Putin slams attempts to sour Russia-China relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin. - AP

MOSCOW (Xinhua): Russian President Vladimir Putin has denounced actions aimed at driving a wedge between Moscow and Beijing, stressing that China is a strategic partner, not a threat.

"We can see attempts to destroy the relationship between Russia and China. We can see that those attempts are being made in practical policies," Putin said in an interview with US television network NBC published on Monday (June 14).