Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they depart the APEC Summit family photo, in Beijing November 10, 2014. (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Putin Builds China Links As Ties With West Fray -- Financial Times
When Vladimir Putin met China’s president Xi Jinping, a memorandum of understanding for a second massive gas supply deal caught most of the attention.
For the Russian president, the deal may be less appealing for its commercial benefits than its ability to advance the larger goal of cementing ties with its eastern neighbour.
According to Russian officials and security analysts, Moscow’s worst stand-off with the west since the end of the cold war has convinced Mr Putin’s government that it must moor its security interests to China because the Euro-Atlantic security architecture is broken beyond repair.
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My Comment: The imposition of sanctions. The blacklisting of Russian political and economic leaders. The deployment of anti-missile systems in eastern Europe. This .... coupled with threats of even more western actions .... was the "final straw that broke the camel's back". We are all now entering a new and (potentially) very dangerous place.
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