Xi Jinping will be the first world leader to shake Vladimir Putin's hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will expect Chinese President Xi Jinping to show solidarity against western hegemony when he arrives in Moscow on Monday, March 20, while Xi will present China as a global peacemaker intent on brokering an end to the Ukraine war.
For Xi the visit will be a diplomatic tightrope, with China releasing a 12-point proposal to solve the Ukraine crisis, but at the same time strengthening ties with its closest ally. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has previously made clear he will accept nothing short of Russia’s full withdrawal from Ukrainian territory.
“We are grateful for the balanced line of in connection with the events taking place in Ukraine, for understanding their background and true causes. We welcome China’s willingness to play a constructive role in resolving the crisis,” Putin said. “We are gathering in London today united by one cause: to hold war criminals to account for the atrocities committed in Ukraine during this unjust, unprovoked and unlawful invasion,” British Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday.
In Ukraine, fierce fighting continued in the eastern town of Bakhmut with each side launching counter offensives. Ukrainian forces have held out in Bakhmut since last summer in the longest and bloodiest battle of the year-long war.
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