BEIJING — Chinese language President Xi Jinping is set to meet virtually with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday.
The 2 leaders final met in late June, additionally through video hyperlink. The assembly comes as rising tensions on the Russia-Ukraine border have caught worldwide consideration.
The U.S. and different Group of seven leaders on Sunday issued an announcement condemning “Russia’s military build-up and aggressive rhetoric towards Ukraine.” Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the UK are a part of the bloc of main economies.
China is not a part of the G-7, however the Asian big was a focus of the group’s discussions at a meeting over the weekend, Reuters reported, citing officials.
China, which shares a protracted border with Russia, has centered a lot of their bilateral relationship on commerce, particularly in vitality. Amid a coal scarcity this 12 months, China purchased vital quantities of coal and different gasoline this 12 months from its northern neighbor.
It is much less clear what Beijing’s place on Ukraine is. Xi spoke over the telephone with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in July, in accordance to China’s foreign ministry.
In a digital assembly with U.S. President Joe Biden final week, Putin mentioned Washington shouldn’t permit Ukraine to be a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Group in return for assurances that Russian troops wouldn’t perform an assault.
Biden mentioned Washington wouldn’t settle for such a requirement.
An assault on one member of NATO — a strong navy alliance — is thought-about an assault on all member nations. Ukraine has needed to be a part of the alliance since 2002, however Russia objected on grounds that such a transfer could be a direct risk to its borders.