Russia And China Forge Closer Ties As EU Considers Sanctions

Russia And China Forge Closer Ties As EU Considers Sanctions
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese National People's Congress Chairman, Zhang Dejiang, during their meeting in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on September 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Chinese National People's Congress Chairman, Zhang Dejiang, during their meeting in Putin's residence Bocharov Ruchei in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi, on September 23, 2013. AFP PHOTO/ RIA-NOVOSTI/ POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)

BRUSSELS - Russia is rolling out two major projects – a gas pipeline and a Crimea deep water port – with China, as EU countries and the US weigh options on economic sanctions.

Russia’s ambassador to the EU, Vladimir Chizhov, told EUobserver on Wednesday (16 April) that work on the “Power of Siberia” pipeline and the Chinese construction of a 25-metre-deep port in Crimea are proceeding as normal despite the Ukraine crisis.

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