AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDiplomacy on fast-forward: The Kremlin confirmed Vladimir Putin will visit Beijing on May 19–20 for talks with Xi Jinping, just after Donald Trump’s China trip—an effort to lock in a “comprehensive partnership” and sign joint documents, with Ukraine and Iran expected to loom in the background. Economy under strain: Russia reported its first quarterly contraction in three years as war spending, sanctions pressure, inflation, and labor shortages bite. Citizenship as a lever: Moldova is reacting sharply to Putin’s decree that simplifies Russian citizenship for Transnistria residents, with Chisinau warning it could be tied to recruitment for the war. War narrative, contested reality: Russian officials again claimed Ukraine violated a Victory Day truce nearly 9,000 times, mostly via drones—while Ukraine’s side is not shown in the same detail here. Regional outreach: Putin also spoke by phone with the UAE’s Mohamed bin Zayed, praising Emirati mediation on prisoner exchanges and discussing Middle East security.
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