Newsweek: Putin and Xi Jinping’s hug raises alarm in Washington

Washington, March 21, 2023, 11:08 am — REGNUM Friendly hugs of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin with the President of China Xi Jinping during his state visit to Moscow became a cause for concern in Washington. This was stated by an American political scientist, former adviser to the President of the United States George Bush across Russia and Eurasia Thomas Graham, transmits Newsweek.

He noted that the meeting between the leaders of China and Russia in Moscow clearly showed that the United States has a strong competitor in the diplomatic arena, which could threaten the United States with losing its position as the main world player in terms of diplomacy.

“The embrace of the two leaders attracted the attention of the whole world, serving as a reminder that China has become a global power broker“, the expert pointed out.

He also stressed that the meeting and friendly relations between Putin and the Chinese leader “raised questions about whether the United States is in danger of losing its place as the undisputed leader in international diplomacy.”

As reported IA REGNUM, President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on a state visit on March 20. On the same day, the Chinese leader held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The interview lasted almost 4.5 hours.

Recall that the journalists of the South China Morning Post newspaper indicated that the visit of the Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia, which was the first state visit since his re-election as head of China, should send a signal of the failure of Western efforts to isolate Moscow and Beijing.