Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. He may visit China in May. This may be his first visit as the newly elected president. US-based media Newsweek reported this news.
A source told Reuters on condition of anonymity that Putin will visit China. Another source said that Putin may visit China at the end of May.
Last month, China’s ambassador to Russia, Zhang Hanhui, indicated that Putin and Xi would meet several times this year.
Zhang Hanhui told Russian state news agency Sputnik on Saturday that Putin’s visit to China this year will definitely be successful.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that several presidential and high-level visits are currently being prepared.
Meanwhile, Newsweek contacted the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Foreign Ministry to learn about Putin’s visit to China.
Putin will make a possible visit amid criticism of the presidential re-election. Western countries have termed his election as unfair and undemocratic.
Meanwhile, China, India and North Korea congratulated the newly elected Russian president.
Putin and Xi can meet on any issue. Because China and Russia consider the US as a global adversary.
Diplomats and analysts believe Putin’s visit to China will be his primary international platform after re-election. Here he will make his debut as the newly elected president. It may be around May 7.
Putin last visited China on October 17-18, 2023 for the Belt and Road Initiative conference. It was one of his first major international tours since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war. Meanwhile, Xi went to Moscow on a state visit in March last year.
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