CGTN Europe spoke to Ivan Timofeev, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.
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00:00Ivan Timofeyev is the Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council.
00:06Well, the fact that President Xi joined President Putin in these days in Moscow is of paramount importance.
00:17It symbolizes that both China and Russia share their respect to the past, to the common past, and regard the contribution of both countries to the victory over Nazism and over military Japan as a joint result, as something which unites both countries.
00:46And in the years since World War II, what lessons have been learned from the sacrifices made by those two countries and other countries in that great conflict?
00:56And how have China and your country, Russia, worked together to help the world avoid another such war?
01:04Well, both countries sacrificed dozens of millions of lives of their citizens and people.
01:13China lost the highest amount of people in this war.
01:21Russia also, Russian losses were also tremendous, much bigger in comparison with any other power in Europe.
01:31So, the key lesson was that this shouldn't be the case again.
01:38So, the major task of the international diplomacy is to avoid another world war.
01:46And actually, the emergence of United Nations as a result of the war played a pivotal role to avoid the new world conflict.
01:57And both Russia and China, together with the United States, the Great Britain and France, are still the permanent members of the United Nations and are the backbone of the world order, which emerged as a result of the Second World War.
02:15And in today's complex and challenging world, how does Russia and China navigate differences of outlook with China?
02:24Well, the alarming trend of the current international relations is, of course, the rising tensions, competition and rivalry between the major powers.
02:38We observe a severe crisis in Russian relations, Russia's relations with the United States and the U.S. allies.
02:49We indicate the towering competition between the U.S. and China, including on the security track.
03:00And actually, all these strengths are of huge concern.
03:05Russia and China are trying to work together to navigate and control this escalation and to work together in these troubled waters and shallow waters.
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