Putin said that Russia and China are not creating a military alliance

Military cooperation between the two countries "is transparent, there is nothing secret," the president said. He accused the West of creating "new axes"

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RUSSIA and CHINA do not create any military alliance and do not threaten anyone, military cooperation with Beijing is "transparent", President Vladimir Putin said on the air of the Russia 24 TV channel.

“Yes, we have cooperation in the field of military-technical cooperation, we do not hide it. Everything is transparent, there is nothing secret. We also have military cooperation, we conduct exercises. <...> We all continue, it's all transparent, but this is not a military alliance," Putin said.

The West, on the contrary, is "building new axes" in an effort to create a "global NATO," he said.

The HEAD of state cited as an example the new strategic concept of NATO (in particular, it refers to the establishment of strong partnerships with the countries of the Indo-Pacific region). Moreover, this concept lists the countries that will enter the "global NATO", Putin is convinced.

This week, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton, in an interview with The Telegraph, suggested that a Russia-China axis is being formed and that Moscow and Beijing regard their relationship as an "alliance without borders."

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On March 20, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Russia for a three-day state visit. This is his first trip abroad after being re-elected for a third term. After the talks, Putin and Xi Jinping, in a joint statement, described relations between Moscow and Beijing as "mature, stable, self-sufficient and strong." They “withstood the test of the covid-19 pandemic and the turbulent international environment, are not subject to external influence, demonstrate vitality and positive energy,” it says. The talks were held in a warm, comradely, constructive atmosphere, relations between the countries "are a model of partnership and strategic interaction," the Russian president said. The Chinese leader also called them exemplary.

Putin later said that over a cup of tea, sitting by the fireplace, he and his Chinese counterpart also talked "about everything slowly," including "the situation in world affairs, and in various aspects."

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin, commenting on Xi Jinping's visit to Russia, called it "a wake-up call" and "a signal of support" for Beijing.