Xi-Putin summit: What to expect on Day 2
It’s the second day of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow. Xi and his host, Russian President Vladimir Putin, are expected to hold more talks today and to sign a number of bilateral agreements.
The presidents reportedly held talks for at least four hours on Monday. Deepening strategic cooperation and the war in Ukraine, and finding a peaceful solution to the conflict, are on the official agenda for discussions.
Analysts will be watching closely for statements and any deals that could be signed today to gauge the degree of cooperation and closeness that the leaders have forged during this meeting.
Before the summit, Putin’s assistant, Yuri Ushakov, said Putin and Xi would make a joint statement on their “comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation entering a new era,” and then the leaders would also sign a “joint statement on the plan for the development of key areas of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation up to 2030.”
“In addition to these two documents, there are many more documents in completely different areas of cooperation – over 10 documents, which are in varying degrees of readiness and will be signed, as they say, on the sidelines of the visit,” Ushakov said, according to a report by Russia state news agency Tass.
Ukraine has been noticeably tight-lipped about the Sino-Russian summit ahead of a rumored virtual meeting between Xi and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
— Holly Ellyatt
Japan says Kishida to visit Ukraine, hold talks with Zelenskyy
Japan’s foreign ministry confirmed that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is visiting Ukraine.
“As the G-7 [chair], Prime Minister Kishida will directly convey our solidarity and unwavering support for Ukraine,” a statement from the ministry said.
Kishida will visit Poland on Wednesday after his trip and return to Japan on Thursday, the ministry said.
Japan’s prime minister left India after meeting his counterpart there, Narendra Modi. The two leaders…
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