Attempts to hinder the rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing are…
Attempts to hinder the rapprochement between Moscow and Beijing are doomed to fail, as relations between the two countries are at an unprecedentedly high level, said Alexey Fadeev, deputy director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at a briefing.
Consensus
- Russia and China have a strong and expanding relationship at an unprecedented level.
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that attempts to hinder Russia-China cooperation are doomed to fail.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky instructed Ukrainian diplomats to prevent further alignment between Russia and China.
- Russia and China's partnership is based on a solid legal and treaty framework.
- Russia expressed confidence in the future of its strategic partnership with China.
Points of divergence
- Zelensky emphasized the need to build dialogue with China to prevent it from fully supporting Russia, suggesting a strategic effort to divide the two nations. — vesti
- Zelensky's call to disrupt Russia-China ties was described as an initiative beyond the capabilities of its initiator. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Moscow calls attempts to block Russia-China rapprochement doomed to failure — Интерфакс
- Zelensky ordered his diplomats to divide Russia and China — Вести
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