During the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, military cooperation between the two countries was discussed. This was expressed by the assistant of Russian leader Yuri Ushakov, reports TASS.
According to him, the parties “agreed to continue to implement the agreements previously reached through the Ministry of Defense.” At the same time, the Kremlin spokesman did not specify whether this was related to the supply of weapons or conducting exercises.
Former Russian Ambassador to Beijing Igor Morgulov declarationIt was stated that military cooperation between the Russian Federation and China is “absolutely legitimate, complies with all norms of international law and is not directed against third countries.”
Before that, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov aforementionedThe actions of NATO and European countries created an explosive situation in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), while the Russian Federation and China strengthen military cooperation and conduct joint exercises.