China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin are expected to meet this week in Uzbekistan as Moscow faces setbacks on the battlefield and mounting economic pressure from U.S. and its allies
of territory held by Russian forces since the start of an offensive earlier this month.
“Whether Russia wins or loses, China will not change its willingness to further develop ties with Russia, because that is determined by the overall geopolitical dynamics, especially the deterioration of Sino-U.S. relations,” said Yun Sun, director of the China Program at the Stimson Center, a think tank in Washington. “If Russia wins, China will gain a powerful ally. Even if Russia loses, it will likely become a vassal of China.
Mr. Putin could seek to push through an agreement on Power of Siberia 2, a gas pipeline that would carry, which has been the subject of largely stalled negotiations between the two countries. Last week at the Eastern Economic Forum in Russia’s far-eastern port city of Vladivostok, Mr. Putin suggested that Moscow and Beijing have agreed on the parameters of a deal on the pipeline.
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