What has been billed as a precursor to Chinese president Xi Jinping’s approval of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, even if tacit, turned out to be a questions and answer session with Putin at the receiving end.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was rather compelled to praise China’s “balanced position” on the Ukraine war, in what appeared to be a veiled admission of their diverging views over the protracted military assault.
Putin made the comments when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in person for the first time since the invasion at a regional summit in Uzbekistan, days after Russia suffered a series of major military setbacks in Ukraine.
China has so far refused to outright condemn Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine while stepping up economic assistance to its neighbor, boosting bilateral trade to record levels in a boon to Russian business amid Western sanctions.
Nevertheless, China has also refused to publicly support Russia in the area of statements. This meeting rather indicates that those public statements of support would not be coming any time soon.
DNT News, Hong Mong.
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