Trump Blames Biden for Making Russia-China Allies
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has accused former President Joe Biden of unintentionally driving Russia and China into a closer alliance, calling the move a strategic misstep with global consequences. The remarks followed Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, where the two leaders focused on resolving the ongoing Ukraine conflict.
In an interview with media, Trump responded to questions about Western sanctions targeting Russia and his recent warning to penalize nations like India and China for importing Russian energy.
“He [Biden] did something that was unthinkable. He drove China and Russia together. That’s not good… it’s the one thing you didn’t want to do. Because they are basically natural enemies,” Trump told a television and radio host.
The U.S. president elaborated on China’s need for additional territory to support its massive population, suggesting that Russia’s vast land could serve that purpose. However, he argued, “because of pure stupidity, they were driven together.”
Biden’s foreign policy had taken a dual-adversarial approach, targeting both Moscow and Beijing with sweeping measures. Washington imposed tough sanctions on Russia over the war in Ukraine, while clamping down on exports of sensitive technologies—such as semiconductors and AI—to China.
In response, both countries condemned the sanctions as unilateral and illegal, accusing the U.S. of economic coercion and violating international norms. Since then, Russia and China have tightened their cooperation in energy and trade, with Moscow rerouting oil and gas exports eastward and bilateral trade hitting record levels in 2023 and 2024.
The two nations have also moved to bypass the U.S. dollar in cross-border payments, opting instead to settle transactions in local currencies—a sign of their intent to sidestep Western-controlled financial systems.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has maintained a hard line on China, rolling out new tariffs on Chinese imports. In contrast, his administration has avoided new sanctions on Russia. Trump characterized Friday’s meeting with Putin as “very productive” and said it achieved “great progress.”
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