Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Friday with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital, where the two leaders are expected to extend their friendly relationship both personally and at the state level, amid escalating tensions with the United States. , around Ukraine.
The Chinese government has supported Russia so far during the Ukrainian crisis. He wants, he notes, guarantees for Russia’s security, and opposes the expansion of organizations such as NATO.
Before leaving, Putin made sure to emphasize the friendship between the two countries and his personal friendship with Mr. Xi in interviews and articles published in Chinese state media.
He travels to Beijing on the day of the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, in the afternoon (local time) at the National Stadium of the Chinese capital, also known by the nickname “Bird’s Nest”.
Mr. Putin, the highest-ranking foreigner a politician attending the inauguration ceremony will be honored as a “friend of China”.
Many Western countries, including the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia, have imposed diplomatic boycotts on the Winter Olympics in protest of blatant human rights abuses in China. Their national groups will participate, but no politicians or other officials will travel to Chinese territory.
Moscow and Beijing sent a message of unity to the preparatory meeting of the foreign ministers on Thursday afternoon.
In the talks between Wang Yi and Sergei Lavrov, the two sides were aligned on issues such as the crisis in Ukraine, the crisis in Afghanistan, North Korea’s armaments program and other international and regional issues, noted the Russian news agency TASS.
“China is ready to work with Russia to deepen its time-proven friendship and coherent strategic coordination between the two countries,” Wang was quoted as saying by the China News Agency.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the heads of diplomacy of the two countries expressed their opposition to the “politicization” of the Olympic Games, and to any attempt to create conflicts between countries and organizations.
According to analysts, Vladimir Putin is said to be waiting for the completion of the Winter Olympics before invading Ukraine, in order not to overshadow the Games in which Beijing invests a lot for its image as a powerful state.
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