Russia Tells China It Is a Reliable Energy Supplier Amid Hormuz Crisis
⚡ MOSCOW-BEIJING — Russia offers to fill China's Hormuz gap while the blockade holds. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: Putin framing Russia as Beijing's reliable alternative cuts China's incentive to pressure Tehran. Moscow locks in energy revenue; Beijing reduces strait dependency. Washington's leverage — China's oil pain forcing Xi to squeeze Iran — just eroded publicly. Every Russian barrel sold is one fewer reason for Xi to act on Hormuz.
