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Russia Seeks to Balance Ties With US, China: Official

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk says that Moscow would seek to balance its relationship between Washington and Beijing.
Russia Seeks to Balance Ties With US, China: Official
Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. Pavel Byrkin/SPUTNIK/ AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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The Kremlin is seeking to balance its relationship with the United States alongside its military and economic partnership with communist China, according to a senior Russian official.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk made the remarks during an address on March 27 at the Boao Forum in China’s Hainan Province.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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