# Why Russia needs China more than ever

https://mins.news/en/video/80737

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-09-30 17:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dlk16qn4a2o

> Russia and China portray their partnership as one between equals. But the war in Ukraine and Moscow’s growing isolation from the West have made Beijing increasingly difficult for Russia to replace. Shifts in trade, technology, finance and energy, along with the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, show which side has more room to negotiate and which needs the relationship more.