Moscow reshapes alliances, trading empire for ammo | Eastern Express
Since 2022, Russia’s military network has shrunk across the former Soviet space while becoming more tightly organized around the war in Ukraine. The Collective Security Treaty Organization has weakened, Moscow’s authority in the South Caucasus has been damaged, and Armenia has moved away from its old security dependence. Meanwhile, Belarus has been pulled deeper into Russian military planning and nuclear signaling. China, Iran and North Korea now sustain Russia with technology, drones, ammunition, missiles and manpower, while Africa Corps has brought much of Wagner’s former network under direct Kremlin control. This episode examines how Moscow replaced a broad sphere of influence with a smaller, more militarized and transactional wartime system.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction: Kremlin’s loss of military influence in former Soviet space
05:15 – Introduction: Russian military dependence on China, Iran, and North Korea
07:13 – Interview: Why Russia’s “allies” do not actually form a real alliance
10:24 – Interview: Challenging the global order
12:53 – Interview: Why China keeps propping Russia up when it wants it to be weak
15:48 – Interview: How the West can use its commercial leverage to influence China
18:10 – Eastern News Flash
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