Putin Xi BRICS

A US official cited by Reuters says:

  • Watching outcome of upcoming Putin-Xi meeting in Russia
  • Expects trend of deepening support between China and Russia to continue
  • Sees indications that China and Russia are feeling the pressure of sanctions and trying to circumvent them
  • US issues new sanctions on two Chinese entities that help produce military goods for Russia to use in Ukraine

That will be an interesting meeting to watch. I suspect that the harder the US tries to hit China, the further China will go to help Russia.