Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Washington a “middle finger” after meeting with Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu. business insider.
“The decision to accept Li was a sort of middle finger show by the United States, which sanctioned a Chinese official in 2018,” the message says.
It was noted that the meeting between Putin and Lee has become a kind of challenge for the United States – the publication suggests that the meeting considered the geopolitical coordination of Russia and China in Europe and Asia.
Previously, Liu Xiaoming, Special Representative of the Chinese Government for Korean Peninsula Affairs declarationRussia and China will strengthen coordination between their armed forces.
According to him, the relationship between the armed forces of the Russian Federation and China “is an important component of China-Russia comprehensive relations of partnership and strategic interaction in the new era.”