ASPI's Malcolm Davis says it looks like Russia and China are “drawing closer,” following a meeting between Vladimir Putin and China’s top diplomat.
ASPI’s Malcolm Davis says it looks like Russia and China are “drawing closer,” following a meeting between Vladimir Putin and China’s top diplomat.“The key context here is will China supply military hardware, ammunition, artillery pieces, missiles, weapons and so forth to Russia.
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