Key statements: Vladimir Putin & Xi Jinping

Ria Novosti:

Key statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin following talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping:

🔹Russia-China talks were held in warm and friendly atmosphere and were informative and productive;

🔹Russia-China relations are self-sufficient and do not depend on current global situation;

🔹Russia is set out to significantly advance bilateral trade with China by 2030;

🔹Investment cooperation between Russia and China is actively developing;

🔹Russia is one of China’s leading trade partners;

🔹Almost all foreign trade operations between Russia and China are carried out in rubles and yuan;

🔹Russian energy giant Gazprom invariably meets China’s needs and additionally provides supplies beyond contractual obligations;

🔹Russia and China have built a stable system of mutual trade that is protected from influence of third countries;

🔹Russia and China successfully develop cooperation in peaceful nuclear energy;

🔹Moscow notes the progress in the development and commercial use of the Northern Sea Route;

🔹The UN must continue to play an important role in world affairs;

🔹Russia and China pursue independent and autonomous foreign policy and are interested in building a fair multipolar world order;

🔹Russia and China fruitfully cooperate in BRICS and the SCO;

🔹Moscow is confident that Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow will serve to further strengthen relations between Russia and China.

Key statements of Chinese President Xi Jinping following talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin;

🔹China-Russia talks were detailed and fruitful, during which the parties reached new series of new agreements;

🔹It is important to remain reliable partners with Russia and to intensify strategic interaction;

🔹China and Russia must stand with each other, step up cooperation in the UN, the SCO, BRICS and uphold multilateralism;

🔹China and Russia will remain committed to the spirit of good-neighborliness despite the turbulence of international situation

There are reasons why Dmitry Peskov’s morning briefing must be included here:

Key statements of Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

🔹Russia wants its legitimate interests to be taken into account in the Ukrainian settlement issue;

🔹Addressing the root causes of the Ukraine conflict is necessary for the settlement;

🔹Russia expects the Trump administration to understand the importance of the Ukraine conflict for Moscow; (This is a response to J.D. Vance’s claim that Moscow is “asking for too much” on Ukraine);

🔹Russia-US dialogue continues, and Moscow has an opportunity to convey its position on Ukraine to Washington;

🔹Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s meeting is not a “message” for third countries, as they were held in the interests of the peoples of Russia and China;

🔹Putin did not congratulate US President Donald Trump on the 80th anniversary of the Victory;

🔹Putin and Xi have not yet discussed US tariffs, but the negotiations between Russia and China continue.

Comment: First, the two presidents discussed what is important to the two countries. They confirmed that they form a large part of balance in the world today, inasmuch as it is possible. According to Peskov, US Tariffs, ‘no importa’ and the so-called Trump statements on the 2ndWW is smoke.