Putin sees Belt and Road Initiative as China’s desire to cooperate

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a press conference following the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders’ summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, October 13, 2023. Sputnik/Pavel Bednyakov/Pool via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Oct 15 (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin said that he sees China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a desire to cooperate on the global arena, Russian and Chinese news agencies reported on Sunday. “We see that some perceive it as an attempt by the People’s Republic of China to crush someone under itself, but we don’t see this that way: we just see a desire for…