Let us hope so.
Or do you think this is an innocent move on the part of Putin/Unity?
Politics and innocence do not mix well. As Graham Greene said "innocence is like a dumb leper who has lost his bell, wandering the world, meaning no harm."
If you are for Putin increasing his grip, are you also in favor of Russia and China joining forces against the USA?
(Excerpt) The accord also prominently recycled language that China has pushed in international agreements for decades: "All countries of the world should strictly observe the principles of mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, mutual nonaggression, noninterference in each other's internal affairs, equality and mutual benefit, and peaceful coexistence."
Vasily Mikheyev, deputy director of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies at the Russian Academy of Sciences, said the declaration was "to some extent counterproductive because it is composed in an old diplomatic style, in the spirit of the Cold War -- that is, the declaration is full of cliches from Cold War times."
Link:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/07/02/MNG3FDI5OA1.DTL