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Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin are getting closer: What does that mean for the world? Rather than distancing himself from Putin over his war on Ukraine, Xi is doubling down on the Russian autocrat. Russia is thus increasingly reliant on China as an economic, military and geopolitical lifeline. What do Xi and Putin want to achieve? Richard Walker, DW's chief international editor, delves into the roots of the relationship between Beijing and Moscow. He discovers how China's People's Liberation Army would not be where it is today without Russian military supplies, when it had other suppliers frozen out. The personal bond between Putin and Xi also fuels a joint mission by the two men to reshape the world. It's a relationship that may have profound implications for every nation on the planet. We explore its potential impact in three areas still underestimated by many: the prospect of Russia and China jointly coordinating their nuclear arsenals, the impact of Russia's subordination to China on India, and the implications of that for the war in Ukraine. DW takes a look at all of this with interviews with leading experts such as Alexander Gabuev, Bonnie Glaser, Zhou Bo, Garima Mohan, Wang Huiyao and Decker Eveleth. Author: Richard Walker for #DWAnalysis English version: • Decoding Putin and Xi's blueprint for... Spanish version: Laura Iglesias San Martín Mariano Ramírez Gisbert Marcela Polgar #DWAnaliza 0:00 Introduction 4:04 Military ties 7:15 Post Cold War 9:45 The Munich speech 11:58 Georgia & Ukraine 14:20 Xi comes to power 16:35 China's goals for 2049 19:55 The ties between Xi and Putin 23:25 Paranoia 26:41 BRICS 28:24 No alliances 30:31 China's new nuclear weapons 33:38 Nuclear race 38:15 The dispute between China and India 41:10 “It's scary” 43:50 Russia's destiny 47:05 China and Ukraine 50:49 Nuclear threats 52:50 Scenarios