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China's Influence: Russia Avoids Nuclear Threat Amid Moldova Crisis
1/4/2025
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- Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken revealed that China might have influenced Russia to refrain from deploying nuclear weapons in Ukraine. In a troubling twist, Moldova's Transnistria grapples with an energy crisis as Ukraine cuts off Russian gas, prompting Moldova to declare a state of emergency to avert a looming humanitarian disaster.