Pompeo: Xi Jinping Holds Increased Leverage Over Vladimir Putin
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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discusses the geopolitical power balance between China and Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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“Having now failed, having now demonstrably been unable to execute the, at least the military and diplomatic objectives of the invasion of Europe, I think Xi has even more leverage over Vladimir Putin today. Think think energy as their sole customer, near sole customer a host of places in the diplomatic world where China now has even more capacity to control what Vladimir Putin does going forward.”
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