Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet Xi Jinping in China this week in a bid to deepen a partnership forged between the United States’ two biggest strategic competitors.
Putin will attend the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on Oct. 17-18, his first trip outside the former Soviet Union since the Hague-based International Criminal Court issued a warrant for him in March over the deportation of children from Ukraine.
China and Russia declared a “no limits” partnership in February 2022 when Putin visited Beijing just days before he sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine, triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War Two.
China doesn’t back losers, they’ve taken a step back and aren’t likely to do anything to jeopardize trade given their current economic issues. A similar trade ban to Russia’s would tank their economy instantly.
Yeah Russia is more likely to end up under their boot then get support tbh.
Yeah I was going to say that, what on earth is Russia bringing to the table here?
Sure they have roughly similar ideologies and they both don’t like the west but I don’t think China is going to consider that enough for a formal political relationship.
China has no stake in this war, if Russia win or lose, it makes no difference to China so why would they care.
Taiwan
More mail order brides?
That might actually be the one resource that Russia can provide that China might actually want.
Would it though? Because the Russian economy didn’t tank. It actually grew and grew more than the German economy, for example.
Source: trust me comrades
IMF is the source, don’t be so ignorant. https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/RUS
Not disputing, because I really don’t know. Can I get your source on that please?
My source is IMF.
Russia grows by 2.2% - https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/RUS
Germany shrinks by 0.5% - https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/DEU
UK grows by 0.5% - https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/GBR
France grows by 1.0% - https://www.imf.org/en/Countries/FRA
Yeah, Russia is doing ok.
Tyvm! I’m looking forward to tonight’s reading. :-D