Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-publicized tagline for the homegrown Sputnik vaccines — “reliable as a Kalashnikov assault rifle” — seems to bear a special connotation for Southeast Asia. Xi Jinping Wants To Achieve The Ultimate ‘Chinese Dream’; Experts Call It ‘Mission Impossible’ Taking advantage of the US-China rivalry over the ASEAN bloc, Russia of late … Continue reading ‘Sputnik As Reliable As Kalashnikov Rifles’; How Russia Is Elbowing Out The US, China From ASEAN Region