{"id":69472,"date":"2021-12-17T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T06:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=69472"},"modified":"2021-12-17T16:36:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T05:36:29","slug":"policy-guns-and-money-russia-ukraine-tensions-and-australia-korea-defence-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/policy-guns-and-money-russia-ukraine-tensions-and-australia-korea-defence-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy, Guns and Money: Russia\u2013Ukraine tensions and Australia\u2013Korea defence deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-69478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/men-67636_640.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/men-67636_640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/men-67636_640-205x148.jpg 205w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Russia\u2019s military build-up along the country\u2019s border with Ukraine has seen tensions rise between the two countries, leading the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom to warn Moscow against invasion. <em>The Strategist<\/em>\u2019s Anastasia Kapetas speaks to Russia expert Mark Galeotti from University College London about the likelihood of a conflict, Russia\u2019s diplomacy approaches, President Vladimir Putin\u2019s game plan, and what the objective would be if Russia were to invade Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>This week, South Korea and Australia signed a billion-dollar weapons contract, making it one of Australia\u2019s largest-ever military deals with an Asian nation. ASPI\u2019s Marcus Hellyer and Michael Shoebridge discuss what the defence contract entails and how this new partnership will influence strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1179327625&amp;color=%23ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia\u2019s military build-up along the country\u2019s border with Ukraine has seen tensions rise between the two countries, leading the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom to warn Moscow against invasion. 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