'China's grip will increase': Putin issued horror warning as Xi set to bleed Russia dry

Commenting on these findings Mark Galeotti Senior Associate Fellow of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and one of the experts that took part in the simulation said: “Russia will need China as a market, as a customer, as an ally, and as a route through which to be able to move monies back and forth to the rest of the world. “So in that respect, it will be effectively forced to become an increasingly subordinate partner of China.”