Damascus-SANA
With the United States of America and the European Union declaring a comprehensive economic war against Russia against the backdrop of the Ukrainian crisis, cooperation is increasing between Moscow and Beijing, which has always strongly opposed any unilateral sanctions, based on a firm position based on the premise that sanctions will only lead to serious difficulties for the economy and further exacerbate it. division and confrontation.
According to the senior researcher at the Center for Eurasian Studies at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and expert of the Russian International Affairs Council Ivan Zuenko, Russian supplies and projects occupy a large place in the energy sector in China, indicating that Russian-Chinese cooperation in recent years has been very fruitful.
With the increasing competition for energy resources, the price of Russian gas for China is the best, and there is another side to the issue, according to the director of the Center for Comprehensive International Studies at the Higher School of Economics Vasily Kashin. On the pipeline "Power of Siberia 2".
According to Kashin, the redirection of Russian crude exports to China with their conversion into the yuan would give Beijing not only numerous political and strategic advantages, but also a huge economic gain.
Economists believe that China will help Russia quite enough to not enter into a serious crisis. However, the most predictable thing is that the Ukrainian crisis and Western sanctions have not only made Moscow and Beijing embrace, but other countries have begun to express their interest in switching to the yuan, including allied countries the United States for a long time.
The Russian Foreign Ministry considered that the European Union's declaration of a full-fledged financial and economic war against Russia will lead to irreversible consequences. And Director of the European Affairs Department of the Ministry Alexei Paramonov said that Moscow is preparing a response to the unprecedented and illegal sanctions by the United States and the European Union.
In turn, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused the West of undermining the foundations of the world order, stressing that Moscow and Beijing's cooperation will be strengthened in these circumstances.
Speaking about the prospects for cooperation between Moscow and Beijing, Lavrov said in a speech to the participants in the international track of the “Leaders of Russia” competition, “This cooperation will be consolidated and in conditions that the West blatantly undermines all the foundations on which the world order depends, we as two major countries must think about how to continue our lives in this.” the scientist".
Lavrov warned that the West, at the present stage, presents itself the goal of eliminating Russia and moving to confront China, pointing out that the West sees Beijing as a danger because of its economic growth, which began after China agreed to the rules of the international economic game.
Lavrov addressed the West by saying, "China is currently in your court and is winning against you according to your rules. Does this mean to you that it is time to change the rules of the game? It seems that it is."
The United States, Britain and the European Union recently imposed a series of sanctions on Russia over the Russian special military operation to protect the residents of Donbass.
China has emphasized more than once its rejection of the policy of unilateral sanctions in dealing with the repercussions of the crisis between Russia and Ukraine, expressing its welcome to negotiations between the two sides to seek a political solution that addresses common security concerns.
China called on relevant parties not to prejudice the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties when dealing with the Ukraine issue and relations with Russia, stressing that it and Russia will continue normal trade cooperation in the spirit of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit.
Manhal Ibrahim
