Chinese language President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photograph on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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Chinese language President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photograph on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 15, 2022.

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BEIJING — Chinese language President Xi Jinping will go to Russia from Monday to Wednesday, in an obvious present of help for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the battle in Ukraine.

Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is anticipated to dominate discussions. China has sought to undertaking itself as impartial within the battle even whereas in 2022 Beijing declared it had a “no-limits” friendship with Russia and has refused to sentence Moscow’s invasion.

The assembly between the leaders was introduced by each nations on Friday.

China has mentioned the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations ought to be revered, whereas condemning Western sanctions and accusing NATO and the USA of frightening Russia into army motion.

On Thursday, Chinese language International Minister Qin Gang advised his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba that Beijing is worried in regards to the year-old battle spinning uncontrolled and urged talks on a political resolution with Moscow.

China has “at all times upheld an goal and honest stance on the Ukraine problem, has dedicated itself to selling peace and advancing negotiations and calls on the worldwide neighborhood to create situations for peace talks,” Qin mentioned.

Kuleba later tweeted that he and Qin “mentioned the importance of the precept of territorial integrity.”

“I underscored the significance of (Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s)’s Peace System for ending the aggression and restoring simply peace in Ukraine,” wrote Kuleba, who spoke the identical day with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Wang Wenbin, spokesperson of the Ministry of International Affairs, mentioned in a each day briefing on Friday that Xi “could have an in-depth change of views with President Putin on bilateral relations and main worldwide and regional problems with widespread concern, promote strategic cooperation and sensible cooperation between the 2 nations, and inject new impetus into the event of bilateral relations.”

“Presently, the world is coming into a brand new interval of turbulences and reform with the accelerated evolution of modifications of the century. As everlasting members of the UN Safety Council and necessary main nations, the importance and influence of the China-Russia relations go far past the bilateral sphere,” he added.

The journey comes after the destruction of a U.S. drone over the Black Sea following an encounter with Russian fighter jets, which introduced the 2 nations closest to direct battle since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine a 12 months in the past.

The Kremlin on Friday additionally introduced Xi’s go to, saying it would happen “on the invitation of Vladimir Putin.”

Xi and Putin will talk about “problems with additional improvement of complete partnership and strategic interplay between Russia and China,” in addition to change views “within the context of deepening Russian-Chinese language cooperation within the worldwide enviornment,” the Kremlin mentioned in an announcement.

The 2 leaders can even signal “necessary bilateral paperwork,” the assertion learn.

Putin invited Xi to go to Russia throughout a video convention name the 2 held in late December. The go to, Putin mentioned, might “display to the entire world the energy of the Russian-Chinese language ties” and “change into the principle political occasion of the 12 months in bilateral relations.”