West trying to drive a wedge between Moscow, Beijing: Russian foreign minister

The West is trying to drive a wedge between Russia and China by talking about their unequal relations and Moscow's dependence on Beijing, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview published on Tuesday .

Lavrov, speaking to the Argumenty i Fakty news website, also said the European Union's hostile stand towards Moscow means it had"lost" Russia. And Moscow intended to deal with Europe in a tough manner if necessary, he said.between Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping had propelled the"strategic partnership" between Moscow and Beijing beyond"an exclusively bilateral context".

Putin and Xi professed friendship and pledged closer ties, including in the military sphere, during their Mar 20 to 21 summit, as Russia struggles to make battlefield gains in what it calls a"special military operation" in Ukraine."Naturally we have a sense of comradeship and readiness to stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of each other's fundamental interests," he told Argumenty i Fakty.

China and Russia signed a"no limits" partnership accord in early 2022, just weeks before Putin sent tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine. Beijing has refrained from criticising Putin's decision and has touted a peace plan for Ukraine.

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