But US warns against ‘any tactical move by Russia to freeze the war on its own terms’
On Monday, US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, voiced scepticism over China’s “peace” proposals, warning that they could be a “stalling tactic” to help Russian troops on the ground in Ukraine.or any other country, to freeze the war on its own terms.”
Speaking after their meeting on Tuesday, Putin said that the relationship between Russia and China was “at the peak of its historical development”. Chinese government data this week showed that Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to be China’s top oil supplier in the first two months of 2023, as buyers bought up sanctioned Russian oil at steep discounts.to visit China this year in a symbolic show of support after the ICC arrest warrant dramatically restricted the Russian leader’s travel options.
The sit-down between Xi and Putin was to be unexpectedly mirrored in Kyiv, where the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, was en route to meet the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy. Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, showed footage of Kishida boarding a train at the Polish border town of Przemyśl. He is also due to hold talks with his Polish counterpart before returning to Japan on Thursday, the foreign ministry said.
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