In-Depth Briefing #53: A friendship with limits

Vladimir Putin met with Xi Jinping in advance of 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

A defeat for Russia in Ukraine is not in Beijing’s interest, particularly if this were to lead to a post-Putin Russia that had the potential to see Moscow become more democratic or Western-leaning.” – Captain Thomas Kinson, a Chief of the General Staff Fellow studying a Masters in Strategic Studies at the University of Exeter, evaluates Russia’s relationship with China.

 
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