Analysts say Chinese leader has leverage as Russian counterpart ‘has no one else to turn to’ amid Ukraine war
also shows that the two countries’ bilateral trade has increased by 32% in 2022, reaching a record $172.406bn between January and November of this year.
“Xi does not want to cross western red lines – weapon supplies to Russia and sanction evasion – but he is also aware that he has a lot of leverage over Moscow and can benefit from this crisis,” Gabuev said. Gabuev added that a state visit by Xi to Moscow next year would be seen as a major public show of solidarity from China.
Late on Thursday, the president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, repeated his earlier warnings that Moscow could be planning to plunge Ukraine into darkness before the New Year’s Eve holiday.
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