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China can supply Russian weapons through the DPRK channel - an expert

At the personal negotiations of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could discuss the topic of end of the war in Ukraine and the supply of Chinese weapons to the Russian Federation. According to international expert, Natalia Plaksienko-Buturskaya, these are one of the few world leaders who have a real impact on Putin. She told about it in a comment to the focus for the material "Putin tightened the belt. As a visit to Beijing pointed to Moscow's complete dependence.

" "Xi openly stated that it would support the sovereignty and security Putin's face and keeping Russia from full collapse. Therefore, in my opinion, China will not become an assistant for Ukraine. Most likely, it will be some compromise, "the expert says. As for weapons, China is unprofitable to glow in this topic. This will immediately affect the negotiations with the US and economic relations with the EU.

North Korea may be a probable channel for the supply of Chinese weapons to the Russian Federation, where the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov went from Beijing. But if this happens, this will become very quickly and unprofitable for China because it will mean heavy sanctions. Despite Putin stated $ 200 billion in turnover, Beijing has $ 730 billion a year with EU countries.

Recall "one belt, one way" is a Chinese global infrastructure initiative, which was first announced by Xi Jinping in 2013 in Astana (Kazakhstan). The topic of the project is the development of global infrastructure and transport from China to Central Europe. The initiative is even included in the Constitution of China, and political leadership considers it an attempt to improve regional relations and relations.

According to various estimates, in ten years of existence, the project has invested about one trillion of US dollars. "One Belt, One Way" should be a modern analogue of "Great Silk Way". Read more in the material of Putin's focus, a belt was tightened. As a visit to Beijing pointed to Moscow's complete dependence.