XI praises stable Russia relationships and shows Putin in Moscow solidarity
XI praises stable Russia relationships and shows Putin in Moscow solidarity
The Chinese state leader XI Jinping praised the "stable and resistant" relationships between Russia and China when he started talks with his counterpart Vladimir Putin on Thursday. This is a sign of solidarity in view of the global uncertainties that were triggered by the "America First" diplomacy of the former US President Donald Trump.
growing trust between China and Russia
During his meeting in Moscow,XI said that the "political mutual trust" between the two countries had grown and that "practical cooperation was strengthened". In this new age, the relationships between China and Russia are "more compact and confident, stable and resistant," he added.
visit to Moscow and the victory parade
XI arrived on Wednesday for a four -day state visit to Russia, in which he will take part in Putin's elaborately staged victory parade. This takes place in the shadow of the ongoing war in Ukraine and is reminiscent of the 80th anniversary of the Allies victory over Nazi Germany, which ended the Second World War.
Putin welcomed his Chinese counterpart in Kremlin, where they shook their hand in a large hall and posed for photos, flanked by oversized Chinese and Russian flags. In their opening speeches, the two described themselves as "friends".
strategic partnership and topics of conversation
As part of breakfast and an informal turf round on Thursday morning, the representatives of the Kremlin expect the talks to be about the strategic partnership, the Ukraine war and the relationships of Russia to the United States. In the past ten years, the two guides have met more than 40 times and have deepened their partnership in recent years in view of joint tensions with the West.
The trade between China and the USA
China is currently in an escalated trade war with Washington, which was triggered by Trump's high tariffs to the second largest economy in the world. While Russia is experiencing a friendlier US policy under Trump, relationships with the United States are tense under bidges, with Moscow now viewing the warm relationships between Washington and Kiev suspiciously.
a common vision for a new world order
Beijing and Moscow want to present themselves as a stable partner and confidants during the meeting. Both countries see their responsibility to create an international order that dominates them as unjust by the western powers. "Currently, in view of the international counter-current of unilateralism and hegemonic practices of the powerful, China and Russia will perceive our special responsibilities as great powers and constant members of the UN Security Council," said XI in his opening speech.
ceasefire and tensions above the Ukraine conflict
The meeting took place just a few hours after the entry into force of a three -day ceasefire in Ukraine, which Putin announced one -sided last month and which coincided with the parade. However, the Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russia had thrown off bombs over the city of Sumy in northeastern tub at night. CNN could not verify this information independently.
Before that, the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj warned the arrival dignitaries that Kiev "cannot be responsible for what happens on the territory of the Russian Federation", which interpreted the Kremlin as a threat.
international participation in the victory ceremony
More than two dozen heads of state and government are expected in the Russian capital, while troops from 13 countries take part in the parade. These include Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Egypt's Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and the Belarusian leader Alexander Lukaschenko.
The celebrations for the day of the victory on May 9 are among the greatest festivities of Russia and memory of the capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. This day has become more important among Putin because he mistakenly claimed that his war in Ukraine is a "denazification". In recent years, the parade has experienced a falling stock of military hardware because Russian tanks are actually mobilized on the front lines of the war.
Europe, on the other hand, celebrates its day of victory on Thursday, which marks the surrender of Germany on all fronts.
For this report, CNNS Darya Tarasova has assigned.