invasion

Downing Street has said it has “high confidence” Russia is planning to fabricate a reason for launching a military attack on Ukraine.

Evening Standard

Russia in aggressive display of military power as tensions ramp up with Ukraine

It comes as US officials claim they have evidence of a Russian plan to make a “very graphic” fake video of a Ukrainian attack as a "pretext" for an invasion, something Vladimir Putin denies

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Olympics-Beijing Games burst into life under shadow of COVID and conflict

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have since the era of the Cold War.

Reuters

Putin’s security men: the elite group who ‘fuel his anxieties’

Russia’s growing isolation has strengthened the ‘siloviki’ who surround the president

The Guardian - UK

Beijing Winter Olympics opens under shadow of rights fears, COVID-19

"I declare the 24th Beijing Winter Olympics open," said President Xi Jinping, who was joined by world leaders including Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

The Hindu

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about rising fear of war

Russian President Vladimir Putin has received the backing of his Chinese counterpart amid fears in the West that Moscow is preparing for military action against Ukraine

The Independent UK

In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

For all the talk of a diplomatic boycott, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has managed to attract a globe-spanning roster of presidents, royals and other dignitaries to the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Putin and Xi call for halt to Nato expansion amid Ukraine tensions

Russia’s Vladimir Putin is the highest profile leader to visit China for the Beijing Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

Russia and China Hail ‘No Limits’ Partnership to Stand Up to US

China and Russia proclaimed a deep strategic partnership on Friday to balance what they portrayed as the malign global influence of the United States as China's President Xi Jinping hosted Russia's Vladimir Putin on the opening day of the Beijing Winter Olympics. In a joint statement, the two countries affirmed…

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The Guardian - UK

Beijing 2022: Winter Olympics opening ceremony – as it happened

Xi Jinping declared the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games officially open after a parade of 91 competing nations and a typically breathtaking show

Asharq Al-Awsat

France's Macron to Meet Putin in Moscow Next Week, Will Travel to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron will meet Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Feb. 7 and the leader of Ukraine on Feb.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Hawley posts a fist-pump to ignorance with his position on Ukraine

Something serious appears to have prompted Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to label a fellow Republican, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a “con artist” and “one of the worst human beings.” Perhaps it was Hawley’s public questioning of the need to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion. Maybe it was when Hawley…

Tribune News Service

Martin Schram: Re-purposing Putin’s off-ramp

Wars and military escalations breed clichés that are exclusive, yet elusive.

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Trudy Rubin: Kyiv citizens say they are 'calm' and 'prepared' for Putin

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders stretches down a city block. It is covered with rows of portraits of the 15,000 young volunteers and bearded veterans who died fighting the Russians over the past eight years.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Why Israel should stay out of the Ukraine conflict

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Monday. According to the State Department’s readout of the conversation, they discussed “shared challenges, in the face of potential Russian aggression against Ukraine.”

Reuters

China, Russia partner up against West at Olympics summit

China and Russia on the opening day of the Winter Olympics declared a "no limits" partnership, backing each other over standoffs on Ukraine and Taiwan with a promise to collaborate more against the West.

Radio France Internationale

France's Macron to visit Moscow, Kyiv in bid to defuse Ukraine crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold separate talks with his Russian and Ukranian counterparts next week in the highest profile effort by a Western leader to de-escalate the crisis in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: US troops arrive in Germany

Ukraine news from February 4: Troops deployed to reinforce Washington’s NATO allies arrive in Wiesbaden, US army says.

Reuters

Putin hails $117.5 billion of China deals as Russia squares off with West

President Vladimir Putin unveiled new Russian oil and gas deals with China worth an estimated $117.5 billion on Friday, promising to ramp up Russia's Far East exports at a time of heightened tension with European customers over Ukraine.

The Independent UK

France's Macron to visit Russia, Ukraine in mediation trip

French President Emmanuel Macron will head to Moscow and Kyiv next week as part of his push to try to deter Russian President Vladimir Putin from launching an invasion of Ukraine

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