Putin arrives in China on state visit to deepen strategic partnership with Xi • FRANCE 24 English

for his first trip abroad since his March re-election Vladimir Putin was given a red carpet welcome in Beijing the Russian president is set to discuss trade diplomacy and the war in Ukraine with his Chinese counterparts at a time where Russia finds itself increasingly isolated on the world stage shunned by the West over its invasion of Ukraine Moscow increasingly relies on Beijing as its key economic partner last year trade between the two Nation s reached $240 billion crucial to Russia has been importing dual use goods from China which the US says has helped it continue to produce weapons despite a slew of international sanctions China meanwhile heavily relies on Russian Imports for food and energy Putin’s visit will also allow the two leaders to present a united front in the face of mounting us pressure the Biden Administration recently ramped up sanctions and restriction against foreign Banks and companies that help fund Russia’s War Machine threatening to cut them off the Global Financial system the move has seen Chinese exports to Russia dip significantly in the past two months while Chinese banks have slowed transactions with Russian clients but analysts say she and Putin are unlikely to Simply turn the other cheek and could be looking for ways to quietly circumvent the sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing early on Thursday (May 16) for talks with Xi Jinping that the Kremlin hopes will deepen a strategic partnership between the two most powerful geopolitical rivals of the United States.
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25 comments

  2. I heard a heartwarming story from Putin's childhood. His mother recounts how she would tie a pork chop round his neck to get the puppies to play with him … awww. 😢

  7. But Zelya canceled all his tours, it looks like Lemit for the President, the main artist of Ukraine is really coming to an end😂😂😂😂

  10. All nation should cut ties with west.
    If you really think about the West
    Doesn’t have anything to offer other than destruction and division

  11. Who's begging for help now, vatniks? :DDD

    Had fun laughing at Zelensky asking the West for help? Now your tzar wannabe is begging his Chinese Overlord for some shells because his 3 day Totally-Not-War is a mess xDD

  15. No choice they and other Global countries will have to find alternative ways to circumvent the illegal US financial sanctions and gradually move away from western financial systems. The US and its western puppets really suck.

  16. In this multipolar world…Russia orbits around China, while China fears having another unstable country at its borders and they also need the West to buy their cars and other consumer goods. Economics vs politics. The era of building friendships through business may soon be over.

  21. God bless the great Russian leader. Putin is greater than all useless weak pathetic NATO so called leaders

  23. Isolated only by the western part, the rest of the global south (the majority) still have relations with Russia

  24. Why western countries investing trillions of dollars into China, while China openly supporting Putin and war in Ukraine

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