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XI Jinping as a guest of honor in Moscow in front of the winning day military parade
Xi Jinping travels to Moscow as a "guest of honor" to the military parade on the day of victory. The meetings with Putin are intended to strengthen the strategic cooperation between China and Russia.
XI Jinping as a guest of honor in Moscow in front of the winning day military parade
The Chinese Führer will arrive in Moscow on Wednesday, in which he is supposed to deepen the "mutual trust" with Putin. He will also take part in the activities that are reminiscent of the 80th anniversary of the Allies victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.
a sign of unit
The presence of XI offers a strong sign of unity between the two autocrats and their nations, especially at a moment when the "America First" diplomacy of US President Donald Trump shakes global alliances and redesigned the relationships between Washington and the two powers. Putin in his statements last month as his "main guest"
More leaders, including Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Vietnam's President to Lam and the Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukaschenko, are also expected at the celebrations. Contingent of the honorary unit of the Chinese People's Liberation Army will also take part in the parade, which takes place in the shadow of Putin's attack on Ukraine.
Putin's ceasefire offer and the reaction of Ukraine
to appreciate the occasion, Putin Analysts as an attempt to show Russia's military power continuously from foreign dignitaries. The Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj showed the proposal as " Theatrical performance " For a previous US proposal of a 30-day ceasefire.
Earlier a month, Selenskyj dignitaries who travel to Kiev to celebrate that Ukraine "cannot be responsible for what is happening on the territory of the Russian Federation", in view of the continuing conflict - which the Kremlin later interpreted as a threat.
drone attacks and the strategic situation
Ukraine has started several drone attacks on Moscow in the course of the war, also in the past few days, which was about temporary closures of airports in the capital. The biggest attack on the Russian capital in March demanded three lives.
Ukraine states that their attacks aimed at destroying infrastructures that are decisive for Moscow's war efforts and, in response to Russia's ongoing, ongoing attacks in Ukrainian territory, including residential areas and energy infrastructures.
The "Day of Victory" and its meaning
The "Day of the Sieg" on May 9th is one of the greatest celebrations in Russia and marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany compared to the Soviet Union in 1945, a date that has become increasingly important under Putin. He incorrectly claimed that his war in Ukraine was a "denazification". In the past few years the offering military hardware Front lines of the war were mobilized.
Europe celebrates its VE-day, which marks the surrender of Germany on all fronts the day before.
a changing geopolitical environment
The visit is XI’s third stay in Russia since Putin started his war over three years ago, but a lot has changed since his last visit a little more than six months ago.
china and the USA are now in a escalated trade war , which could have significant effects on both economies. Beijing is now able to strengthen his friendships - and trade relationships - with other countries, including Russia. Leading officials of the USA and Chinas are , which could be the beginning of a long process of trading talks to To reduce tensions.
stability in turbulent times
Moskau, on the other hand, has a found a lot more sympathetically in comparison to its predecessor, However, observes with suspicion, however, the recently warming relationships between Washington and Kiev, during the US President apparently losing the patience with Putin to to end the conflict.
“Now ... there is more incentives for China and Russia to present a solid picture of their orientation,” said Yun Sun, head of the China program in the Washington Stimson Center.
"In view of the turbulence that Washington has caused in the world, China and Russia will signal that there is still stability and credibility in international affairs and that the development is already underway. They will be open to more support against the U.S.
For Moscow and Beijing, an event that celebrates the end of the Second World War-which led to the formation of the international system led by the United Nations-creates the ideal framework to emphasize such rhetoric, especially at a time when the United States left some UN bodies and shaken long-term alliances in Europe.
an Article , published by the State News Agency Xinhua Chinas, claimed on Sunday that XI and Putin "drive the right direction of global governance, clearly against one -sidedness and bullying and work together to promote equal and orderly world with multipolar and integrative economic globalization."
strengthen economic and security policy relationships
The two guides, who are known for their close relationship, have strengthened their economic and security policy relationships in recent years. They also worked together to work as a responsible Alternative leaders to position the USA , while Russia wages in Ukraine and Beijing his aggression in the southern Chinese Sea and opposite Taiwan, the self -managed island, which claims Beijing for itself.
The relationships between the two countries were only accelerated by Russia's war, since Beijing itself for moskau emerged, although it claims neutrality in the conflict.
Last yearChina and Russia achieved a record for bilateral trade figures, when Moscow, which was stressed by sanctions, increasingly viewed China as an export market and product source. Western governments have pointed out that dual-use products from China such as microprocessors and machine components support Moscow's defense industry, which damages Beijing's benevolence in Europe. China defends his "normal trade" with Russia.
The strategic goals of the visit
According to observers, XI will make sure to ensure the continuous access of China to Russia's natural resources and markets, since the country is now faced with 145% tariffs to most exports to the United States and has introduced its own high retaliation duties as part of a fixed trade war."Given the current policy of the American government towards China, China needs Russia in many ways-in the trade area, with regard to energy resources," said Tamás Matura, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis.
But these same trade tensions - and Trump's questioning of economic and strategic relationships with Europe - have also created a potential way for China to repair relationships with Europe, which is probably aware of XI while navigating his diplomacy in the coming days.
"Many European observers will watch XI Jinping's speech in Moscow carefully - will he talk about peace in Ukraine in a meaningful way? Will China change its fundamental approach to supporting Russia and his war effort against Ukraine, which would make the relationship with Europe easier?" said Matura.
The geopolitical implications
Similar questions have been raised in the past few months whether a changing US stand Moscow could introduce Washington-at the expense of Beijings.
Trump has overthrown traditional US politics towards Russia in the past few months, by the rhetoric of Kremls taken up on the war in Ukraine and showed signs of a willingness for concessions in favor of Moscow while aiming at the end of the stuck conflict.
Nevertheless, there are signs of impatience in the Trump administration towards Putin's constant approach to Ukraine, despite the proposal supported by Ukraine for a 30-day ceasefire. The signing of a Agreement on natural resources between Washington and Kiev Strengthening the position of Ukraine in Washington.
Regardless of this, close observers say, both from XI and Putin's governments, that there is little incentive for both of their carefully elaborated relationship, which brings in profound ideological and economic advantages.
This is the prevailing view from Beijing. "Russia is together with China" to support the international order, said Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute for International Affairs at the Renmin University in the Chinese capital.
"Russia is distrust the USA ... and the fundamental enemy attitude towards Russia in the United States and in general in the West cannot be changed by Trump," added Wang.
Analysts believe that XI and Putin's meetings will probably send another message in the coming days: China and Russia will remain as close as ever.