President Trump on Friday weighed in on the growing partnership between India, Russia and China after the three nations’ leaders gathered together at a summit earlier in the week.
“Looks like we’ve lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “May they have a long and prosperous future together!”
The post was accompanied by a years-old photo of the three leaders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a summit earlier this week in Tianjin, China, where the leaders embraced one another and spoke about the importance of their respective relationships.
Experts viewed the meeting as an indication that the three nations were forming a closer partnership to counter the U.S. and its allies. India in particular was viewed as moving closer to China and Russia after the Trump administration slapped New Delhi with additional tariffs over its purchase of Russian oil in an effort to undercut Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine.
But Trump has offered mixed signals when asked about the leaders getting together. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un also attended a Chinese military parade this week, adding yet another authoritarian to the mix.
“I thought it was very, very impressive,” Trump said earlier this week of the military display in Beijing. “But I understood the reason they were doing it. And they were hoping I was watching, and I was watching.”
He added, “My relationship with all of them is very good. We’re going to find out how good it is over the next week or two.”
