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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