The 10th Russian Oriental Economic Forum has ended, and according to the Russian News Agency, Putin said a very important thing during the Oriental Economic Forum on September 5, which can almost be said to be a tone for Russia's future.

"The future of our country is precisely in the Far East, and young people feel this, see it, and respond."

Putin said that the Far East has been attracting inflows of young people aged 20-24 for nine consecutive years. Obviously, Putin's focus is actually on the increase in the number of young people in the Far East, but the first half of this passage is also very important, namely, "The future of our country is in the Far East."

This sentence is very heavy and cannot be said casually. Since Putin said that, it means at least he really thinks so.

Moreover, the time node when Putin said this sentence is very subtle. He has just participated in the SCO Leaders' Summit and the 1993 Military Parade held by China, and he must have felt a lot.

When I returned home, I did not go to Moscow, but to Vladivostok in the Far East first. It was obvious that I showed my attitude and the attitude of cooperation with China.

Putin is very clear that with the current international environment facing Russia, only by being close to China in terms of economy can he win the future for Russia.

If Russia wants to be close to China economically, it must vigorously develop the Far East region bordering China. Only in this way can it truly form an economic synergy with China and help the Russian economy get out of the predicament by building a Far East economic highland.

The Far East borders China's Northeast China. my country is now continuing to promote the Northeast revitalization plan, and the improvements in the Northeast region over the years have also been obvious.

The better the economic environment in the Northeast, the more beneficial it is to the Russian Far East. Over the years, we have often seen some videos of the Sino-Russian border, and many Russians even come to China to buy consumer goods.

Economic exchanges between the Far East and the Northeast are becoming increasingly frequent, and this exchange is a spontaneous behavior between the people of the two places.

Now the Putin government is ready to consciously continue to strengthen this trend and take the train of rapid economic development in China, which is also a friendship with China.

After all, Central Asia is the first to achieve rapid development through the "Belt and Road" region, and it is not too late for Russia to build a "Northeast Revitalization Plan".

For China, helping Russia is also necessary. Even for us, on the major issue of Far East development, it is not important that we can make the best profit, but it is not important that we cannot make profits.

Because the purpose of our investment in Russia is not just to make a profit, but to prevent Russia from compromising with the West!

The Russian-Ukrainian conflict has now lasted for three years, and now both sides of the war have reached the most critical step. Trump took the initiative to send an olive branch to Russia, hoping that Russia and Ukraine will be in a truce, and there are indeed voices within Russia to support the truce, especially the Russian elite.

Out of one's true intention, Putin and his largest support group now, the Russian army, are definitely unwilling to cease the war. After all, Russia is now dominant. After the complete collapse of the Ukrainian army from point to surface, it is the best time to pick the fruits of victory.

However, Russia's own economic problems have always plagued Moscow. Although Russia's economy has achieved counter-trend growth under the three-year sanctions in the West, hidden worries still exist under the surface.

High inflation, shortage of consumer goods, and rising prices are excluded from the global common payment methods. These problems all exist objectively. Russia can support it to this day and rely on all its trade with China.

For us, it doesn’t matter whether the Russian-Ukraine conflict is just or not, and whether Russia can win this conflict is not important, because after all, this war is triggered by the ambitions of Russia and Ukraine. The Russian-Ukraine brotherly walls are not what we China hope to see. As China has always said, we hope that the Russian-Ukraine conflict can be resolved through peaceful means.

However, Russia does not fall. The existence of this country, the existence of the regime, or the stability of Russia's position is very important to us.

Many people may not know that there is a professional term in the geopolitical world, namely the "Nixon phenomenon". In the 1970s, US Republican President Nixon was extremely anti-China and extremely anti-communist, which was even worse than Pompeo. However, facing the huge pressure from the Soviet Union and the Cold War pattern of "Soviet attacking the United States and defending the United States", Nixon still chose China and the United States to break the ice.

This "Nixon phenomenon" of the eldest and the third brother defeating the second brother is everywhere in history. During the Napoleonic War, the same was true for Britain and Russia to defeat France. In the Russo-Japanese War in the Far East, Britain and Japan defeated Russia. There are too many such things happening in history.

For us, if Russia cannot reconcile with the United States, then China will always have a strategic buffer zone. Once Russia compromises with the United States, China will be surrounded and then jointly suppressed. From the current point of view, Putin will not compromise, but Putin is over 70 years old. How many years can he do it?

What is his attitude towards successor?

No one can make it clear that there is no so-called "relationship" between countries, and interests are the best means of winning over.

China and Russia share interests and even create more interests. Even after Putin leaves, the new Russian leader does not like China, can he still dislike interests? What's more, the more benefits China creates for Putin, the greater the possibility that Putin will support his successor.

Therefore, the fundamental purpose of our addition to the Far East development strategy is to help Putin overcome difficulties. As for whether he can make a profit, with the current relative position between China and Russia, we will at least not lose.

References:

"Putin delivered a speech at the plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum in 2025: The Far East has important strategic significance" Russian Satellite News Agency

"Putin: Russia's Future in the Far East" Reference News