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    Spotlight | China, Europe
    Xi charmed by Merz's pragmatism, but irked by Macron

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese President Xi Jinping during Merz's state visit to China, on 25 February 2026.
    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Chinese President Xi Jinping during Merz's state visit to China, on 25 February 2026. © Michael Kappeler/dpa Picture-Alliance via AFP

    Reports commissioned by the Chinese president's research office during German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Beijing delivered blunt assessments on the future of ties with Europe: relations are set to deteriorate but pragmatic cooperation remains possible with Germany, Italy and the UK.

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    Spymaster | Russia
    Alexander Bastrykin, Putin's judicial and security watchdog

    Russia's Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin at the Kremlin in Moscow, on 11 December 2019.
    Russia's Investigative Committee chief Alexander Bastrykin at the Kremlin in Moscow, on 11 December 2019. © Sergei Guneyev/Sputnik/AFP

    The powerful head of the Investigative Committee, who met the Kremlin leader over half a century ago, is a regime stalwart. In office for 15 years, Alexander Bastrykin has brought oligarchs to heel, handled a slew of sensitive dossiers, and is now at the vanguard of defending the invasion of Ukraine.

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    France, Ukraine
    GUR left red-faced over South American volunteers' alleged abuses within their own ranks

    International Volunteer Legion recruits during training exercises in the Donetsk Oblast, on 8 April 2024.
    International Volunteer Legion recruits during training exercises in the Donetsk Oblast, on 8 April 2024. © Wojciech Grzedzinski/Anadolu via AFP

    Several units linked to Ukrainian military intelligence and made up of volunteers from South America stand accused of crimes committed against their own members. The alleged abuses have sparked fear and confusion among the ranks, and also caused embarrassment for the GUR leadership.

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