Whatever the talk of a “no-limits” friendship means, it’s the business deals that count.
On the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Russia, the two countries agreed to a set of proposals that would expand their natural gas trade as well as other economic ties.
The proposed deals represent something of a lifeline for Russian President Vladimir Putin, isolated from the West because of sanctions imposed on Russia after his decision to wage a full-blown war across the border in Ukraine.
At the centre of discussions in Moscow is a new planned pipeline, dubbed “Power of Siberia 2”, that could supply China with about 50 billion cubic meters
