Russia and China are joining forces and strengthening their military ties while their tensions with the West continues.
Military officials from both of the superpowers continue to have and plan coordinated military drills. While at a security forum in Beijing senior Chinese and Russian officials were in unanimous agreement that they must fight back against the US’s attempts to create an anti-missile defense shield, due to be installed in South Korea next year.
Defense analyst Konstantin Sivkov said that the superpowers are headed towards establishing a “military and political alliance.”
This allied relationship between the countries comes as fears that Russia may launch a nuclear war with the West hit an all-time high, with Russia beginning to move nuclear-capable Iskander-M missiles in Kaliningrad – a small Russian territory surrounded by EU nations.
And Vladimir Putin just met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Turkish Stream gas pipeline and a joint military strategy in Syria, resulting in an agreement to share intelligence and the joint provision of humanitarian aid.
Relations between Russia and the West continue to come under further strain while Russia’s relationships with the Middle East and Far East are growing and strengthening.