Unlike Western countries, Moscow and Beijing have not aligned themselves against anyone, the Russian president has said
Relations between Russia and China have reached an all-time high and are successfully developing in many areas, President Vladimir Putin has said, stressing that the partnership does not seek to undermine other countries.
Speaking during his annual marathon Q&A session on Thursday, Putin heaped praise on the state of ties between the two powers, describing them as “unprecedentedly high” and “one of the major pillars of global stability.”
He alleged that NATO countries were trying to expand their reach in Asia, a region which he said by all rights should not be the alliance’s focus. “It is called the North Atlantic bloc. What does that have to do with Asia? But no, they are dabbling there, staging provocative acts and escalating tensions.”
Putin stressed that Russia and China do not engage in such behavior. While the two…