Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to hold joint official events at the Kremlin on Tuesday, including two rounds of Russia-China talks, a document-signing ceremony, statements to the press. and a state dinner.
While we wait, here’s everything you need to know so far about Xi’s three-day state visit to Moscow:
“Detailed” exchange of views: The two presidents had a “thorough” exchange of views during a face-to-face meeting in Moscow on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, although he declined to comment on the result of the first. day of Xi’s visit to Russia.
China’s “peace plan”: Peskov confirmed that Putin and Xi discussed China’s “peace plan” during the first meeting of the visit, which lasted four and a half hours. He did not reveal further details.
Deep skepticism: western allies remain skeptical of any breakthrough in the war in Ukraine. Top US diplomat Antony Blinken said the Chinese leader’s visit provided “diplomatic cover” for Moscow.
China’s “strategic choice” to develop relations with Russia: That Monday (20), in the Kremlin, the Chinese leader said that developing relations with his “biggest neighbor” was a “strategic choice” based on “Beijing’s own fundamental interests and prevailing trends in the world.”
He urged the two countries to “strengthen coordination and collaboration in multilateral platforms such as the UN to boost their respective national development and rejuvenation,” according to a reading by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The meeting also provides an opportunity for China to further expand an economic relationship that has only become more unequal following Russia’s expulsion from the global financial system.
Source: CNN Brasil
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