About how to handle the relations between China and India, Russia has made its stance clear! On June 9th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said that Russia has many controversial issues with China, India, and CIS countries, but as long as there are no threats or ultimatums, a fair balance of interests can always be found. Lavrov stated that we need more discussions and mutual concessions with our great neighbors - China, India, CIS countries, and the Eurasian Economic Union.
The denser and closer the cooperation is, the more problems will arise, but we can always find a fair balance of interests. It must be said that Russia's statement is very frank. Russia's meaning is very clear, that even though Russia has very good relations with China and India, there are still differences between both sides. However, in the face of differences, Russia's solution is close consultation to find a fair balance of interests.
Why did the Russian Foreign Minister suddenly make this statement? This may have something to do with the current Sino-Indian relations! In fact, after the outbreak of the Indo-Pakistani conflict, India paid great attention to Russia's stance. India hoped that Russia would support India's military actions against Pakistan, but Russia clearly considered the relationship between China and Pakistan, so it took a relatively balanced position. Undoubtedly, there are also differences between Russia and India on specific issues.
But are there any differences between Russia and China? Of course, there are. For example, after the end of the Indo-Pakistani conflict, Russia immediately expressed that it could sell S500 and Su-57 to India. From the perspective of our interests, we naturally do not hope that Russia does so. From Russia's statement, we can see that when it comes to China and India, Russia actually strives for a fair balance of interests between China and India. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that Russia's statement is aimed at both China and India.
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