Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seem to be on the same page on most issues these days. The latest point of agreement between the two leaders is on defence spending. President Trump recently proposed that the United States, Russia, and China all cut their military spending and defence budgets by half. Surprisingly, Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed the suggestion, calling it a \”good proposal\” and saying that Moscow was more than willing \”for a discussion\” to explore such an outcome. China’s Xi Jinping however, has rejected the proposal amid Beijing expansionist policies. China has been rapidly modernising its military across land, air, sea, and space as it aims to replace US as the world’s military superpower. It has said that Washington and Moscow may do as they please, but Beijing will certainly not be party to it. The move by Moscow might even satisfy European and NATO allies, who are concerned about Russia’s military might and constant build-up of arms and military platforms. US, Russia and China have the maximum nuclear weapons in the world – accounting for more than 90 per cent of all weapons of mass destruction.
