Putin says Russia is not creating a military alliance with China

Russia is not creating any military alliance with China, and cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is transparent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin” on the channel “Russia 24”,

“We are not creating any military alliance with China. Yes, we have cooperation in the field of military-technical cooperation, we do not hide it. There is nothing secret. We also have military cooperation, we conduct exercises. By the way, not only with China, but also with other countries. We are still continuing, despite the events in Donbass, Zaporozhye and Kherson,” the President said.

He stressed that this interaction is transparent, but we are not talking about a military alliance. At the same time, the US, according to Putin, “creates more and more alliances.”

Western countries have previously expressed concern over the recent visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia. In particular, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki considered it unsafe to strengthen relations between the two countries. Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev informedwhich is glad if the West is furious because of the negotiations between Russia and China.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin, during his speech in the State Duma with a report on the work of the government in 2022, said that Russia and China would soon approve the “Plan-2030”, which will include the main areas of work with Beijing. Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov said that the countries will expand gas supplies.