Putin, meanwhile, has ratcheted up his much more explicit anti-American rhetoric since the Ukraine crisis, which he sees as a prime example of Western interference in Russia’s domestic affairs. Boosting trade flows between Russia and China, and strengthening political and security coordination, will reduce their vulnerability to outside interference and signal the emergence of a new center of world power.
与此同时，自乌克兰危机以来，普京加强了其比中国直白得多的反美立场。他认为乌克兰危机时西方干预俄罗斯内政的明证。提振俄罗斯与中国的贸易流、增强政治和安全合作将增强两国对外部干预的抵抗力，并释放世界实力新中心崛起的信号。