"When it comes to key spiritual and moral values, Orthodox Christianity and Islam are similar and close,” Governor Rustam Minnikhanov stressed, speaking at the conference on the sidelines of the ‘Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum’ event.

“This applies, in particular, to human rights and family fundamentals,” Minnikhanov said. “I am sure that positive interaction and partnership between Russia and the Islamic world will make an important contribution to secure development in a fair multipolar world order."

“China is poised to become the largest economy on Earth, it has one of the largest populations on Earth, the largest industrial base and shares a border several thousands of kilometers long with Russia itself,” Berletic explained.

“Russia’s vast natural resources coupled with China’s immense industrial base and cooperation between both nations with extensive means of innovation alone represent more than a match for the collective West’s economic power,” he added.

“These efforts have finally reached a critical mass, displacing dependence on the US dollar and allowing Russia, China, and many other nations to now insulate themselves from the impact of Western sanctions,” he said. “Because of this, Western sanctions are now more likely to isolate the West itself rather than the nations it is targeting.”

“Regardless of who comes to power in the United States after the elections, difficulties in US-China relations are most likely to persist. This relationship will continue to face many challenges. In these conditions, ensuring the stability of foreign economic cooperation and supply chains, cooperation with countries with which there is a high level of strategic mutual trust, especially with neighboring countries, is a priority area of development for China,” Wang told Sputnik.

“If we take into account the potential of the two countries, I believe that there’s still room for further growth,” he noted.

“It’s well-known that Russia is a large exporter of agricultural goods, and while China previously mainly purchased agricultural products from the United States, the negative impact of customs duties by the American side has forced the country to look for new reliable exporters,” he explained.

"Is it surprising that, for the first time in decades, an assassination attempt in Europe was made on a politician who had a reasonable position on Russia? By the way, by no means pro-Russian. Just a pragmatist and a non-Russophobe," Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, posted on his Telegram channel.

Meanwhile, the actions of the shooter are "the quintessence of the new Europe — moronic, Russophobic, vassal-like, unbridled and completely headless. Ready to throw its citizens into the furnace of self-serving American policies," he added.