BEIJING — China says President Xi Jinping will go to Russia from Monday to Wednesday in an obvious present of assist for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Kremlin on Friday additionally introduced the go to, saying it is going to happen “on the invitation of Vladimir Putin.”
Xi and Putin will focus on “problems with additional improvement of complete partnership and strategic interplay between Russia and China,” in addition to alternate views “within the context of deepening Russian-Chinese language cooperation within the worldwide area,” the Kremlin mentioned in a press release.
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The 2 leaders will even signal “vital bilateral paperwork,” the assertion learn.
China has declared a “no-limits” friendship with Russia and refused to sentence Moscow’s invasion — even whereas declaring that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all international locations be revered.
Beijing has additionally condemned Western sanctions and accused NATO and the US of scary Russia.
Putin invited Xi to go to Russia throughout a video convention name the 2 held in late December. The go to, Putin mentioned, might “display to the entire world the energy of the Russian-Chinese language ties” and “develop into the primary political occasion of the 12 months in bilateral relations.”
In a uncommon telephone dialog along with his Ukrainian counterpart Thursday, China’s international minister mentioned Beijing is worried in regards to the year-old grinding battle with Russia spinning uncontrolled and urged talks on a political resolution with Moscow.
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Qin Gang informed Dmytro Kuleba that China has “at all times upheld an goal and honest stance on the Ukraine situation, has dedicated itself to selling peace and advancing negotiations and calls on the worldwide group to create situations for peace talks,” China’s Overseas Ministry mentioned in a press release posted on its web site.
Kuleba later tweeted that he and Qin “mentioned the importance of the precept of territorial integrity.”
“I underscored the significance of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s)’s Peace Components for ending the aggression and restoring simply peace in Ukraine,” wrote Kuleba, who spoke the identical day with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
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