Western allies 'shouldn't be naïve' about the Moscow-Beijing friendship, NATO deputy assistant secretary James Appathurai told Newsweek.
China is yet to send any weapons to support Russia in Ukraine, but Appathurai said the bilateral alignment has somewhat freed Moscow's hand.
"They have, through this agreement, removed any ambiguity about where Russia needs to put its forces," he explained."So it hasThere appears little evidence that the Russia-China"friendship without limits" has, or will, be weakened by the war in Ukraine, Appathurai said. "At just below the level of the leaders, they are continuing to deepen their relations with very practical agreements which enhance their cooperation. So my own feeling is they have long-term, common strategic interests, which are, in essence, about getting the U.S. out of Europe and getting the U.S. out of Asia."
"Maybe they've been spooked, or maybe they haven't. But what I don't see is any great shift in this strategic alignment at the practical level, and not very much at the political level either."An outdoor screen shows news coverage of a virtual meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Beijing, China on December 15, 2021.
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