Chinese President Xi Jinping will go to Russia from May 7 to 10, the Kremlin announced this Sunday, May 4, to participate in particular alongside its 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 take part in bilateral discussions on the “development of global partnership and strategic interaction relations” and on “current problems on the international and regional agenda”.
“It is planned that a series of bilateral documents, between governments and ministries (Russians and Chinese, editor’s note), is signed,” 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.
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday evening refusing to “play” with these short truces offered by Vladimir Putin, after another similar during the Easter weekend in April, seeing too tight deadlines for serious talks.
Without clearly rejecting this three-day ceasefire proposed by Moscow, Volodymyr Zelensky said kyiv could not guarantee the security 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 announcement by Vladimir Putin of this truce was perceived by observers as a means of preventing Ukrainian strikes that can potentially disturb ceremonies.
China: key ally of Russia
China presents itself as a neutral part and a potential 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 “decisive facilitator” of the Russian assault – which Beijing has never condemned. The Chinese authorities are notably accused of helping Moscow to bypass Western sanctions, allowing him to acquire the technological components necessary for his production of armaments for the war.
In April, Zelensky accused China of providing weapons to Russia, of participating in the production of certain weapons in Russian territory, and said that Chinese soldiers were fighting in the Russian army.
Accusations that Beijing then denounced as “baseless”.
Original article published on bfmtv.com
