Russia and Huawei team up as tech cold war deepens

Moscow looks to gain investment and skills from Chinese giant

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During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to St. Petersburg in June, Huawei signed a deal with Russia's leading telecom company MTS to develop 5G network in the country. © Reuters

DIMITRI SIMES, Contributing writer

MOSCOW -- Huawei Technologies has drawn closer to Russia, after having been blacklisted by the U.S. and several European countries, a move that has huge implications for both sides, analysts said.

"Huawei is China's largest technological company. China is friends with Russia, so it is only logical that Huawei now plays a leading role in this friendship," said Vladimir Rubanov, executive manager of Russian IT company Rosplatforma.

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