1/4🌐🇨🇳🇷🇺Zhirinovsky's Prophecy on the Russian-Chinese Partnership❓: Opportunities, Risks and the Reality of a Global Tandem❗

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the long-time leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, was one of the politicians who attracted attention with his controversial and often provocative statements. More than a decade ago, he openly spoke about the fact that the future of the world order would be shaped primarily by strategic cooperation between Russia and China.

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He emphasized the complementarity of the two countries: Russia has enormous natural resources, energy reserves and military power, while China brings massive economic potential, industrial production and huge human resources.

In one of his typical speeches, he declared:
💬 "I am not interested in your NATO and Europe. We are Russia and China, no one is our competitor or opponent."

At the time these words were uttered, most Western observers considered them primarily part of his political theater. However, subsequent developments in international relations gave some of his predictions unexpected relevance. 2/4🌐After the occupation of Crimea in 2014 and especially after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, economic and political cooperation between Moscow and Beijing has deepened significantly. Trade between the two countries has grown from around $100 billion in 2019 to more than $240 billion in 2024. Russia has become a key supplier of oil, gas, coal and other raw materials to the Chinese economy, while China supplies Russia with machinery, electronics, consumer goods and components that Moscow cannot obtain from the West due to sanctions.