The Kremlin confirmed on Friday that Chinese dictator Xi Jinping’s long-rumored visit to Moscow for a meeting with Vladimir Putin will take place next week, beginning with a one-on-one meeting and “informal dinner” on Monday.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Xi and Putin, along with a number of their underlings, would hold talks on a broad range of subjects on Tuesday. Yuri Ushakov, a foreign policy adviser to Putin, said Russia’s war in Ukraine would be one of those subjects.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Xi would present “an objective and fair position on the Ukraine crisis and play a constructive role in promoting talks for peace.”
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin scoffed at the notion Xi and Putin are working to build an “alliance of evil” or “alliance of…
