Putin called Russia a smart monkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) commented on the confrontation between the economies of China and the United States, writes TJournal.

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Putin compared the economic war between the United States and China with the fight of tigers, and he called Russia a smart monkey that watches tigers.

“When tigers fight in the valley, the smart monkey sits and watches what will happen. But everything is changing,” said Vladimir Putin.

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According to the Chinese parable, which was popular during the cold war of the USSR and the USA, the monkey did not intervene in the tiger and lion fight, and after they lost their strength, she killed both.

• Recall that in May, the United States raised duties on goods from China from 10% to 25%. In addition, US President Donald Trump ordered in the near future to increase duties on all remaining Chinese imports in the amount of $ 300 billion.
• In response to this, China introduced $ 1 billion in import duties on US goods from 60 in June.

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