俄罗斯和中国炫耀其紧密关系 I 美联社

  • 中国最高级别的外交政策官员王毅访问了莫斯科,讨论深化俄罗斯和中国之间的关系。

  • 这次访问是在乌克兰冲突继续颠覆全球外交秩序,俄罗斯和西方的关系处于冷战以来的最低点时进行的。

  • 俄罗斯总统普京对两国之间的关系表示欢迎,并表示期待中国国家主席习近平访问俄罗斯。

  • 在与美国在台湾问题上的紧张关系中,俄罗斯一直坚定地支持中国,而中国则拒绝批评对乌克兰的入侵,并附和莫斯科的说法,认为美国和北约应该为挑衅克里姆林宫负责。

  • 中国和俄罗斯之间的和睦关系令西方担忧,美国国务卿安东尼-布林肯称任何中国参与克里姆林宫的战争努力都是 “严重问题”。

  • 两国举行了展示其国防关系的军事演习,并在本周与南非在印度洋举行海军演习。

  • 中国在冲突中对俄罗斯的潜在援助将等同于为违反国际法的行为提供直接支持。

  • 虽然中国强调其与俄罗斯的密切关系,但它必须谨慎行事,以避免与西方国家的紧张关系升级,因为中国在受到COVID-19大流行病的影响后希望刺激其经济。

  • 普京周二宣布俄罗斯将暂停加入新的《削减战略武器条约》,这引起了人们对军备控制协议命运的新关注。

  • 中国和俄罗斯之间日益增长的关系是另一个例子,说明战争可能蔓延到危险的新领域。

  • China’s most senior foreign policy official, Wang Yi, visited Moscow to discuss deepening ties between Russia and China.

  • The visit comes as the conflict in Ukraine continues to upend the global diplomatic order, and relations between Russia and the West are at their lowest point since the Cold War.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the ties between the two countries and expressed his expectation of Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting Russia.

  • Russia has staunchly supported China amid tensions with the US over Taiwan, while China has refused to criticize the invasion of Ukraine and echoed Moscow’s claim that the US and NATO were to blame for provoking the Kremlin.

  • The rapprochement between China and Russia has worried the West, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling any Chinese involvement in the Kremlin’s war effort a “serious problem.”

  • The two countries have held military drills showcasing their defense ties, and are holding naval drills with South Africa in the Indian Ocean this week.

  • The potential of Chinese assistance to Russia in the conflict would amount to providing direct support to a violation of international law.

  • While China has emphasized its close ties with Russia, it must tread carefully to avoid an escalation of tensions with the West as it looks to stimulate its economy following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Putin’s announcement on Tuesday that Russia would suspend its participation in the New START Treaty raised new concerns about the fate of arms control agreements.

  • The growing relationship between China and Russia is another example of how the war could spread into perilous new terrain.

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