Xi to visit Russia for talks with Putin, will attend V-Day Parade
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from May 7-10 to attend the Victory Day Parade in Moscow and hold “strategic communication” with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on a series of major international and regional issues, it was announced on Sunday.
This will be Xi’s first visit to Moscow after Donald Trump took charge of the US Presidency. Xi last visited Russia in October 2024 for the BRICS Summit.
President Xi will pay a State Visit to Russia from May 7 to 10 and attend the celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow, a spokesperson of the Chinese foreign ministry said in a statement in Beijing on Sunday.
President Xi will have “strategic communication” with President Putin on China-Russia relations under new circumstances and on a series of major international and regional issues, the statement said, in an apparent reference to the pressure being mounted by Trump on Putin to end the Ukraine war and his tariff war against China.
In Moscow, the Kremlin said that the two leaders would sign several bilateral inter-governmental and inter-departmental documents during Xi’s official visit from May 7-10 at the personal invitation of President Putin.
“During the talks, the main issues of further development of relations of comprehensive partnership and strategic interaction, as well as current issues of the international and regional agenda will be discussed,” it said.
Leaders of 20 countries, including Brazil, Venezuela and Vietnam, are expected in Moscow on May 9 for the Victory Day celebrations, marking the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Germany in World War II.
China has also sent a contingent of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to participate in the parade.
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