The presidents of Russia and China met this Thursday in Uzbekistan. Xi has described Putin as “an old friend” and praised the strength of the bilateral ties, in the context of mounting international pressure against both powers.
The Russian President Vladimir Putinhas moved to Chinese President Xi JinpingThat Russia “appreciates the balanced position of the Chinese friends in relation to the Ukrainian crisis”In the context of the meeting that both leaders held this Thursday in Uzbekistan, the first face-to-face meeting since the start of the war in Ukraine, Xi has described Putin as “an old friend”and has praised the strength of bilateral ties amid increased international pressure against both powers.
“We understand your questions and concerns about this, and during the meeting we will explain our position in detail, although we have discussed this before,” Putin said of China’s stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Likewise, the Russian president has taken the opportunity to reiterate Moscow’s respect for the “one China” principle, and has condemned “the provocations of the United States and its satellites in the Taiwan Strait” given the recent tensions between Beijing and Taipei, according to the Russian news agency Interfax.
The meeting took place during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Uzbekistan. Xi’s visit to Uzbekistan marks his first foreign trip in more than two and a half years, and comes after Russia and China emphasized their “unlimited” friendship in Ukraine shortly before the war started.
Since the start of the invasion, China has shown its support for Russia and has blamed the United States and NATO for what it describes as military expansionism, while trade between the two countries has skyrocketed due to the increase in the imports from the Asian giant to make up for the vacuum created by Western sanctions against Moscow.
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Source: EITB
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