Xi Jinping plans to visit Russia after new nuclear threat from Vladimir Putin: “Relations are rock solid”

Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, was planning to visit Russia meet his counterpart, Vladimir Poutineafter the head of Kremlin today announced the suspension of its participation in the nuclear disarmament treaty New start and again threatened further atomic tests.

According to a publication of the American media The Wall Street Journalthe Chinese leader is expected to use his trip to Moscow to relaunch multiparty peace talks.

Second in the North American daily, the beijing diet he wants to play a more active role in ending the conflict, so Xi’s trip would be part of a push for peace talks to try to persuade Putin not to use nuclear weapons.

He the wall street journal He assured that the preparations for the visit are at a premature stage. Xi could visit Russia in April the principles of mayonnaisethe sources told the prestigious US newspaper, on the eve of Russia’s celebration of its victory over Germany in World War II, an event the Kremlin used last year to compare the elected leaders of the Ukraine to the Nazis.

In this context, the head of Chinese diplomacy, Wang Yiheld a meeting with Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev.

“Sino-Russian relations are mature and rock-solidbear the hardships of this variable international situation,” said the Chinese diplomat, quoted by the agency. CASS.

Wang said he believes that “there are good possibilities to continue our close strategic interaction and contacts in the defense of our strategic interests”.

The representative of Chinese diplomacy spoke highly of Russia’s contribution to strengthening strategic interaction between Moscow there beijing and assured that China is willing to “resolutely defend” national interests and mutually beneficial cooperation “in all directions”.

“At the end of last year during the telematic meeting of our leaders, they drew up the plan for the future development of bilateral relations,” he recalled.

He notably underlined that the two countries, “as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, have a great responsibility for peace on our planet.”

Wang, who arrived in Moscow after attending the Munich Security Conference, is to meet Russian Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrovwith which he will discuss, among other things, the conflict in Ukraine.

China has launched a peace initiative in Ukraine, and Wang himself assured two days ago in Munich that Ukraine and Moscow should start direct peace negotiations, in order to reach a political agreement.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovindicated for his part that a meeting between Wang and Putin is not excluded.

The Chinese foreign minister’s visit to the Russian capital comes as the first anniversary of the start of Russia’s war campaign in Ukraine is about to be celebrated.

Wang said Monday that China is willing to work with countries that want to reach a peace deal in Ukraine and reach a ceasefire as soon as possible.

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