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This article was originally published by Radio Free Asia and is reprinted with permission.
Russia lent China a hand to China’s criticism of U.S. policies in the Indo-Pacific, with President Vladimir Putin calling House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan “a carefully planned provocation.”
In a speech to a Moscow security conference on Tuesday, the Russian leader said Pelosi’s visit was a “brazen demonstration of disrespect for the sovereignty of other countries,” and for Washington’s international obligations.
“The American adventure in relation to Taiwan is not just a trip of an individual irresponsible politician, but part of a purposeful, conscious U.S. strategy to destabilize and make chaotic the situation in the region and the world,” he said.
