According to the newspaper, by receiving larger volumes of gas from Russia, China will be far less compelled to seek contracts on the global liquefied natural gas market, largely supplied by the United States after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz

Russia has been pushing for years to build a new pipeline to China to deliver billions of dollars' worth of natural gas to its close ally.

Russia and China did not reach an agreement on the new multibillion-dollar “Power of Siberia 2” gas pipeline in talks between President Vladimir Putin and