2023-10-16 15:45:00
Isolated on the international scene since the war in Ukraine, Vladimir Putin will visit China on Tuesday October 17. The Russian president is going there for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine to participate in the third “New Silk Roads” Forum, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Representatives from 130 countries are expected at this summit, but the Russian president will be one of Beijing’s chosen guests.
Published on: 10/16/2023 – 5:45 p.m.
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This is new proof of Sino-Russian friendship which Beijing and Moscow describe as “ limitless “. While the Russian president has dried up as well the Brics summit in South Africa in August than that of the G20 in India in September, Vladimir Putin has nothing to fear in China: he is certainly the subject of an international arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes… but China does not does not recognize the ICC.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will welcome his guest, considered a “ pariah » by Westerners, with all honors. In a press release, the Kremlin indicated that Vladimir Putin will meet his Chinese counterpart this Wednesday, October 18, on the sidelines of the third International Forum “New Silk Roads”whose official name is “ Belt and Road “. A project ” mutually beneficial » for China and his country, said the Russian president in an interview with Chinese television.
« Leaders will discuss in a friendly and frank manner […] urgent problems of bilateral practical cooperation and the international agenda », Explained the Kremlin’s diplomatic advisor, Yuri Ushakov, quoted by Russian news agencies.
The latter specified that the discussions between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping would first take place in “ enlarged format » with other members of their respective governments in particular, then in “ small committee “, during ” a working breakfast “. Yuri Ushakov also made it known that he was “not not excluded ” that the two heads of state also speak alone, ” face to face ».
Ahead of this visit, the head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov was received on Monday October 16 by his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
The question of military cooperation
For his first trip to China since the war in Ukraine, and his second abroad following Kyrgyzstan Thursday October 12Vladimir Putin will know how to change things: the key is, gas deliveries that China needs.
The two countries should also address the question of a military cooperation narrower in the face of what they call ” American hegemony “. In August 2023, the two armies demonstrated this cooperation with naval maneuvers in the Pacific.
Will there also be a question of arms deliveries to Russia? Until now, Beijing has positioned itself as a neutral country that respects its international obligations. This visit will in any case be a great opportunity for Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to come together to challenge the West.
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