With the signature documents that seal the strategic cooperation between Moscow and China Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has ended. The Russian leader described the talks as “successful and constructive”, expressing the hope that his contacts with Xi will continue in the future.

The two leaders agreed to “deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership of the two countries for the new era,” said Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

In a press conference after his meeting with the Chinese president, Vladimir Putin said the two had signed documents that “fully reflect the nature of Russia-China relations,” which he said are “at their peak” throughout the history of the two countries.

Russia and China are “tied together” and enjoy “good neighborly relations”, he said, adding that Moscow is in “constant contact” with Beijing.

This allows us to find, even in the most complicated situations, solutions to problems and we can discuss all current international issues.

On the Chinese peace proposal

At the same time, Putin said that he and Xi “spent a lot of time” and “paid a lot of attention” to discussing the Chinese peace proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine. He also added that the proposal could form the basis for a peaceful settlement, but when the West is ready for it.

“We believe that many points of the Chinese peace plan correlate with the point of view of the Russian Federation, and many of these points can be adopted by the West and Kiev,” Putin said.

Warnings to the United Kingdom

Finally, the Russian president also condemned the UK on the plan to ship munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine. Ms warned that “if the UK supplies depleted uranium munitions to Ukraine, Russia will be forced to respond”.