US Response to China-Russia Axis: Building Alliances and Extending Sanctions

Part 3 of the 3-part series 'The New Cold War'

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg on June 7, 2019. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images

News Analysis

As the world’s most influential countries unite in a harsh response to the Ukraine invasion, imposing crippling economic sanctions on Russia, the United States is attempting to break up the Beijing-Moscow axis, with possible sanctions on Chinese companies that continue to support Russia.