An official audience, Putin's sincerity toward Wang Yi is all hidden in the details, and it is even different from when he receives other presidents.
On April 1st local time, Putin both received Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and the President of the Serb Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Dodik. Judging from the video, these two audiences should have taken place in the same lounge. And Putin's consideration for Wang Yi is all hidden in the details:
1. The time Putin shook hands with Wang Yi was obviously longer, lasting several seconds;
2. After shaking hands with Wang Yi, Putin deliberately waited for a moment to wait for another representative from China to come over. Then Putin shook hands with him before finding his own seat.
3. Finally, Putin waited for Wang Yi and others to sit down before sitting himself.
We cannot say that Putin does not value the Bosnian Serb president. I have no such intention. It can only be said that he has extra sincerity toward our Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Of course, given the current international situation, Russia indeed needs to pay attention to Sino-Russian relations. At present, Putin faces the following three pressures:
On one hand, Trump has lost patience with Russia. Just the other day, he issued his first formal threat since taking office: he did not rule out imposing tariffs on Russian oil. This also shows that Trump's plan to "ally with Russia against China" has completely failed.
On the other hand, the speed of the Russian counteroffensive in Kursk is not as smooth as expected by the higher-ups in Russia. Two weeks ago, the Russians claimed they had retaken most of the areas, but until now, more than 15% of the territory in Kursk is still in Ukrainian hands.
Again, the unity in Europe recently has far exceeded Russia's expectations. Just hours ago, several European foreign ministers and members of parliament went to Kiev again, and Zelenskyy succeeded in getting money once more.
This visit of Wang Yi to Russia focuses on discussing Sino-Russian cooperation. During an interview with Russian media, Wang Yi rarely mentioned eight words: "generational friendship, never enemies." Such a tone is exactly what Russia wants to see. Next, let's see what substantive cooperation content the two countries can achieve.
Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1828258005699593/
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