Xi Jinping to visit Russia in show of support for Vladimir Putin

Xi Jinping to visit Russia in show of support for Vladimir Putin
No different particulars got, however China has declared a “no-limits” friendship with Russia and refused to sentence Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine – even whereas declaring that the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations be revered.

The Kremlin on Friday additionally introduced the go to, saying it is going to happen “at the invitation of Vladimir Putin”.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin
Chinese President Xi Jinping, proper, and Russian President Vladimir Putin proven collectively throughout a 2022 assembly in China. Xi will go to Russia subsequent week. (AP)

Xi and Putin will focus on “issues of further development of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction between Russia and China”, as well as exchange views “in the context of deepening Russian-Chinese cooperation in the international arena”, the Kremlin said in a statement.

The two leaders will also sign “important bilateral documents”, the statement read.

Beijing has also condemned Western sanctions and accused NATO and the United States of provoking Russia.

Putin invited Xi to visit Russia during a video conference call the two held in late December. The visit, Putin said, could “demonstrate to the whole world the strength of the Russian-Chinese ties” and “become the main political event of the year in bilateral relations”.

Xi has refused to condemn Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. (AP)

In a rare phone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart on Thursday, China’s foreign minister says Beijing is concerned about the year-old grinding conflict with Russia spinning out of control and urged talks on a political solution with Moscow.

Qin Gang told Dmytro Kuleba that China has “always upheld an objective and fair stance on the Ukraine issue, has committed itself to promoting peace and advancing negotiations and calls on the international community to create conditions for peace talks,” China’s Foreign Ministry mentioned in an announcement posted on its web site.

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Kuleba later tweeted that he and Qin “discussed the significance of the principle of territorial integrity”.

“I underscored the importance of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s)’s Peace Formula for ending the aggression and restoring just peace in Ukraine,” wrote Kuleba, who spoke the identical day with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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