News
Wanted: Western PR firms to polish the Kremlin’s image overseas, for fees of $30-50 million. (PR Week)
After being designated a “core” leader at the CCP’s recent plenum, Xi Jinping has lambasted “conspiracies” and corruption among Chinese elites. (Bloomberg)
Citing financial mismanagement, Vladimir Putin threatened to cut funding for a children’s foundation chaired by his cellist friend, Sergei Rodulgin. (AFP)
In Moldova, pro-Western and pro-Kremlin presidential candidates sparred over the status of Crimea. (RFE/RL)
Ukrainian e-declarations included a lot of weird stuff and jokes. (Kyiv Post)
Features
Minxin Pei analyzes the designation of Xi Jinping as a “core” leader and maneuverings within the CCP. (Nikkei Asian …read more
Source: Kleptocracy Initiative