Zhouran Central News Agency 01/13/XX Russia Won't Buy Zhouranese Raw Material & Goods Russian Strongman Vladimir Putin says Russia will not The President of the Russian Federation sent a message to Senior Marshal Kang Yingyong this morning, telling him that Russia will halt the import of Zhouranese raw material and consumer goods if he does not "reaffirm" his commitment to Russian-Zhouranese Bilateral Friendship. Recently the relations between the two nations, Russia being a traditional friend of Zhouran, has been rocky mainly due to the situation in Ukraine and Crimea, in which Zhouran takes a neutral stand but asks both sides including Russia to find a diplomatic solution. When Russia's economy underwent a financial crisis in 2014 following their annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Ukraine, Zhouranese investors and businessmen in Russia returned home due to Russia's unstable economic situation. After the Kerch Straight incident on November 25 of last year between Russia's FSB and the Ukrainian Navy, Zhouran called for deescalation between the two countries, but at the same time also criticized Russia's use of force. During an afternoon conference, a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs said that Zhouran will "strongly reaffirm" its commitment to Russian-Zhouranese Friendship and that the country will continue to uphold its foreign policy of non-aligned neutrality, a policy that has given Zhouran the position of maintaining positive relations between the East and the West. "The People's Republic of Zhouran will also continue to avoid intervening in the internal situations of different nations and instead act as a mediator for conflicting parties" the spokesperson added. When asked by journalists about the future of Russian-Zhouranese relations, the spokesperson replied the two countries will "remain as friends" and that Zhouran will also continue to promote friendship and peace with the European Union and the United States. Comments (0) Click to see more... |