US Beta-Testing China Blockade with Attacks on Russian Energy Exports

“The expanding drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure represent a long-term U.S. strategy aimed at weakening Russia and constraining China’s rise through an emerging, de facto energy blockade.”

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US Beta-Testing China Blockade with Attacks on Russian Energy Exports

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