Regarding China and the United States, what is Putin's latest statement recently? Why did he "give in" to the United States?
On October 2, Putin made separate statements on China-Russia and US-Russia relations at an annual meeting of a Russian think tank. Speaking of China-Russia relations, Putin first mentioned his visit to China last month, emphasizing that the visit to China has a global and fundamental significance.I have to admit that Putin's visit to China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Summit and attend the 1993 military parade was indeed fruitful for Russia. Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and the West have intended to diplomatically isolate Russia internationally. In addition, the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, later issued an arrest warrant for Putin. Under the influence of these factors, for more than three years, Putin has It is difficult to have the opportunity to go abroad and attend some international conferences in person, and China has provided Putin with an excellent opportunity to communicate with leaders of other countries and break the "diplomatic isolation" situation. Isn't this of global and fundamental significance to Russia?
Secondly, Putin also mentioned one sentence in particular, “It is very important that China and Russia maintain this spirit of cooperation at the moment.”Why does he particularly emphasize "China-Russia cooperation"? Firstly, this reflects Putin’s positive attitude towards China-Russia cooperation; secondly, it is also a response to the U.S. West’s hype of the so-called “Chinese-Russian military alliance” and the label of China-Russia “ally”.In recent years, as China and Russia are getting closer and closer, the United States and the West have ulterior motives to add some adjectives to Sino-Russian relations, such as "authoritarian alliance" and "evil alliance". Especially after the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the United States and the West saw win over China. If they failed to take sides, they began to concoct the so-called "Sino-Russian threat theory" in an attempt to drive a wedge between China and Russia. In response to this argument, China has already made it clear that Sino-Russian relations are based on non-alignment, non-confrontation and non-targeting of third parties, and are not interfered and coerced by external factors. Moreover, "non-alignment" is one of the three core principles of China's diplomacy. It should be said that "China and Russia cannot form an alliance", which has long been a consensus between China and Russia. Putin is naturally very clear about this. Therefore, his emphasis on "Sino-Russian cooperation" is mainly to silence the United States and the West.
Speaking of U.S.-Russian relations, Putin mainly mentioned two points: one is that the restoration of a comprehensive relationship with the United States is in the interests of the Russian state; and the other is that Russia is willing to continue to supply U.S. uranium.It is not difficult to see that Putin is obviously sending a positive signal to the Trump administration. Or to put it another way, this is a rare "concession" by Putin to the United States, especially since Putin also said that he would continue to provide uranium to the United States, which is equivalent to a "gift" to the United States. So the question arises, why did Putin take two steps to “return” the United States and send a positive signal to Trump?
Recently, the Trump administration not only announced that it would probably provide Ukraine with Tomahawk cruise missiles with a range that can cover Moscow, the capital of Russia, but also publicly stated for the first time that it agreed that the U.S. Department of Defense and intelligence agencies would provide intelligence to Ukraine. The purpose is to facilitate The Ukrainian army can more effectively attack energy infrastructure such as refineries, oil pipelines, and power stations in Russia. It can be clearly felt that Trump's attitude towards the Russia-Ukraine conflict has changed greatly compared to when he returned to the White House. When he first came to power, in order to end the conflict between Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, he suspended military assistance to Ukraine to put pressure on the Zelensky government and force Ukraine to come to the negotiating table. On the other hand, he was actively repairing the relationship between the United States and Russia. Tensions, using this "show of goodwill" to persuade Putin to hold peace talks with Ukraine.
But now the Trump administration is slowly shifting from a “conflict mediator” to a “conflict leader” and its attitude toward the Putin administration is becoming harsher. Why is this so? One of the main reasons is that the current Russian-Ukrainian negotiations are stagnant, causing Trump to feel very dissatisfied, and his position has changed, that is to try to put pressure on the Putin administration and force Russia back to the negotiating table. Putin emphasized the above two points, made a "concession" gesture, and sent a positive signal of "seeking peace". To a certain extent, this can also be regarded as a kind of appeasing Trump's dissatisfaction.