Russia Seeks China, Saudi to Head Off New Financial Curbs
- Internal plans show Kremlin push to mobilize friends
- Ukraine, allies seeking to boost Moscow’s financial isolation
The Russian Foreign Ministry building behind the dome of a church in Moscow, Russia.
Photographer: Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
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Russia is preparing a diplomatic offensive with countries it considers sympathetic, including China and Saudi Arabia, to fend off a push by Ukraine and its allies to further isolate Moscow from the global financial system.
Documents seen by Bloomberg and accounts by officials in NATO countries familiar with Moscow’s planning give an inside look at how Russia’s diplomatic machinery operates and the way the Kremlin views relations with some of its closest partners.