Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits Moscow

Since Moscow’s war on Ukraine, Russia has been hit by a growing number of sanctions by western nations. The EU alone has applied 11 rounds of economic sanctions against Russia since 2014, way before the war began. And the US increased its regime this year, with more than 500 new sanctions. Russia’s ally, China, is also in the crosshairs of Western embargoes, with the EU imposing duties on Chinese made electric vehicles in 2024. But such tactics have pushed the two countries closer together...