Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in Beijing, China, on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Sergei Bobylev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping for efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict at a Beijing summit, where the two leaders reaffirmed a 'no-limits' partnership that has grown deeper as both countries face increasing tensions with the West.Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony in Beijing on Thursday.
"Both sides want to show that despite what is happening globally, despite the pressure that both sides are facing from the U.S., both sides are not about to turn their backs on each other anytime soon," said Hoo Tiang Boon, a professor who studies Chinese foreign policy at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University.While both leaders said they were seeking an end to the war in Ukraine, they offered no new specifics in their public remarks Thursday afternoon.
Putin said he will inform the Chinese leader in detail about "the situation in Ukraine," and said "we appreciate the initiative of our Chinese colleagues and friends to regulate the situation." He added that the two planned to engage in further foreign policy discussions at an informal meeting later Thursday.
Since then, Russia has become increasingly economically dependent on China as Western sanctions cut its access to much of the international trading system. China's increased trade with Russia, totalling $240 billion US last year, has helped the country mitigate some of the worst blowback from sanctions.
On the eve of the visit, Putin said in an interview with Chinese media that the Kremlin is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine. "We are open to a dialogue on Ukraine, but such negotiations must take into account the interests of all countries involved in the conflict, including ours," Putin was quoted as saying by the official Xinhua News Agency.
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