
For Russia, an “unbalanced” economic marriage with China
Virtual summit between Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, December 30, 2022 (SPUTNIK/AFP/Archives/Mikhail Klimentyev) Largely cut off from Europe since its offensive against Ukraine, Russia has massively reoriented its economy towards China, at the risk of finding itself with Beijing in an “unbalanced” relationship and in a position of weakness. Three weeks before the start of…