Russia's invasion of Ukraine has made it a strategic burden for China. This is reported by The Guardian, citing the words of US Deputy Secretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl.
I do think that what Putin has done in Ukraine, to a certain extent, makes Russia a strategic burden on Beijing, compared to six weeks or six months ago, Kahl said.
Under Secretary of Defense for Political Affairs Colin Kahl said that Russia will leave Ukraine weaker than it was at the beginning of the invasion.
I think with a lot of confidence that Russia will leave Ukraine weaker militarily, weaker economically, weaker politically and geopolitically and more isolated,” he said.
p>Earlier, Joe Biden spoke about his conversation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
China understands that its economic future is “much more closely tied to the West than to Russia,” according to the US president.
