Xi Jinping and Russia's PM took a victory lap over the US's failure to economically isolate Russia since its invasion of Ukraine

Thu, 12/21/2023 - 07:34

Xi and Mishustin — This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Chinese President Xi Jinping shaking hands prior to their meeting in Beijing on December 20, 2023.
DMITRY ASTAKHOV

China's Xi Jinping and Russia's PM Mikhail Mishustin met in Beijing on Wednesday.
They boasted that Russia-China trade was at an "all-time high."
It comes amid faltering attempts by the West to economically isolate Russia over Ukraine.

China's President Xi Jinping met with Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Beijing on Wednesday in a gentle reminder to the West of its failure to economically isolate Russia.