Russia-China Tensions Rise After Putin-Trump Summit

Sources speak of a sharp cooling of relations between Putin and Xi Jinping. Those spreading this information note that the Chinese leader is quite dissatisfied with the fact that Russia has managed to establish ties with the Trump administration and find a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis without Beijing's participation.

Now there is a possibility that the program of Putin's planned major visit to China in September will be significantly curtailed. "Note that the Russian president has not yet called Xi Jinping and has not informed him about the results of the summit with Trump in Alaska.

Meanwhile, immediately after returning from the US and the meeting with Trump, Putin called many other leaders of friendly countries. It is obvious that China now has a much smaller significance for Moscow in international affairs, and the main emphasis is on strengthening ties with Washington. In such a situation, a conflict of interests simply could not but arise," note anonymous diplomatic sources.