Chinese officials say Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Moscow is a peace mission. But U.S. and European officials say he aims to bolster Vladimir V. Putin.
The trip marks the Chinese leader's first visit to Moscow since Russia launched its war on Ukraine. Beijing is seeking to play a role as peacemaker in the conflict.
(CNN) -- Xi Jinping has begun a three-day visit to Russia -- his first since his strategic ally Vladimir Putin began his unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last year -- as the Chinese leader seeks to portray himself as a peacebroker despite deep skepticism in Kyiv and the West.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow on a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin as fighting in Ukraine grinds on.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow on a three-day visit that shows off Beijing’s new diplomatic swagger and offers a welcome political lift for Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short.
China is calling Xi Jinping’s visit a “trip for peace,” but he is unlikely to risk straining the country’s ties with Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin.
China looks to Russia as a source of oil and gas and as a partner in opposing what both see as American domination of global affairs. Xi’s presence is a prestigious, diplomatic triumph, sending a message to Western leaders allied with Ukraine that their efforts to isolate him have fallen short.
Putin and Xi will touch on issues related to Ukraine, a spokesman said. They added that Russia's president will likely offer a “detailed explanation" of Moscow's view on the current situation.
China is calling Xi Jinping’s visit a “trip for peace,” but he is unlikely to risk straining the country’s ties with Russia and President Vladimir V. Putin.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is in Russia meeting with President Vladimir Putin, now wanted for war crimes. The meeting gives China an opportunity to reinforce its “no-limits friendship” with Russia in an effort to balance American domination of world affairs.
The Russian leader wrote an article for a Chinese newspaper on the eve of Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow. Vladimir Putin said he was grateful for Beijing's "balanced" stance on the conflict.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day state visit to Russia. Relations between the two countries have grown closer over the past year as China’s imports of Russian oil have increased and both countries seek to undercut the U.S. on the world stage.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping landed in Russia on Monday for a much-anticipated three-day state visit, taking a joint stand with President Vladimir Putin against the West even as the Russian
By Simone McCarthy and Rob Picheta, CNN Xi Jinping has met with Vladimir Putin at the start of a three-day visit to Russia — his first since Moscow launched its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last year — as the Chinese leader seeks to portray himself as a peacebroker despite deep skepticism in Kyiv …
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet with Vladimir Putin in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court charged him with war crimes in Ukraine.
