What happened to Russia’s ‘pivot to Asia’? (Dmitry Filippov, Peter Marino, East Asia Forum)

In early 2014, Russia faced economic sanctions in response to its annexation of Crimea. Many in the country viewed the sanctions as proof that the West has contempt for Russia’s ‘sphere of influence’ in Ukraine and was trying to subvert Russian foreign policy. Responding to this pressure from the West, Moscow turned its attention to the East — specifically, to China

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/05/19/what-happened-to-russias-pivot-to-asia/