Putin mentioned a military alliance with China for the first time, but this seemed just a "reminder" message to the Biden administration.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 22 first mentioned the possibility of forming a Russian-China military alliance in a meeting with domestic and foreign experts.

Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, said on December 17 that Putin had mentioned a military alliance with China to send a signal to US President-elect Joe Biden that Washington should not increase tensions with Moscow and

"Although Russia and China are unlikely to form any military alliances, Putin wants to send the message that the US should understand that it is still possible and that they should be more cautious in their relations with Russia and China.

The chances of the US improving relations with Russia and China under the coming Biden administration are low.

According to this expert, despite Putin's claims, the establishment of a military alliance between Russia and China is unlikely, since Moscow still pursues its main goal of "an independent player".

"If the US-China tensions increase and divide the world into two distinct factions, Russia may have no choice but to join the Chinese-led faction and immediately have to go down to the bottom," Trenin said.

If Biden eases US-China tensions, Russia will fall into a difficult situation when cold relations with the US and Europe will continue.

After resolving protracted border disputes in the Far East, Russia and China established a strategic partnership.

This expert predicts that if US-China-US-Russia relations continue to deteriorate, an arms race in Asia could erupt and involve missiles.