Russia and China (and a dozen other allies) begin their war games

• Direct War in Ukraine, latest news

• Emerging countries The BRICS countries, led by China, open the door to Putin's return to the international stage

The war in Ukraine has accelerated Moscow's subservience to Beijing.

Russia can become a colony of China.

The Kremlin is the junior partner in an unequal and self-serving relationship between two autocracies.

The

aims to change the world order.

These sparks launched by many Western analysts, politicians and military have been pointing in the same direction since Russia decided to attack Ukraine.

Although the failed forecasts go almost on a par with the successes.

as proclaimed from Washington.

Nor has it become an umbrella that covers all of Russia in the face of the rain of sanctions because it intends to maintain its strong commercial ties with Europe and not definitively break its turbulent relationship with the United States.

What China has done is give

that all the blame for what is happening in Ukraine lies with Washington and NATO's advance in Eastern Europe.

The alignment between Beijing and Moscow is stronger than before the war.

Both countries share similar threat perceptions and their security cooperation is moving forward, as can be seen this week with new joint military exercises by both armies.

European Union and Ukraine

War in Ukraine.

The EU agrees on a military training mission for the Ukrainian Army

• Drafting: MARÍA G. ZORNOZABrussels

The EU agrees on a military training mission for the Ukrainian Army

War in Ukraine.

The European Union suspends the visa agreement with Russia

• Drafting: MARÍA G. ZORNOZABrussels

The European Union suspends the visa agreement with Russia

This Thursday began the

, which

of Russia and in the Sea of ​​​​Japan until next September 7.

From Moscow they intend to use these maneuvers to gain military muscle and let the world see that they have troops to spare capable of participating in massive exercises at home while their troops continue to attack Ukraine.

Although the reality is that these exercises are launched on a much smaller scale than when they were last held in 2018. Then, 300,000 troops - from Russia, China and Mongolia - were involved.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that

, including 140 aircraft and 60 warships, will take part in simulations overseen by Russia's chief of staff, General Valery Gerasimov.

The other goal of the Kremlin hosting the new war games is for the world to see that Russia is not as isolated as the West would like.

In addition to China, troops from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Nicaragua, Syria and Tajikistan have also attended the maneuvers on Russian soil.

A dozen countries that have opposed Western sanctions against Moscow from the beginning.

Particular is the case of

.

The other Asian giant maintains its alliances with the United States and its confrontation with China while still

.

That's diplomatically, because economically New Delhi

, undermining Western efforts to deplete Putin's war coffers by cutting imports.

Despite India's balance in the

, its participation in Russia's military exercises has surprised many.

"The United States is concerned that any country would exercise with Russia while Russia wages a brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday.

Washington acknowledges that it is "disturbed" that Indian soldiers train with those of Russia.

More expected is the participation of Chinese military.

"Our participation in these maneuvers is aimed at deepening pragmatic and friendly cooperation between the armed forces of the participating countries, improving the level of strategic cooperation and the ability to jointly respond to various security threats," said a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman Colonel Tan Kefei.

Chinese leaders often praise the "resilience" of bilateral relations with Moscow.

They continue to bet on the "unlimited strategic coordination" that

agreed with Putin on February 4, at the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

In recent years, Chinese and Russian soldiers have participated hand in hand in various war games.

Last summer, in Chinese territory, 10,000 soldiers from both countries already carried out a large-scale joint military exercise.

Shortly after, they executed their first maritime patrol in Pacific waters.

Russia plans to carry out new

, an archipelago under Russian rule, but which Japan claims sovereignty that it lost after World War II.

In Tokyo it is not funny that the Russians and Chinese are going to carry out maneuvers near its coasts.

Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the

, the Japanese government is reversing its traditional post-war pacifist constitution, whereby it could only use its military for self-defense.

"China continues to threaten to use force to unilaterally change the status quo and is deepening its alliance with Russia," the Defense Ministry said.

In addition to increasing the military budget, Japanese leaders are discussing the possibility of deploying 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost their ability to counteract China.

Tokyo is also increasing its military cooperation with Europe and the US, with whom it regularly shares joint flight exercises over the Sea of ​​Japan.

Conforms to The Trust Project criteria

Know more

• Russia

• China

• Ukraine

• USA

• India

• Japan

• Petroleum

• Vladimir Putin

• Xi Jinping

• NATO

• Syria

• Algeria

• Belarus

• Nicaragua

• Taiwan

• Asia

• Europe

• War Ukraine Russia

• Articles Lucas de la Cal