Vladimir Putin wrapped up his summit in Beijing with Xi Jinping on May 20, the Russian leader’s 25th visit to China.
Putin walked away with more than 40 agreements, but he did not leave with the prize he has long sought.
As an initial matter, forget about the pacts that were inked. “When you look at all the ‘agreements,’ they are only memoranda of understanding,” Dmitri Alperovitch, chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, said to Gatestone. “In other words, they are merely invitations to talk more.”
