Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu hailed military cooperation held between their countries amid tensions with the West over the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
During a meeting with Li in Moscow on Sunday, Putin touted his country’s defense cooperation with China and said that joint military exercises, including ground, naval, and air force drills, were held in Europe and the Far East, Reuters reported. Li’s visit comes a month after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the Russian leader in Moscow in an effort to assert their “no limits” partnership as they strengthen their economic, political, and defense cooperation.
“I think that it is another major area, which strengthens the trust-based, strategic character of our relations, relations between Russia and China,” Putin said of their defense cooperation on Sunday, according to the Russian news agency Tass. He also added that the Chinese defense minister “has quite a rich working program” in Russia.
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