Russia and China are acting as a "united front", showing solidarity amid strained relations with the United States. The corresponding assessment is made by the American edition of The New York Times, commenting on the results of the online summit between the head of state of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday.
The publication notes the friendly relations between the two leaders, who "showed solidarity at the meeting amid Western pressure on [the situation around] Ukraine, Taiwan and other issues." "China and Russia, once rivals, have built an economic, military and geopolitical partnership under Xi [Jinping] and [Vladimir] Putin, which is as strong as ever, and with the growing confrontation between the two countries with the United States, it seems more like a bloc against American influence, "notes The New York Times.
The newspaper points out that the meeting between the Russian and Chinese leaders took place "at a very important moment" against the background of the visit to Moscow of the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried, who expressed Washington's readiness to assist in diplomatic settlement. the conflict in Ukraine and the efforts of the Normandy format. "Against the background of the United States and its allies threatening economic sanctions against Russia in the event of an invasion of Ukraine, Moscow signals that there are many other friends in the world," the authors said. According to the publication, a similar signal was the meeting of the Russian president with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week.
No comments:
Post a Comment