MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian and Chinese warships successfully completed the active phase of the Maritime Cooperation-2015 drills in the Mediterranean Sea at the end of last month. The two countries are planning to hold more joint drills in the Sea of Japan.
"In terms of the ABC of American foreign policy, putting Beijing and Moscow simultaneously in opposition to itself [the United States] is a forbidden action. It is dangerous and unbeneficial for the US," Pushkov said, adding that China’s strength is growing.
An alternative, Russia-China, alliance will have a direct impact on the strategic positions of the United States and its allies with the recent joint military exercises conducted by Russia and China in the Black and Mediterranean seas being a warning sign to the United States and NATO, the official explained.
"The formation of a Russia-China military-political alliance is the main failure of the Obama administration," Pushkov stressed, explaining that by showing its readiness to spread its interests in foreign waters, China is "taking its first steps as a global power" and positioning itself "in an unprecedented alliance with Russia."
The exercises come amid the buildup of NATO military presence in Eastern Europe, which started after Crimea reunited with Russia and the conflict in Ukraine’s southeast escalated last year. NATO has been accusing Russia of interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs.
Moscow, in its turn, has repeatedly expressed concern over the strengthening of the bloc’s positions along its western borders, stressing that it is not involved in the situation in Ukraine.
