Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 149
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Russia-China bilateral relationship has deepened as both countries’ relations with the West have become more adversarial. In February 2022, shortly before the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that the friendship between the two states had “no limits” and there were “no ‘forbidden’ areas of co-operation”. 171
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 26 January 2024. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗