Chinese President Xi Jinping will make a three-day visit to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin next week. Beijing And Moscow announced Friday, with “strategic cooperation” on the agenda.
“On March 20-22, 2023, at the invitation of Vladimir Putin, President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia,” the Kremlin’s press service said in a statement.
“Several important bilateral documents will be signed,” the statement said.
No country confirmed earlier reports wall street journal That Xi would use the opportunity to call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — in what would be the first communication between the two leaders since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last February.
while China initially committed to a “No-Limit Partnership” sided with Moscow days before the start of the war in Ukraine, Beijing has since sought to position itself as a peace broker 12 Point Plan for Peace,
Nevertheless, Beijing’s efforts have been criticized by Western leaders. He said China is anything but neutral in war, and thus not suitable to play the role of arbiter.
China has been accused by the US of giving non-lethal “support” to Russia — and, according to exclusive customs data obtained by POLITICO, Chinese companies shipped Over 1,000 Assault RiflesDrone parts and body armor to Russian entities between June and December last year.