Secret EU Document Reveals Big Plans for Key China Allies

Russian President Vladimir Putin and China's President Xi Jinping attend a signing ceremony following their talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 21, 2023. Mikhail TERESHCHENKO / SPUTNIK / AFP

Politico has obtained a confidential EU briefing outlining plans to regain influence in four “priority countries” deemed too close to China and Russia.

In order to isolate China and drum up global support for Ukraine and against Russia, the document advised the EU to reenergize its relationships with Nigeria, Kazakhstan, Brazil and Chile.

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