The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, will go to Russia from May 7 to 10, the Kremlin announced this Sunday, May 4 to participate in particular along with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in the celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory against Nazi Germany.
In a press release, the Russian presidency indicates that Xi Jinping will also participate in bilateral discussions about the “development of the global association and strategic interaction relationships” and about “current problems on the international and regional agenda.”
“It is planned to sign a series of bilateral documents, between governments and ministries (Russians and Chinese, editor’s note),” added the Kremlin.
A truce in Ukraine
This visit will take place at the time of a three -day truce proposal (May 8 to 10) in the conflict with Ukraine made by Vladimir Putin.
The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, said Friday night, refusing to “play” with these short trouts offered by Vladimir Putin, after another similar during the Easter weekend in April, seeing too tight deadlines for serious conversations.
Without clearly rejecting this high three -day fire proposed by Moscow, Volodymyr Zelensky said that kyiv could not guarantee the safety of international leaders who would go to Moscow for the 80th anniversary celebrations against Hitler. “
We do not know what Russia will do on this date. It could take different measures, such as fires, explosions and then accuse us, “said the Ukrainian president.
In Ukraine, the observers received the announcement of Vladimir Putin of this truce as a means to prevent Ukrainian strikes that can disturb ceremonies.
China: Russian key ally
China presents itself as a neutral part and as a possible mediator of the conflict in Ukraine, but it remains a key political and economic ally of Russia, to the point that Westerners have described it as a “decisive facilitator” of the Russian assault, which Beijing has never condemned. Chinese authorities are remarkably accused of helping Moscow avoid western sanctions, which allows him to acquire the necessary technological components for their production for war.
In April, Zelensky accused China of providing weapons to Russia, of participating in the production of certain weapons in the Russian territory, and said that Chinese soldiers were fighting in the Russian army.
Accusations that Beijing then denounced as “without foundation.”
Source: BFM TV
